📋 Tender Overview
The Resolution on the General Long-Term Development and Equipping Program of the Slovenian Armed Forces until 2040 is the highest development-guiding and long-term planning document, which plans the development and equipping of the Slovenian Armed Forces so that it will be capable of performing statutory tasks and providing forces and capabilities, and will be prepared to realize national interests and goals in the field of defense.As a rule, the document is prepared every four years, but it must be prepared after the Strategic Defence Review, after the adoption of a new Resolution on the National Security Strategy of the Republic of Slovenia or upon the occurrence of other circumstances that require a change in the general long-term framework for the development and establishment of the defence capabilities of the Republic of Slovenia. On 22 March 2023, the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia adopted the Resolution on the General Long-Term Programme for the Development and Equipping of the Slovenian Armed Forces until 2040. Since the adoption of the resolution, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia has adopted a new Defence Strategy of the Republic of Slovenia, the Military Strategy of the Republic of Slovenia and the Civil Defence Strategy of the Republic of Slovenia, and circumstances have also arisen that require significantly more ambitious general long-term frameworks in terms of content and time regarding defence resources and the foundations for the development and establishment of the defence capabilities of the Republic of Slovenia. Important reasons and circumstances for the preparation of the new resolution are the need and intention for a faster timeline and a more ambitious level of investment in its defence and resilience, which will reduce the backlog in the field of defence, which is a result of insufficient past investments. This will achieve a positive qualitative leap in the development of national military capabilities and a higher level of readiness and resilience of the entire defense system of the Republic of Slovenia. A comprehensive approach is being introduced, which, in addition to increasing the future level of defense spending and extensive investment in the modernization of the Slovenian Armed Forces, also envisages coordinated national efforts to further develop and strengthen the national defense industry and contribute to increasing the overall resilience of the state and society, also with the intention of investing in various dual-use projects and capabilities, and with a proactive and coordinated national approach to strategic communication in the field of resilience, security and defense. The planned national efforts will positively contribute to the credibility of the Republic of Slovenia among NATO allies and European Union member states. Current discussions at the highest political level of NATO and the European Union clearly indicate the necessity of a significantly larger and faster increase in defense resources and investments. These commitments will be formally confirmed at the upcoming NATO Summit in The Hague and in the conclusions of the European Council. Taking into account the above, the Ministry of Defence has prepared a draft Resolution on the general long-term development and equipping programme of the Slovenian Armed Forces until 2040 and has adapted the text of the most important long-term development document of the Slovenian Armed Forces to the changed circumstances and the security and defence challenges faced by the Republic of Slovenia. The Government will submit the text of the draft resolution to the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia for consideration. The most important changes in the draft new Resolution on the general long-term development and equipping programme of the Slovenian Armed Forces until 2040 The currently valid national planning documents in the field of defence envisage the goal of achieving 2% of GDP for defence by 2030 at the latest, which - especially given the long-term underinvestment in the defence system - no longer reflects the real security situation and is significantly insufficient to meet the planned national objectives and projects in the field of defence, security and resilience. At the same time, an intensive discussion is underway in NATO and the European Union on future commitments regarding the level of defense spending, in which the Republic of Slovenia is also actively involved. Following prior coordination and confirmation at the NATO summit in The Hague at the highest political level, the fulfillment of these commitments will also be of key importance for the Republic of Slovenia. The proposal for a new resolution follows these international trends and envisages a more ambitious implementation of the long-term goals of the development and establishment of the Republic of Slovenia's defense capabilities in terms of content and time. One of the main emphases is a faster and more ambitious timeline for achieving defense spending, as we will reach 2% of GDP as early as 2025 and gradually (in 2026 to 2.2%, in 2027 to 2.4%, in 2028 to 2.6%, in 2029 to 2.8%) by 2030 and reach 3% of GDP and remain at this level until the end of the long-term development period. Such an increase in defense spending will require us to plan the modernization of the Slovenian Armed Forces very carefully and financially, and in the development of capabilities, it will be meaningful and necessary to include domestic knowledge, economy and industry. In this way, we are making great efforts to actively and positively contribute to the growth of domestic GDP by including the national defense industry, in parallel with the gradual increase in defense spending. The resolution also includes special attention to national priorities, and the resolution also includes future NATO capability goals for the Republic of Slovenia. Special emphasis is placed on capabilities that are potentially useful for
