Fuerza Aérea y Defensa Aérea de Eslovenia

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Fuerza Aérea y Defensa Aérea de Eslovenia

15. brigada vojaškega letalstva in zračne obrambe · Slovensko vojaško letalstvo

The Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence — officially the 15th Military Aviation and Air Defence Brigade of the Slovenian Armed Forces — began with a single Yugoslav Gazelle helicopter that defected on 28 June 1991, has never owned a fighter, and in 2026 flies about 40 trainers, transports and helicopters from Cerklje ob Krki and Brnik while Italian and Hungarian jets guard its airspace.

Marcado nacionalThe roundel: a white outer ring, a blue ring and a red centre, the colours of the national flag
0Aviones de combate
3bases aéreas activas
1992Fundado
5Tipos retirados
Foto: Julian Herzog / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
PaísEsloveniaFundado1992EstadoActivoSedeCerklje ob KrkiComandanteJanez Gaube
La historia

The Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence story: a defected Gazelle, a war without aircraft and a brigade without fighters

1918–1991: two air companies, a Yugoslav jet base and a borrowed trainer

Slovenia’s military aviation dates itself to the end of the Habsburg empire. The ministry’s magazine records that air companies were formed in Ljubljana and Maribor in 1918, and that on 12 January 1919 two members of the Ljubljana company flew a reconnaissance mission over Carinthia; 12 January is still the Day of Slovenian Military Aviation. In 1919 the units were absorbed into the air force of the new Yugoslav kingdom. For the next seven decades Slovenia hosted Yugoslav airmen rather than its own: Cerklje ob Krki, a grass field from the 1930s, lost nine aircraft on the first day of the Axis invasion in April 1941 and by 1991 was home to the Yugoslav 82nd Aviation Brigade with Jastreb and Orao jets. The republic’s Territorial Defence, founded on 20 November 1968, had only a small flight at Ljubljana-Polje with borrowed trainers.

June 1991: the Ten-Day War and the Gazelle from Maribor

Independence was declared on 25 June 1991 and the Ten-Day War began the next day. Four days earlier, according to English Wikipedia, Yugoslav forces had seized the Territorial Defence’s twelve J-20 Kraguj light attack aircraft. On 27 June Slovenian troops brought down two Yugoslav army helicopters with shoulder-launched missiles; one, a Gazelle over Rožna dolina in Ljubljana, was carrying bread and its pilot, Toni Mrlak, a Slovene, was killed. The Yugoslav air force attacked Ljubljana airport at Brnik, damaging four Adria Airways airliners, and struck radio and television transmitters. On 28 June Captain Jože Kalan and technician Bogomir Šuštar flew a Gazelle from Maribor to Golte and handed it to the Territorial Defence; painted TO-001, it was the new state’s first military aircraft. The Brioni Declaration of 7 July ended the fighting.

1992–2004: building an air arm from nothing

The Yugoslav units left Cerklje for Bosnia and Serbia and took their aircraft with them, so the new service started with an empty base and a handful of helicopters: the Gazelle, three Bell 412s from the police and an Agusta A109, according to Wikipedia. On 9 June 1992 the air unit became the 15th Military Aviation Brigade, flying from Brnik and Cerklje. Pilot training rested on UTVA 75 piston trainers, two of which crashed in 1993 and 1997, and the lone Gazelle was destroyed on 21 June 1994. Mountain rescue with military helicopters began in 1993 and became the service’s public face. In 1995 it bought ex-US Army Pilatus PC-9s and in December 1997 ordered nine PC-9M Hudournik trainers, used for continuation and basic combat training. It was a sensible small-state choice: useful at home, affordable, but with no answer to a fast intruder.

2004–2020: NATO membership, borrowed fighters and a rebuilt Cerklje

Slovenia joined NATO on 29 March 2004. That month a PC-9M crashed near Lenart, killing its pilot. On 8 November 2004 the brigade was disbanded and split into a helicopter battalion at Brnik and a flying school and air base at Cerklje; in 2007 the school and battalion were merged again. Slovenia never bought fighters: under NATO command its airspace is policed by the Italian and Hungarian air forces, and Hungarian Gripens have been scrambled into Slovenian airspace, as on 4 July 2017 for an airliner that lost radio contact. Instead Slovenia invested in Cerklje as a NATO host-nation airfield. Between 2006 and 2020 it was rebuilt for €105.7 million, €72 million of it NATO money, with a new tower, aprons, hangars, fuel farm and CAT I lighting, and it hosts the multinational Adriatic Strike exercise, whose 12th edition in 2025 brought about 400 foreign participants from 30 countries.

