WEAPON

ORIGIN

SUMMARY

ZLATOROG JP-48
BATTLE RIFLE

Slovenia

The Zlatorog JP-48 is the selective-fire battle rifle at the forefront of the Slovene infantryman's kit.
An agonizingly slow period of replacement finally brought it into full service in 1952 after years of
development and testing, at last replacing the nation's ancient Yugoslav M24 rifles. Art by
Brendan Matsuyama for Anterra.

M1911A1
PISTOL

United States

The American M1911A1 replaced Slovenia's inherited inventory of FN Model 1922 pistols on a military
aid deal in the early 1950s. It is the standard Slovenian service pistol and bears a reputation for its
reliability and low-maintenance, high-performance operation.

M60
MEDIUM MACHINE GUN

United States

A rugged workhorse of a machine gun, known for its robust design and sustained firepower, the M60
was first issued to American units in 1959. With a belt-fed mechanism and a high rate of fire, it's the
go-to choice for heavy-duty combat scenarios, delivering relentless suppressive fire in the heat of battle.

ZLATOROG M1949
MARKSMAN RIFLE

Slovenia

Manufactured by Zlatorog—a firm descended from the traditional gunsmiths of Borovlje—
the M1949 is a bolt-action rifle chambered in 8×60mm Borovlje. Intended for hunting in
civilian use and long-distance marksmanship in military use, it entered service in 1950.

UNIVERSAL CARRIER
ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIER

Rhodesia ( Great Britain)

Hundreds of Universal Carriers were donated to Slovenia by the Rhodesian Armed Forces after the end
of the Second World War.

280 in current or imminent service

GMT-50
MEDIUM TANK

Greece

The bulk of the Slovene Army's tank force is made up of GMT-50s—Greek medium tanks primarily constructed
during the early 1950s.

150 in current or imminent service

GMT-54
MEDIUM TANK

Greece

Built on the same chassis as the GMT-50, the GMT-54 nonetheless features an upgraded turret containing various
improvements to the crew space. 35 were donated to the Slovene Army after a string of attacks by Yugoslavia
on Slovenian vessels.

35 in current or imminent service

PIONIR OSLIČEK
UTILITY TRUCK

Slovenia

The Pionir Osliček is the industrial workhorse of the Slovenian military. Though slow to accelerate and
rugged in appearance, it is sturdy and demands little maintenance. It chiefly serves in hauling arms,
equipment and tools, and at least a dozen inhabit the hangars of each Slovenian military installation.
Jokes often go that the Osliček (literally little donkey) will outlive every soldier in Slovenian service.

600 in current or imminent service

KRALJEVICA-CLASS
PATROL BOAT

Slovenia

The Kraljevica Shipyard furnished the Slovene Navy with two series of nine Kraljevica-class anti-
submarine patrol boats in the face of Yugoslav naval expansion. The series comprises 41-meter ships
armed with a small assortment of deck guns and a cocktail of anti-submarine measures.

18 in current or imminent service

PREŠEREN
DESTROYER

United Kingdom

A flotilla leader built for the Royal Yugoslav Navy by Yarrow Shipbuilders in Glasgow in 1930 and 1931, the
Dubrovnik carried a special symbolic importance for its fleet and ferried the body of King Alexander to
Yugoslavia after his 1934 assassination in Marseille. In 1945, it was renamed Prešeren.

LJUBLJANA-CLASS
DESTROYER

Yugoslavia ( France)

What is now called the Ljubljana class was first a set of three French-designed destroyers originally christened
Beograd, Zagreb and Ljubljana. Beograd was constructed in France and Zagreb and
Ljubljana were built in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. When Ljubljana and Zagreb fell to the Slovene Navy
after the Yugoslav collapse, Zagreb was renamed Trst.

2 in current or imminent service

ČRNIBOG-CLASS
DESTROYER

Greece ( Egypt)

Greek-built vessels of the Greco-Egyptian Hydra/Alexandria class of the 1930s, the Črnibog and Rugevit—named
by the Slovene military after deities featuring in a successful pagan epic—were donated to Slovenia by the Greek
government in 1949 in partial repayment for Slovenian modernization of Greek ships at Trst.

2 in current or imminent service

FURLAN-CLASS
FRIGATE

Slovenia

A class of six frigates built for the Slovene Navy at Trst to replace an aging supply of interwar multipurpose ships,
the Furlan class was named for a Slovene founding father. Middling in performance and armament, they are
the workhorses of the Slovene Navy and are tasked with a variety of escort and patrol tasks.

6 in current or imminent service

MURSKA-CLASS
SUBMARINE

Slovenia

The American-backed Anton Haus Naval Academy, established in 1946, took ten years to put a true
diesel-electric sub into service. Despite its sluggish beginnings, the Murska class was named after the abortive
Republic of Prekmurje, a short-lived independent Slovene state in 1919 and called Murska Republika in Slovene.
It arrived at a symbolic time, following the sinking of the Sava, Slovenia's first submarine (a raised
Italo-German submarine).

6 in current or imminent service

ČEBELA Č7 FIREWASP
FIGHTER

Slovenia

Drawing inspiration from the North American Sabrejet—which had entered service the previous year—as well
as other models in Slovenia's diverse aircraft inventory, Čebela's Firewasp completed its design stage in early
1950 with the help of a Boeing design partnership. The first flight of a prototype occurred late in the year,
becoming the first Slovenian-designed and -made fighter to fly. Its introduction saw the retirement of
Slovenia's limited supply of Rogožarski IK-3 fighters.

120 in current or imminent service

HELWAN HA-300
INTERCEPTOR

United Arab Republic ( Slovenia)

The first indigenous military aircraft from Egypt, the Helwan HA-300 interceptor was the product of the
genius of Willy Messerschmitt and the ambitions of a nascent Egyptian aerospace industry. A trans-
Mediterranean partnership saw Slovenian firm Čebela collaborate with Egypt in the development of
propulsion systems for the craft, and Slovenia itself soon received several models.

36 in current or imminent service

ENGLISH ELECTRIC CANBERRA
MEDIUM BOMBER

United Kingdom

The successor of the wartime de Havilland Mosquito fast bomber was the revered English Electric Canberra.
It was the first jet aircraft to make a nonstop transatlantic flight, and established a world altitude record in
1957. The Slovene Republic sought the delivery of sixteen to replace its propeller bombers in 1956.

16 in current or imminent service

LOCKHEED P-2 NEPTUNE
PATROL AIRCRAFT

United States

Lockheed's P-2 maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft was a natural pick for a nation
constantly grappling with threats lurking in the Adriatic Sea. Twenty four are strategically positioned in
Slovenia's web of seaside air bases.

24 in current or imminent service

UČKA GALEB
UTILITY HELICOPTER

Slovenia

The Galeb is the first Slovene-designed and -made aircraft, designed by Učka engineer Anton
Grilc. With a cruising speed of about 140 km/h, it is light and agile with a variety of uses.

48 in current or imminent service