Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina Oružane snage Bosne i Hercegovine |
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Coat of Arms of the Armed Forces of BIH
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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 | |
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Bosnian Ground Forces Emblem
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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.