2021–2026: Spartans, AW139s and air defence again

The 2020s brought the first real equipment programme. Under a government-to-government agreement with Italy signed on 17 November 2021, the first Leonardo C-27J Spartan, named Martin Krpan, reached Cerklje on 19 December 2023; the second, Edvard Rusjan, followed on 17 December 2024. The two cost €128.9 million excluding VAT with their modules and support, and the magazine described the second as the fleet’s 41st aircraft. On 28 November 2023 Slovenia ordered six AW139M helicopters from Italy for €188.3 million; the ministry now expects the first in early 2027. In May 2024 the 15th Military Aviation Regiment became the 15th Military Aviation and Air Defence Brigade, absorbing the re-formed 9th Air Defence Battalion, which is to receive three IRIS-T SLM batteries in 2026–2027. A 155th Unmanned Combat Aircraft Squadron was set up in 2025.

What it does well, and what is still missing

The service’s strongest record is at home. In 2025 the brigade flew 745 missions, including 119 mountain rescues and 603 emergency medical transfers, the highest numbers in ten years according to the defence minister; in 2024 it dropped nearly a million litres of water on forest fires. Its weaknesses are just as plain. The Bell 412s average about 30 years old, the AW139M has slipped from 2026 to 2027, and the country depends entirely on allies for air policing. Money is finally moving: defence spending rose from €906 million (1.35 per cent of GDP) in 2024 to €1,107 million (1.57 per cent) in 2025, with targets of 2.2 per cent in 2026 and 3 per cent in 2030. No order for an Embraer C-390 or an Airbus H145M was found on official Slovenian sites; the ministry has instead looked at the AW149 and H225M for special forces support.

Independence was declared on 25 June 1991 and the Ten-Day War began the next day. Four days earlier, according to English Wikipedia, Yugoslav forces had seized the Territorial Defence’s twelve J-20 Kraguj light attack aircraft.Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence · verified 2026-09-29

De un vistazo

The Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence in numbers

Servicio

Nombre nativo
15. brigada vojaškega letalstva en zračne obrambeThe formation’s official name on slovenskavojska.si since May 2024. English Wikipedia titles the service “Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence”; that is a descriptive name, not an official one. Before May 2024 the unit was the 15. polk vojaškega letalstva (15th Military Aviation Regiment)
Fundado
9 June 1992The date Wikipedia gives for the naming of the 15th Military Aviation Brigade. The first aircraft arrived on 28 June 1991, and the service marks 12 January (a 1919 reconnaissance flight over Carinthia) as its day
Parte de
Slovenian Armed Forces, Force CommandThe brigade sits under Force Command (Poveljstvo sil) of the Slovenian Armed Forces
Sede
Cerklje ob KrkiVojašnica Jerneja Molana, Cerklje ob Krki 4a; a second air base at Brnik beside Ljubljana airport
Comandante
Col. Janez GaubeIn command since at least December 2023
Ministro de Defensa
Valentin HajdinjakSucceeded Borut Sajovic, who was minister until at least February 2026

Fortaleza

Aeronaves en servicio
About 41The ministry’s magazine called the second C-27J (December 2024) the 41st aircraft of the military fleet; that matches the sum of Wikipedia’s type counts. Small drones are not counted
Aviones de combate
NingunoThe nine PC-9M trainers are listed by Wikipedia in a light attack role; Slovenian airspace is policed by Italian and Hungarian fighters under NATO command
Transporte
  • C-27J Spartan — 2
  • L-410 Turbolet — 1
  • Falcon 2000EX — 1
  • PC-6 Porter — 2

Counts from Wikipedia; the official equipment page lists the types without numbers

Helicópteros
  • Bell 412 — 8
  • AS532 Cougar — 4
  • Bell 206B — 4
  • AW139M — 6 on order

The Bell 412s average about 30 years old (ministry magazine, January 2025). First AW139M due early 2027

Zapatos de deporte
  • PC-9M Hudournik — 9
  • Zlin Z-242L — 8
  • Zlin Z-143L — 2

Counts from Wikipedia

Defensa aérea terrestre
9th Air Defence BattalionIgla-S and Strelets short-range missiles today; three IRIS-T SLM batteries due 2026–2027
Presupuesto de defensa
€1,107 million (2025)1.57 per cent of GDP, up from €906 million (1.35 per cent) in 2024; targets 2.2 per cent for 2026 rising to 3 per cent in 2030

