Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina Oružane snage Bosne i Hercegovine
Coat of Arms of the Armed Forces of BIH
Service branches	Ground Forces Air Force and Aircraft Defence
Headquarters	Sarajevo
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief	Dragan Čović
Minister of Defense	Marina Pendeš
Chairman of the Joint Staff and Commander	Lt. Gen. Anto Jeleč
Manpower
Military age	18 years of age
Conscription	Abolished in 2006
Available for military service	1,190,445 males, age 18–49 (2014 est.), 1,140,888 females, age 18–49 (2014 est.)
Fit for military service	991,569 males, age 18–49 (2014 est.), 951,780 females, age 18–49 (2014 est.)
Reaching military age annually	50,87 males (2014 est.), 65,789 females (2014 est.)
Active personnel	14,725
Reserve personnel	7,000
Deployed personnel	Afghanistan – 55  Democratic Republic of the Congo – 5 (all officers/advisers)  Iraq – 85
Expenditures
Percent of GDP	1.1% (2015.)
Industry
Domestic suppliers	Zrak (Optics) Igman (Ammunition) ORAO A.D. (Turbine engines) Unis Promex (Armament) TMiH Novi Travnik (MLRS & Artillery) FSV – Fabrika Specijalnih Vozila A.D (Armoured vehicles parts supplier)
Foreign suppliers	United States  Russia Turkey China  Italy  Germany  Romania  Croatia
Related articles
History	Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina History of the Army of Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina War in Bosnia and Herzegovina Patriotic League Territorial Defence Force of the Republic of Bosnia and Hercegovina
Ranks	Military ranks and insignia of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian Ground Forces
Bosnian Ground Forces Emblem
Active	2006-present
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Branch	Army
Role	Ground defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Size	12,806
Garrison/HQ	Sarajevo
Motto(s)	"Perspektiva" ("Perspective")
Commanders
Notable commanders	General Kenan Dautović Tomo Kolenda Radovan Ilić

The Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serbo-Croat-Bosnian: Oružane snage Bosne i Hercegovine, OSBIH/Оружане снаге Босне и Херцеговине, ОСБИХ) is the official military force of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The BiH Armed forces were officially unified in 2005 and are composed of two founding armies: the Bosniak-Croat Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Bosnian Serb Army of Republika Srpska.

The Ministry of Defense of Bosnia and Herzegovina, founded in 2004, is in charge of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

In accordance with the BiH Constitution (Article 5.5a), BiH Law of defense and BiH Law of service the supreme civilian commander of the Armed Forces Bosnia and Herzegovina is the collective Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The collective Presidency directs the Ministry of defense BiH and the Armed Forces. Former Bosnia and Herzegovina ministers of defense include H.E. Nikola Radovanović, H.E. Selmo Cikotić and H.E. Muhamed Ibrahimović. The current Minister of defense BiH is H.E. Marina Pendeš. Former Chiefs of Joint Staff AF BiH include LGEN Sifet Podžić and Lieutenant General Miladin Milojčić. The current BiH Chief of Joint Staff is Lieutenant General Anto Jeleč. Conscription was completely abolished in Bosnia and Herzegovina effective on and from 1 January 2006.

The Bosnia and Herzegovina Defence Law addresses the following areas: the Military of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Government Institutions, Entity Jurisdictions and Structure, Budget and Financing, Composition of Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina, War Declaration, natural disasters, conflict of interests and professionalism, Oath to Bosnia-Herzegovina, flags, anthem and military insignia, and transitional and end orders.

The AFBiH was formed from three armies of the Bosnian War period: the Bosnian (dominantly Bosniak with numbers of Serbs and Croats) Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Bosnian Serb Army of Republika Srpska, and the Croat Defence Council.