The Slovak Ministry of Defense plans to acquire new tracked IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) and main battle tanks. The priority is the replacement of old BVP-1 and BVP-2 tracked IFVs, a Soviet-made BMP-1 and BMP-2 produced under license in Czechoslovakia.
Slovakia has the goal to acquire a total of 164 tracked combat vehicles in seven variants including IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle), command post, reconnaissance, artillery observation, engineer, and recovery. The acquisition of new IFVs could be followed by the procurement of 49 main battle tanks to replace the old Soviet-made T-72M, with the first delivery in 2023.
According to the military balance 2020, Slovakia has a total 148 BVP-1, 91 BVP-2, and 30 T-72M.
Slovakia; MoD announces plan to modernize AFVs, tanks