Infraestructura

bases aéreas militares
  • Cerklje ob Krki — brigade HQ, fixed-wing squadron, flying school, 107th Air Base
  • Brnik — Letalska baza Brnik beside Ljubljana airport, helicopters

The brigade names Cerklje and Brnik as its two locations

vigilancia aérea
Italy and Hungary, under NATOSlovenia has no fighters and does not plan to acquire them, according to Wikipedia
Cerklje rebuild
€105.7 million, 2006–2020€72 million from NATO and €33.7 million from the Ministry of Defence, in two phases
Rescue and firefighting
745 missions in 2025119 mountain rescues and 603 emergency medical transfers; nearly 1 million litres of water dropped in 2024
Transporte aéreo estratégico
NATO Strategic Airlift CapabilitySlovenian pilots fly the pooled C-17s at Pápa, Hungary

Estructura

How the Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence is organised

One brigade under Force Command, headquartered at Cerklje ob Krki, with a fixed-wing squadron, a helicopter squadron, a flying school, an air base unit and, since May 2024, the 9th Air Defence Battalion. Slovenia has never owned a fighter: its airspace is policed by Italian and Hungarian fighters under NATO command. A 155th Unmanned Combat Aircraft Squadron was formed in 2025.

JG

Colonel (polkovnik)Janez GaubeCommander of the 15th Military Aviation and Air Defence Brigade (poveljnik 15. brigade vojaškega letalstva in zračne obrambe)
15.ª Brigada de Aviación Militar y Defensa Aérea15. brigada vojaškega letalstva en zračne obrambe
Sede

15.ª Brigada de Aviación Militar y Defensa Aérea

15. brigada vojaškega letalstva en zračne obrambe
Cerklje ob Krki

Slovenia’s whole air arm is one brigade under Force Command of the Slovenian Armed Forces, formed in May 2024 from the 15th Military Aviation Regiment. Col. Janez Gaube has commanded since at least December 2023, when he led the regiment; the date he took command was not found.

Ala fija

152nd Fixed-Wing Squadron

152. letalska eskadrilja
Cerklje ob Krki

The brigade’s aeroplane squadron: two C-27J Spartans, based at Cerklje since December 2023 and December 2024, nine PC-9M Hudournik trainers, an L-410, a Falcon 2000EX and two PC-6 Porters. The basing of each type other than the C-27J was not confirmed on an official page.

Helicópteros

151st Helicopter Squadron

151. helikopterska eskadrilja
Brnik

Eight Bell 412s, four AS532 Cougars and four Bell 206B trainers for transport, mountain rescue, medical transfers and firefighting; in 2025 the brigade flew 119 mountain rescues and 603 emergency medical transfers. Six AW139Ms are on order, the first due early in 2027.

Capacitación

Flying School

Letalska šola
Cerklje ob Krki

Basic pilot training on Zlin Z-242L and Z-143L trainers; Wikipedia places the school at Cerklje after 2004. The 107th Air Base runs the airfield and its host-nation support.

Defensa aérea

9th Air Defence Battalion

Taken into the brigade in May 2024, with Igla-S and Strelets short-range missiles. Three IRIS-T SLM batteries are due in 2026–2027, and crew training began in 2026.


En servicio

What the Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence flies today

Cada tipo está sujeto a cargos, vinculado a su página en el Libro de las Bestias, cuando existe. Las cifras corresponden a aeronaves registradas, no a aeronaves disponibles en un día determinado.

Tipo Role En servicio Desde Unidades Notas
Pilatus PC-9M HudournikEn servicio Entrenador avanzado y ataque ligero 9 Nine ordered in December 1997, per the English Wikipedia PC-9 article; nine in service per the Slovenian Air Force article. Delivery dates not confirmed.
Leonardo C-27J SpartanEn servicio Transporte táctico 2 2023 Two: Martin Krpan (arrived 19 December 2023) and Edvard Rusjan (17 December 2024).
Deje el turbocompresor L-410En servicio Light transport and medical flights 1 Según Wikipedia, uno.
Dassault Falcon 2000EXEn servicio VIP and long-range transport 1 Según Wikipedia, uno.
Pilatus PC-6 PorterEn servicio Utility and parachuting 2 Dos, según Wikipedia.
Zlin Z-242LEn servicio Entrenador principal 8 Ocho, según Wikipedia.
Zlin Z-143LEn servicio Four-seat trainer and liaison 2 Two, per Wikipedia (listed there as Z 43).
Campana 412En servicio Utility, rescue and armed transport helicopter 8 1991 Eight, per Wikipedia. The first three came from the police during the 1991 war.
Eurocopter AS532 CougarEn servicio Transport, firefighting and rescue helicopter 4 Cuatro, según Wikipedia.
Bell 206B JetRangerEn servicio Entrenador de helicópteros 4 Cuatro, según Wikipedia.
C-Astral Bramor and BelinEn servicio pequeños drones de reconocimiento
PC-9M9
Z-2428
Campana 4128
Puma4
Campana 2064
C-27J2
PC-62
Z-1432

