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Serbian Armed Forces
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The Serbian Armed Forces (Serbian: Војска Србије, romanized: Vojska Srbije) is the military of Serbia.
Serbian Armed Forces | |
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Bojcка Србије | |
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Founded | 6 May 1830; 194 years ago (1830-05-06) |
Current form | 8 June 2006[1] |
Service branches | ![]() ![]() |
Headquarters | Belgrade, Serbia |
Leadership | |
Commander-in-chief | President Aleksandar Vučić |
Minister of Defence | Bratislav Gašić |
Chief of the General Staff | General Milan Mojsilović |
Personnel | |
Military age | 18 years of age |
Conscription | No (since 2011) |
Available for military service | 2,848,803, age 15–49 (2022[2]) |
Fit for military service | 2,250,554, age 15–49 (2022[3]) |
Reaching military age annually | 72,180 (2022[4]) |
Active personnel | 22,500[5] |
Reserve personnel | 2,000 (active reserve)[6] 600,000 (passive reserve) |
Deployed personnel | 336[7] |
Expenditure | |
Budget | $1.48 billion (2024)[8] |
Percent of GDP | 1.8% (2024) |
Industry | |
Domestic suppliers | Yugoimport SDPR (armored vehicles and artillery systems) Zastava Arms (firearms) Prvi Partizan (small-caliber ammunition) Sloboda (large-caliber ammunition) Krušik (large-caliber ammunition) Milan Blagojević (gunpowder) Utva (trainer aircraft and drones) FAP (light utility vehicles) Zastava Tervo (light utility vehicles) Yumco (combat and service uniforms) Mile Dragić (combat helmets and ballistic vests) |
Foreign suppliers | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Annual exports | $449 million (2021)[9] |
Related articles | |
History | History of the Serbian Army History of the Serbian Air Force |
Ranks | Military ranks of Serbia |
The President of the Republic acts as commander-in-chief of the armed forces, while administration and defence policy is carried out by the Government through the Ministry of Defence. The highest operational authority, in-charge of the deployment and preparation of the armed forces in peace and war, is the General Staff.
Military service is voluntary, though conscription may occur in wartime. As of 2024, Serbia is ranked 56 out of 145 countries considered for the annual GFP review.[10]
The Serbian Armed Forces consists of two branches: Serbian Army and Serbian Air Force and Air Defence.