The Slovenian Ground Force is the primary component of Slovenian Armed Forces.
History The current Slovenian Armed Forces are descended from the Territorial Defense of the Republic of Slovenia (Teritorialna Obramba Republike Slovenije; TORS), which was formed in 1968 as a paramilitary complement to the regular army of the former Yugoslav within the territory of Slovenia. The main objectives of TORS were to support the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) and conduct guerrilla operations in the event of an invasion.
When Slovenia declared independence at the onset of the Yugoslav Wars in 1991, the TORS and the Slovenian police comprised the majority of forces engaging the JNA during the Ten-Day War. The Slovenian Armed Forces were formally established in 1993 as a reorganization of the TORS.
Current equipment Personnel equipment Equipment Image Country Type Number Notes UniformsUniforms Uniform Unknown From left to right. Slocam standard uniform. Fireproof uniform used by special forces and vehicle crews made from graphene. Slocam winter camo. All are produced by Slovenian company UF PRO.M91 Oakleaf Uniform Unknown The pattern is based on the Yugoslav M87 pattern. Used by reserve forces.M91 Desert Uniform Unknown Modified M91 Camouflage for desert. HelmetsŠestan-Busch BK-ACH-MC Helmet 5200+ At least 5200+ bought. To be in use by 2025.ACH MICH H10 Helmet Unknown To be fully replaced by 2025. In use by reserve forces.Future Assault Shell Technology helmet Helmet Unknown Used by special forces and JTAC units.
Small arms
Model Image Origin Type Caliber or cartridge Details Handguns Beretta 92FS Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Parabellum Standard handgun of the Slovenian Army. Pistol Rex Zero-1 S FDE Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Parabellum Used by Slovenian Special Forces. Future standard handgun, 10000 on order. SIG Sauer P226 Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Parabellum Used by officers and special forces. Submachine guns Heckler & Koch MP5 Submachine gun 9×19mm Parabellum Used by Slovenian Military Police and special units. Shotguns Benelli M4 Shotgun 12 gauge Semi-automatic shotgun. Carbines M59 PAP Carbine 7.62×39mm Used by Slovenian Ceremonial Honor Guard. Assault rifles and battle rifles FN F2000S Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO In June 2006, a contract was signed for 6,500 F2000 rifles as the new standard service rifle along with the 40 mm GL1 grenade launcher. The Slovenian Army ultimately purchased 14,000 rifles. In 2023-25, it was decided to adopt a new standard assault rifle, the FN SCAR. The F2000S is expected to go into reserve use. Zastava M70 Assault rifle 7.62×39mm Used by reserve soldiers. FN SCAR Battle rifle Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×51mm NATO Future standard service rifle. SCAR H and L variants are used by Slovenian Special Forces (ESD). Already used by the 10th Reconnaissance Battalion. The first new rifles arrived in 2025. Machine guns FN Minimi Para Light machine gun 5.56×45mm NATO Standard issue light machine gun. FN MAG General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO Standard issue medium machine gun. M2HB Heavy machine gun 12.7×99mm NATO M2HB QCB variant manufactured by FN Herstal. Sniper rifles Steyr SSG 69 Bolt action sniper rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Bolt-action sniper rifle. Sako TRG Bolt action sniper rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Bolt-action sniper rifle. PGM Ultima Ratio Bolt action sniper rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Sniper rifle. PGM Mini Hecate Bolt action sniper rifle .338 Lapua Magnum Medium sniper rifle. PGM Hécate II Bolt action sniper rifle 12.7×99mm NATO Heavy sniper rifle. Grenade launchers Heckler & Koch GMG Automatic grenade launcher 40x53mm HV Milkor MGL South AfricaRevolver grenade launcher40×46mm LV GL1 Grenade launcher 40×46 mm LV ExplosivesARGES SPLHGR 85Fragmentation grenadeFilled with steel fragments, used in an open battlefields and for clearing enclosed spaces like trenches and bunkers. Fragmentation grenadeFilled with plastic fragments, used to disable and shock the enemy. Anti-tank weapons Spike LR2 Anti-tank guided missile 130 mm Ordered in September 2022 from Eurospike for €6.67 million (range 5.5 km). These will equip the L-ATV on the remote controlled weapon station Protector RS4. Spike LR Anti-tank guided missile 170 mm RGW 90 Disposable recoilless gun 90 mm Carl Gustav M4 Reusable recoillesss rifle 84 mm Recoilless anti tank weapon which will replace the RGW 90. Bought with different types of ammunition from high explosive anti tank to dual purpose. MANPADSs Igla-S Man-portable air-defense system 72 mm Strelets Short range air defense 72 mm Mounted on Puch G vehicles with 9S846 mount.
