Military of the Republic of Macedonia
| Army of the Republic of Macedonia Армија на Република Македонија |
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| Founded | 21 February 1992 |
| Current form | 27 March 1992 |
| Service branches |
1st MIB Air Force Special Forces
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| Headquarters | Skopje, Macedonia |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | President Gjorge Ivanov |
| Minister of Defense | Zoran Jolevski |
| Chief of the General Staff | Metodija Velickovski |
| Manpower | |
| Military age | 18 |
| Available for military service |
532,856 males, age 16-49, 513,684 females, age 16-49 |
| Fit for military service |
444,247 males, age 16-49, 427,556 females, age 16-49 |
| Reaching military age annually |
16,144 males, 14,920 females |
| Active personnel | 8,055 (professional soldiers) |
| Reserve personnel | 15,480 |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | 108,152,512 $ (2017) |
| Percent of GDP | 1,09% (2017 est.) |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | Eurokompozit Prilep |
| Foreign suppliers |
 Serbia Russia Ukraine Germany United States Turkey |
| Related articles | |
| History | Military history of Macedonia |
| Ranks | Military ranks of Macedonia |
The Army of the Republic of Macedonia (Macedonian: Армија на Република Македонија) is the name of the armed forces of the Republic of Macedonia. Responsible for defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Macedonia from foreign hostiles, the Macedonian military is a defence force consisting of an Army (Армија) and Air Force (Воено Воздухопловство). From 2005 the army is composed entirely of professionals and volunteer soldiers, fully transformed into a professional army compatible with NATO standards.
The national defence policy and doctrine are determined and based upon the following basic security policy goals of the Republic of Macedonia:
Our security policy sticks strategic to the following determinations in order to accomplish these goals:
Starting out from the security policy provisions and goals, the defence policy of the Republic of Macedonia is based upon the following principles:
The political defence strategy of the Republic of Macedonia bases upon:
The Republic of Macedonia maintains a defensive potential and combat readiness of its Armed Forces which function as a deterring factor in case of a potential aggression in accordance with our capabilities and international arrangements. In accordance with the Article 123 of the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia, no one in the state has the right to declare capitulation. Therefore, the defence system of the Republic of Macedonia is based on the determination to give resistance by use of an armed force against any possible aggression and for a defensive combat on the whole territory. For that purpose, the defence system is responsible to provide conditions so that all of the state authorities and institutions function and conditions for joining the collective defence and security systems as a protection of the independence and sovereignty are provided.
The Republic of Macedonia could maintain all the guarantees for its security through the collective defence and security systems. That is why, the Republic of Macedonia supports the reinforcement of these collective systems and determines itself to actively participate in these systems and to cooperate with regard to the construction of the new European security architecture based upon NATO, OSCE and WEU.
In order to fulfill these principles and strategic goals, the defence system of the Republic of Macedonia is a completed with the peacetime and warfare organisation, the basic development goals, the preparations and the use of the Armed Forces as well as the full civilian control over the Armed Forces. The defence system comprises the whole defence potential of the country: civilians, state authorities, civil protection forces, local self-management, public institutions and services and enterprises of special significance for the defence.
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