Bajo pedido

Tipo Ordenado Primera entrega Notas
Leonardo AW139MBajo pedido 6 2027 Ordered on 28 November 2023 through a government agreement with Italy for €188,334,579 excluding VAT, for military transport, search and rescue including mountain rescue, medical evacuation and firefighting (2,000 litres per drop).

Más

In February 2026 the ministry said the first would arrive early the following year; the brigade expects the type to be operational in 2027. Wikipedia mentions six more planned; not confirmed on an official page.


Anteriormente operado

Every type the Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence has retired

5 types, from the UTVA Type 522 to the SOKO HO-42 Partizan (SA 341H Gazelle). Las cifras máximas corresponden a las aeronaves puestas en servicio durante toda su vida útil, no al número total de efectivos de la flota en una fecha concreta.

Tipo Role Cima Servido Reemplazado por Notas
SOKO HO-42 Partizan (SA 341H Gazelle) Helicóptero ligero 1 1991–1994 One: the Yugoslav Gazelle flown to Golte on 28 June 1991.
Pilatus PC-9 Entrenador 1995– PC-9M The English Wikipedia PC-9 article says three ex-US Army chase aircraft were sold to Slovenia in 1995; not confirmed on an official Slovenian page.
UTVA 75 Entrenador principal Zlin Z-242L
Agusta A109A Helicóptero ligero 1 1991– Según Wikipedia, uno.
UTVA Type 522 Trainer (borrowed) 1969– Numbers not known.

bases aéreas

Where the Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence flies from

Los marcadores negros indican bases activas, los marcadores huecos, aeródromos que han cerrado. Two airfields do the flying: Cerklje ob Krki, Slovenia’s only military airfield, for the transports and trainers, and Brnik, beside Ljubljana airport, for the helicopters. No fighters are based at either; Slovenian airspace is policed by Italian and Hungarian fighters under NATO command. Maribor, a civil airport, sheltered the first C-27J from December 2023, and Ljubljana-Polje, where the Territorial Defence flew borrowed trainers from 1969, is closed. Ljubljana-Polje carries no pin, because no position could be confirmed for it.

Base aérea activa Cerrado o reservadoHaz clic en un marcador para abrir la página principal.
Base OACI Estado Pista Unidades y aeronaves
BrnikLjubljana AirportMunicipality of Cerklje na Gorenjskem, Upper Carniola (Gorenjska) LJLJ Activo
  • 151st Helicopter Squadron (151. helikopterska eskadrilja): Bell 412, AS532 Cougar, Bell 206B
  • 15th Helicopter Battalion (15. helikopterski bataljon): Bell 412, AS532 Cougar
Cerklje ob KrkiMunicipio de Brežice, Bajo Sava (Posavje) LJCE Activo
  • Cuartel general de la 15.ª Brigada de Aviación Militar y Defensa Aérea
  • 152.o escuadrón de ala fija (152. letalska eskadrilja): PC-9M Hudournik, C-27J Spartan, L-410 Turbolet, Falcon 2000EX, PC-6 Porter
  • 153.o escuadrón técnico de aeronaves (153. letalsko tehnična eskadrilja)
  • Escuela de vuelo (Letalska šola): Zlin Z-242L, Zlin Z-143L
  • 107.a Base Aérea (107. letalska baza)
  • 82.ª Brigada de Aviación, Fuerza Aérea Yugoslava (Escuadrones de Caza-Bombarderos 237.º y 238.º y Escuadrón de Reconocimiento 351.º): J-21 Jastreb, NJ-21 y IJ-21, J-22 y NJ-22 Orao, IJ-22
  • 6.º Grupo de Reconocimiento Aéreo, Aviación del Ejército Real Yugoslavo: Breguet 19
Aeropuerto Edvard Rusjan de MariborCity Municipality of Maribor area, Styria (Štajerska) LJMB Activo 14/322.500 m
Ljubljana-Polje airfieldCity Municipality of Ljubljana Cerrado
  • Territorial Defence aviation unit: UTVA Type 522 (borrowed)

Ninguna base aérea coincide con esa búsqueda.