Artillery and Air-Defence +ModelImageOriginTypeCaliberNumberNotesSoltam M71 (M839) TN90Towed howitzer155 mm L/3918Soltam K6 MN 9Heavy mortar120 mm50 2S1 Gvozdika Self-propelled howitzer 122 mm 9 8x in reserve, 1 in Pivka military museumCAESAR Self-propelled howitzer 155 mm (12 on order) Plans for another 6 later on. M69 Mortar 82 mm Unknown Used by reserve forces M57 Mortar 60 mm Unknown Used by reserve forces Roland II SAM system 89 mm 4 2 units reportedly still in use with Cerklje ob Krki Airport air defense, rest stored with missiles demolished (sent for destruction in Croatia in November 2016). 1 in Pivka military museum. 1 in Maribor barracks. IRIS-T SLM SAM system 127 mm (3 units on order) One unit consists of a radar, a tactical operations center, and four missile launchers.
Contract for 1 fire unit signed in December 2023. In early 2025, it was decided to order two more units. The first fire unit is expected to be delivered in 2027, and the second and third in 2028.
Combat vehicles +ModelImageOriginTypeNumberNotes Tanks M-84A4 Sniper Main battle tank 54 13-20 in active use. 34–41 in reserve status. All were upgraded to M-84A4 Sniper standard by 2008. Armoured personnel carriers SKOV Svarun Variant of Patria AMV Armoured personnel carrier 30 (+106 Patria AMVXP on order) 30 vehicles delivered according to a Settlement Agreement with Patria. 20 equipped with Protector RCWS.
After a competition between 4 offers for vehicles (and after deciding not to buy the Boxer), on 11 July 2024 the Patria offer was chosen. The vehicles will be used to create a medium battalion battle group and later a scout battalion. Patria Mangart 30 RCT Infantry fighting vehicle Unveiled at Slovenian military day 24.5.2025. Exact number to be purchased is unknown. Equipped with a 30mm Mangart RCT turret and 4 loitering munition drones Patria Mangart 25 RCT Multi-Role Armored Combat Vehicle 12 12 Patria AMV modified into Patria Mangart 25 RCT (Remote Controlled Turret) by installing a 25mm autocannon turret developed in Slovenia. Valuk Variant of Pandur I Multi-role armoured fighting vehicle 65 65 vehicles in service. 19 of them in the 20th Infantry Regiment. Variants: Armoured personnel carrier Ambulance Mortar carrier (CARDOM 120mm) Scout / reconnaissance armed with a Rafael OWS-25 turret (M242 Bushmaster + BGM-71 TOW) 20 were donated to Ukraine in 2023.
Other vehicles +ModelImageOriginTypeNumberNotes Reconnaissance vehicles Otokar Cobra Reconnaissance vehicle 10 Nuclear, biological, chemical reconnaissance vehicle. Light multi-role vehicle Oshkosh L-ATV Light multi-role vehicle 75 (+86 on order for a total of 161) Variant: M1278 Heavy Guns Carrier
Batch 1: 24 Ordered in 2018, delivered in May 2021.
Batch 2: 14 Complementary order in February 2020 for 14 additional although not disclosed.
Batch 3: 37 Ordered in September 2021. By 2023, 75 delivered.
Batch 4: 39 Donated by the US in a Ringtausch agreement for the Slovenian equipment donated to Ukraine.
Batch 5: 47 Ordered in December 2022
86 vehicles remaining on order. Deliveries to take place in 2024 and 2025. Will be armed with RCWS Protector RS4 (Kongsberg M153 CROWS) which is equipped with a M2 machine gun and capable to shoot the Spike LR and Spike LR2 which are in service in the Slovenian Army.
