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01 Armed Forces SLOVENIA AND NATO MODERNISATION OF THE SLOVENIAN ARMED FORCES The restructuring and equipping of the tion. These resources will enable completion the ensuring of automatic transactions and Slovenian armed forces has to be completed of the equipping of reaction forces, and com- logistics reports between the highest national with the aim of obtaining a small, efficient pletion of the command and control, logistics Logistics Commands and their subordinated and cost-effective armed force capable of and air defence systems. A number of pro- units. It is necessary to complete the Tactical ensuring national defence and, at the same grammes, which started within the first phase Communication System of the Slovenian time, enabling membership of NATO and of implementation of the Basic Development armed forces, which it was impossible to fin- active co-operation in NATO and in Euro- Programmes, will therefore be continued and ish within the limited implementation of pean security and defence policy. The Slov- completed. Every year it will be necessary to recent Basic Development Programmes, and enian armed forces will be developed into provide resources for the regular activity of the ensuring of manual radio stations for the recognisable armed forces interoperable the Slovenian armed forces from the regular Slovenian armed forces. The total cost of the with other Western European armies. The budget. programme is limited to SIT 8 billion (25.5 additional development of the Slovenian The programme for the additional restruc- million euros). armed forces should conform to Slovenia’s turing and equipping of reaction forces The programme of completion of the logis- material and human resources, with the includes the additional equipping of the 10th tics of the Slovenian armed forces includes the priority being the achievement of greater motorised battalion and the 17th military police establishing of Automatic Data Transfer to armed force readiness through modernisa- battalion, and the formation of the 20th motor- regional commands and inclusion in the tion, a better training system and a better ised battalion with battle vehicles, anti-armour NATO Command and Control System. It is personnel structure. The formation of systems, infantry armaments, engineering necessary to establish the Fuel Handling Reaction Forces and greater professional- equipment, transport vehicles and other equip- System in accordance with NATO standards isation are key factors in the further devel- ment. The limited cost of the programme is and to establish the national unit of Logistical opment of the Slovenian armed forces. SIT 29.5 billion (131 million euros). Support to Forces in Peacekeeping Operations The programme of the supplementation of with all provided reserves and Medical Capa- the Command and Control System includes bilities, and to supplement and equip the air- the establishing of compatibility and interop- port infrastructure. It should be necessary to PRIORITY AREA OF EQUIPPING erability with NATO in the area of mutual enlarge transport capabilities and maintenance For the further modernisation of the Sloven- exchange of messages, the establishing of the capabilities, and to ensure other equipment ian armed forces in the period up to 2007, it System of Frequency Management for fre- and spare parts for the ensuring of the required will be necessary to provide additional quency harmonisation with NATO, augmen- availability of Reaction Forces. The procure- resources of SIT 65 billion (295 million euros) tation of the Informational Support of Com- ment of battle sets of the most important at prices valid at the time of programme adop- mand and Communications with NATO, and ammunition will be regularly planned. The Slovenian Armed Forces are introducing into operational “Valuk” is the new armored personnel carrier use the light armored vehicle Hummvee. that is produced in Slovenia. 28 NATO’S NATIONS AND PARTNERS FOR PEACE SPECIAL ISSUE 1/2002 SLOVENIA AND NATO limited cost of the programme is SIT 20 bil- current maintenance lion (88.8 million euros). of those technical The Air Defence System will be equipped resources to be intro- with Tactical Supervision Centres, and two duced into operative units for the protection of Reaction Forces will use through purchases be organised and trained. It is necessary to carried out in accor- establish the Automatic Supervision of Air dance with Basic Defence Arms and to connect it to the Inte- Development Pro- grated Air Defence System. Resources grammes. amounting to SIT 7.5 billion (33.3 million According to euros) will be necessary. NATO methodology, The implementation and continuation of the in 2001 defence above projects and programmes will be expenditures will be urgently needed even if Slovenia is not invited about SIT 66.7 billion. to become a NATO member. Through realisa- This is 1.46 per cent of tion of these projects we will ensure that the GDP and represents an Slovenian armed forces are capable of deter- “Roland II” air defence battery increase on 2000. In comparison with recent ring military threats, defending the state mili- is being introduced into operational years, defence expenditure fell in 2000. tarily and implementing the tasks specified by use in the SAF. These expenditures include resources for regulations. The Slovenian armed forces, wages and for current operations and invest- restructured in such a manner, should be inter- ments financed from the Ministry of Defence operable and capable of co-operating with the equipping of the Slovenian armed forces in budget. They include expenditure for pensions military organisations of NATO members. accordance with its technological and similar and resources for current acquisitions in programmes. accordance with investments in the Basic THE DISTRIBUTION With those programmes the more effective Development Programmes of Defence Forces. OF THE RESOURCES FOR maintenance of military equipment and arma- Projection of resources for the 2002-2007 EQUIPPING AND MODERNISING ments should be ensured. period, taking into consideration the anticipat- OF SLOVENE ARMED FORCES The projection of the restructuring and ed real annual growth of GDP, predicts a The projection of resources needed for the equipping of the Slovenian armed forces for growth in defence expenditure to 1.6 per cent development and equipping of the Slovenian the ensuing medium-term period is based on of GDP at the end of the planned period. After armed forces for the 2002-2007 period takes the expected growth in defence expenditure. 2007 the defence budget should grow by 7 per into account not only the expenses of the bud- We are working on the assumption that, up to cent per year, ensuring the gradual develop- get of the Ministry of Defence but also funds 2010, the total number of employees in the ment and restructuring of the Slovenian armed for investment in the supplemented Basic MoD will be 9,100, in the Slovenian armed forces and its participation in international Development Programmes of the Slovenian forces 7,700 and in other parts of the Ministry operations. Defence Forces, and resources for pensions of Defence 1,400. Annual budgets should cov- for military personnel. er resources for regular operation and, in addi- Source: Long-Term Programme for the Restructuring of The Slovenian defence industry, under tion, resources for the current maintenance of the Slovenian Armed Forces (adopted by the Slovenian competitive conditions, will be involved in the existing armaments and equipment, and the government in November 2001). Armoured units. Infantry. NATO’S NATIONS AND PARTNERS FOR PEACE SPECIAL ISSUE 1/2002 29.
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