Orden de batalla

Who is stationed where in the Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence

Unidades voladoras por base, unidades actuales primero. Slovenian squadrons are numbered in the 150s — the 151st with helicopters, the 152nd with aeroplanes, the 153rd for maintenance — and the Yugoslav units that left Cerklje in 1991 are listed under the airfield they flew from. Cuando la información básica de una unidad se basa únicamente en Wikipedia, la entrada así lo indica.

Cerklje ob Krki Air Base · LJCE15.ª Brigada de Aviación Militar y Defensa Aérea
Cuartel general de la 15.ª Brigada de Aviación Militar y Defensa AéreaCuartel general de la brigada · activo
152.o escuadrón de ala fija (152. letalska eskadrilja)Escuadrón de ala fija · activo
PC-9M Hudournik, C-27J Spartan, L-410 Turbolet, Falcon 2000EX, PC-6 Porter
153.o escuadrón técnico de aeronaves (153. letalsko tehnična eskadrilja)Escuadrón de mantenimiento · activo
Escuela de vuelo (Letalska šola)Entrenamiento de vuelo · activo
Zlin Z-242L, Zlin Z-143L
107.a Base Aérea (107. letalska baza)Unidad de base aérea · activa
82.ª Brigada de Aviación, Fuerza Aérea Yugoslava (Escuadrones de Caza-Bombarderos 237.º y 238.º y Escuadrón de Reconocimiento 351.º)
J-21 Jastreb, NJ-21 y IJ-21, J-22 y NJ-22 Orao, IJ-22
6.º Grupo de Reconocimiento Aéreo, Aviación del Ejército Real Yugoslavo
Breguet 19
Brnik (Ljubljana Airport) · LJLJ15.ª Brigada de Aviación Militar y Defensa Aérea
151st Helicopter Squadron (151. helikopterska eskadrilja)Escuadrón de helicópteros · activo
Bell 412, AS532 Cougar, Bell 206B
15th Helicopter Battalion (15. helikopterski bataljon)2004–2007
Bell 412, AS532 Cougar

No se encontró ninguna unidad que coincida con esa búsqueda.


Cronología

Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence milestones, 1914 to today

1918

Air companies are formed in Ljubljana and Maribor as the Habsburg empire collapses.

1919

12 January: two members of the Ljubljana company fly a reconnaissance mission over Carinthia — the day now kept as the Day of Slovenian Military Aviation. The units later merge into the Yugoslav kingdom’s air force.

1941

April: the Yugoslav 6th air reconnaissance group at Cerklje ob Krki loses nine aircraft on the first day of the Axis invasion.

1968

20 November: Slovenia’s Territorial Defence is founded; by 1969 it has a small aviation unit with borrowed trainers at Ljubljana-Polje.

1991

27 June: two Yugoslav army helicopters shot down, one over Ljubljana. 28 June: the Gazelle defection to Golte; Brnik airport attacked. 7 July: Brioni Declaration.

1992

9 June: the air unit becomes the 15th Military Aviation Brigade, flying from Brnik and Cerklje.

1993

Military helicopters begin mountain rescue flights.

1994

21 June: the service’s only Gazelle is destroyed.

1997

December: nine Pilatus PC-9M Hudournik trainers ordered.

2004

3 March: a PC-9M crashes near Lenart, killing its pilot. 29 March: Slovenia joins NATO. 8 November: the brigade is disbanded and split into separate commands.

2006

7 December: protocol signed on rebuilding Cerklje ob Krki for NATO; the work runs to 2020 and costs €105.7 million.

2017

4 July: Hungarian Gripens, policing Slovenian airspace for NATO, escort an airliner that has lost radio contact.

2021

17 November: agreement with Italy to buy a C-27J Spartan.

2023

28 November: six AW139M helicopters ordered. 19 December: the first C-27J, Martin Krpan, lands at Cerklje.

2024

May: the regiment becomes the 15th Military Aviation and Air Defence Brigade, absorbing the 9th Air Defence Battalion. 17 December: second C-27J, Edvard Rusjan.

2025

155th Unmanned Combat Aircraft Squadron formed. The brigade flies 745 missions, including 119 mountain rescues. 6 November: medium-term programme sets 2.2 per cent of GDP for 2026, rising to 3 per cent by 2030.