Some modified into Oshkosh MANGART 25 by installing a Slovenian-made 25mm cannon turret. Oshkosh MANGART 25 Light multi-role vehicle Unknown Upgraded Oshkosh L-ATV with a Mangart 25mm autocannon turret installed. Turret developed by Slovenian company Valhalla. They will be used for defense against low-flying drones. Humvee Light multi-role vehicle 30 M1114 and M1152 variants. 8 Humvees M1152 have been upgraded with a Spike LR system developed by Slovenia. Will be gradually replaced by Oshkosh L-ATV. 20 units sent to Ukraine. Mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles Cougar JERRV Mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle 7 Used by EOD units. Military light utility vehicles Steyr Daimler Puch G 230 GE Military light utility vehicle Iveco Military light utility vehicle 16 Achleitner MMV Survivor Military light utility vehicle caa 400 A modified Toyota Land Cruiser for military missions. MRZR Military light utility vehicle Unknown STRiX eMotors Motorcycle 6 Electric hard enduro motorcycle used by special forces. Up to 200 to be produced in 2024. Military trucks RMMV HX2 8×8 Transport and water trucks 40 (+28 on order) In exchange for sending 28 Slovenian M55S tanks (upgraded T-55 tanks) to Ukraine, Germany handed over 40 MAN HX 8×8 RMMV trucks to Slovenia in December 2022. 28 ordered in 2025.
5 modules with 10,000-liter tanks for drinking water. MAN 15 TMILGL W A1 Military truck The vehicle is intended for transport of material and technical assets (MTS), mainly ammunition and mines. Mercedes-Benz Actros Military truck The vehicle is intended for transport of material and technical means (MTS) and personnel. Iveco T-series Military truck The vehicle is intended for transport of material and technical means (MTS) and personnel. Unimog Military truck 30 The vehicle is intended for transport of material and technical means (MTS) and special vehicle with superstructure. The vehicle is equipped with a roof lining, which allows infantry weapons to be installed. IvecoEvrocargo ML 140 E 24 WR 4x4 Military truck 80 The vehicle is intended for the transport of material and technical resources (MTS) and people (three people in the driver's cabin and 14 on the platform). TAM 150 T11 B/BV Military truck The vehicle is intended for transport of material and technical means (MTS), also used as water/fuel tank vehicle, as decontamination vehicle and special vehicle with superstructure. TAM 110 T7 B/BV Military truck Mainly used for towing mortars. Armoured recovery vehicles JVBT-55 Armoured recovery vehicle 7 VT-55 Armoured recovery vehicle 2 Armoured vehicle-launched bridges MT-55 Armoured vehicle-launched bridge 4
Radars Equipment Image Country Type Number Notes Giraffe 1X Fire-control radar Unknown ISKRA MTOC Tactical operations center UnknownCUOR Fire Management Center Unknown EL/M-2106 Man-portable radar Unknown Ground Master 400 Radar 2
Potential future equipment Equipment Image Country Type Number Notes Logistic vehicles (illustration image) Logistic vehicle Unknown The Government included in the defence development plan for the period from 2023 to 2026 the purchase of new trucks and light utility vehicles, to replace the old and worn-out ones. The project is estimated at €24 million. Mistral Short Range surface to air missile Unknown
Stored equipment 10× 9M111 Fagot anti-tank guided missile 8× 2S1 Gvozdika 122 mm self-propelled howitzer 9× Roland II surface-to-air missile (2 units reportedly still in use with Cerklje ob Krki Airport air defense, rest stored with missiles demolished) 5× BRDM-2 (reportedly used by command company of 44th Armored-mechanized Battalion "Wolves") Large quantities of M69 mortar and M57 Mortar, some used by reserve forces.
Retired equipment
9K11 Malyutka anti-tank guided missile 6× Strela 1M 12× BOV 3 Slovenia donated 26 BOV, of which 20 BOV-M and 6 BOV-3, to Ukraine. 12× ZSU-57-2 30× M48B1 76 mm towed gun 4× M-63 Plamen Multiple rocket launcher system 24× M53/59 Praga 8× PT 76B 52x BVP M-80A - Slovenia donated 35 BVP M-80As to Ukraine in June 2022, some in Pivka museum