Billion-euro investments are gradually transforming the Slovak military and bringing it closer to NATO standards. However, modernization cannot solve all of the country’s weaknesses.
Despite higher defence spending, key weaknesses of the Czech armed forces remain virtually unchanged, according to Ministry of Defence documents and audit reports.
A decade ago, Viktor Orbán’s government launched a programme to modernise the military. However, it has been overshadowed by allegations of corruption. Péter Magyar’s government now faces an even more important task.