2026

IRIS-T SLM training begins; the first AW139M is now expected early in 2027.


historial de combate

Todas las guerras que la Fuerza Aérea y la Defensa Aérea eslovenas y sus predecesoras han librado

Salidas y pérdidas donde consta en el registro, y un espacio en blanco honesto donde no.

2conflictos
1919Primero
0Avión perdido
0Delicado
  • La lucha por Carintia 1919 Flew reconnaissance over Carinthia during the border fighting after the collapse of Austria-Hungary
  • La guerra de los diez días 1991 Had no combat aircraft; Territorial Defence units shot down Yugoslav helicopters with shoulder-launched missiles, and the first Slovenian military aircraft arrived by defection on 28 June

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Los fabricantes

Who built the Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence fleet

Cada empresa que fabrica los aviones que aparecen en esta página tiene su propia página: la historia, todos los tipos que ha fabricado, las cifras y las demás fuerzas aéreas que los utilizan.


Preguntas y respuestas

Everything people ask about the Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence

What is the Slovenian air force called in Slovene?
Its official name is 15. brigada vojaškega letalstva in zračne obrambe, the 15th Military Aviation and Air Defence Brigade, as spelled on the Slovenian Armed Forces’ site slovenskavojska.si. It is a brigade of the Slovenian Armed Forces, not a separate service; until May 2024 it was the 15th Military Aviation Regiment. “Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence” is the English Wikipedia title, and the ministry speaks of “slovensko vojaško letalstvo”, Slovenian military aviation.
Does Slovenia have fighter jets?
No. Slovenia has never owned fighters. Under NATO command its airspace is policed by the Italian and Hungarian air forces; Hungarian Gripens were scrambled over Slovenia on 4 July 2017, for example. The closest thing to a combat aircraft in Slovenian service is the Pilatus PC-9M, a turboprop used for continuation and basic combat training.
What aircraft does the Slovenian Armed Forces fly?
About 41 aircraft: nine PC-9M Hudournik trainers, two C-27J Spartan transports, one L-410 Turbolet, one Falcon 2000EX, two PC-6 Porters and ten Zlin trainers, plus eight Bell 412, four AS532 Cougar and four Bell 206 helicopters. Six AW139M helicopters are on order.
Who polices Slovenian airspace?
The Italian and Hungarian air forces take turns under NATO command, because Slovenia has no fighters and, according to Wikipedia, does not plan to buy any. Slovenia’s own 16th Airspace Control and Surveillance Centre watches the skies and is part of NATO’s integrated air and missile defence system.
What happened in the air during the Ten-Day War?
Slovenia had no aircraft; the Yugoslav air force attacked Ljubljana airport at Brnik and radio and TV transmitters, and on 27 June 1991 Slovenian troops shot down two Yugoslav helicopters. The Slovenian government counts six Yugoslav helicopters destroyed. On 28 June a Yugoslav Gazelle crew defected, giving Slovenia its first military aircraft.
What was Slovenia’s first military aircraft?
A Gazelle helicopter flown from Maribor to Golte on 28 June 1991 by Captain Jože Kalan and flight technician Bogomir Šuštar, who handed it to the Territorial Defence. It was painted TO-001. In 2024 the ministry published Kalan’s flying helmet as a museum object.
When is the Day of Slovenian Military Aviation?
12 January. It marks a reconnaissance flight over Carinthia by two members of the Ljubljana air company on 12 January 1919, the first recorded mission of Slovene military aviation.
Why did Slovenia buy the C-27J Spartan?
To give the armed forces their own tactical airlift for troops, cargo, paratroops, medical evacuation and firefighting. Two were bought through Italy: Martin Krpan arrived on 19 December 2023 and Edvard Rusjan on 17 December 2024, for €128.9 million excluding VAT with modules and support.
When will Slovenia get its new AW139M helicopters?
Six were ordered on 28 November 2023 for €188.3 million. In February 2026 the ministry said the first would arrive early the following year, and the brigade expects the type to be operational in 2027. They will take over rescue, medical and firefighting work from the ageing Bell 412s.
Where is the Slovenian air force based?
At Cerklje ob Krki, the only military airfield, where the brigade headquarters, the fixed-wing squadron, the flying school and the 107th Air Base sit; and at the air base at Brnik beside Ljubljana airport, which houses helicopters. Cerklje was rebuilt for NATO between 2006 and 2020 for €105.7 million.



Fuentes y lecturas adicionales

Todos los datos, verificados

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