UTILIZATION OF DEFENSE INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENTS AT THE TIME OF THE CRISIS SITUATION

Critical infrastructure is inescapable for the preservation of the essential functions of society, health, safety and life quality of the population from an economic and social point of view and its disruption or destruction would have serious consequences for the Slovak Republic due to the impossibility of preserving its functions. The defense infrastructure, as the part of the critical infrastructure, is a necessary element of supporting state defense and it is formed by the services and activities provided to the Slovak Armed Forces for ensuring effective protection and defense of the Slovak Republic. The defense infrastructure consists of land, buildings and facilities, telecommunications, energy and transport systems, information networks and supplies of state material reserves. An important part of the defense infrastructure are the services and activities provided to the armed forces to provide state defense. These services and activities include financial, medical, veterinary, transport, telecommunication, postal, supply, accommodation, research and scientific services, manufacturing, repair and construction activities.