The Slovenian Navy , officially the 430th Naval Division (also 430th Naval Section ) is not a separate service, but an integral part of the Slovenian Armed Forces . It is one of the smallest navies in Europe. As of 2024, the Slovenian Navy has 130 servicemen and two sizeable surface vessels, Ankaran and Triglav .
8-623: The Slovenian navy was created after independence in 1991, as the Territorial Defense Forces of Slovenia had not been equipped with any maritime assets. No significant action of the Ten-Day War occurred at sea. In 1991, a small diving detachment was formed in Ankaran , equipped with sport-diving equipment because of the UN arms embargo against the former Yugoslav republics. The 430th Naval Division
16-545: A decision that was effectively ignored. Many weapons subsequently disappeared from supply depots and were later issued to the initial territorial defence units of the Republic of Slovenia . TO headquarters were established on November 20, 1968. The early development of this military command was almost exclusively in the hands of Slovenian officers. In 1990, the Territorial Defence Republic Headquarters
24-435: A new vessel, small patrol boat Č-91 into service. The 10-metre boat is used, among other roles, as a diver support vessel. In 2024 it was announced that Triglav will undergo a major update to extend its service life and capabilities. The Slovenian patrol ship Triglav was sent to east Sicily in late 2013 to assist Italy with migrants from North Africa , as a part of Operation Mare Nostrum . In October 2015, Triglav
32-451: Was officially created in 1993. After the embargo was lifted in 1996, Slovenia purchased a single Israeli-built IAI-Ramta Super Dvora Mk2 -class patrol boat, which was named Ankaran after the coastal town . In 2008, the Ministry of Defense announced that Slovenia would procure one Russian Project 10412 patrol boat, offered in payment of a multimillion-dollar debt owed to Slovenia. The vessel
40-686: Was sent to southern Italy as a part of the European Union's Operation Sophia . In May 2018 Triglav suffered a major engine breakdown at the start of its deployment to the Mediterranean. Slovenian Territorial Defence The Territorial Defense of the Republic of Slovenia ( Slovene : Teritorialna obramba Republike Slovenije ( TO RS )), also known as the Territorial Defense of Slovenia (Slovenian: Teritorialna obramba Slovenije [TOS] ),
48-562: Was subsequently named Triglav , after the mountain and national symbol. Specially equipped for Slovenian needs, it is optimized for a patrol role and lacks the anti-ship missiles of the version in service with the Russian Navy , instead mounting two rigid-hulled inflatable boats . In June and August 2015 both ships underwent overhaul in Trieste shipyard. In 2024, the Slovenian navy introduced
56-679: Was the predecessor of the Slovenian Armed Forces . It was named after the Yugoslav Territorial Defense . After the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia , the Yugoslav leadership adopted the doctrine of General People's Defence and established the Territorial Defense . After the victory of democratic parties in the 1990 Slovenian parliamentary election , the central government in Belgrade ordered disarmament of TO Slovenia,
64-566: Was violently occupied by the federal army. After this incident, Slovenia designated a new headquarters , who took command of the Slovenian Army. May 1991 marked the opening of the first military training centres in Ig , Ljubljana; and Pekre and Maribor. The first draftees were sworn in on June 2. The command language in TO was Slovenian, and this itself was organized in the form of an ancillary impact force to
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