Serbian Armed Forces
| Serbian Armed Forces Bojcka Србије Vojska Srbije |
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Emblem of the Serbian Armed Forces
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| Founded | 1838 |
| Current form | 2006 |
| Service branches |
Serbian Army Serbian Air Force and Air Defence |
| Headquarters | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | President Tomislav Nikolić |
| Minister of Defence | Zoran Đorđević |
| Chief of the General Staff | General Ljubiša Diković |
| Manpower | |
| Military age | 18 years of age for voluntary military service |
| Fit for military service |
3,573,091 males, age 16-49 (2010 est.), 3,537,415 females, age 16-49 (2010 est.) |
| Reaching military age annually |
43,945 males (2010 est.), 41,080 females (2010 est.) |
| Active personnel | 52,000 (2016) |
| Reserve personnel | 170.000 (2016) |
| Deployed personnel | 336 |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | €452 Million (2015) |
| Percent of GDP | 1.8% (2013) |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers |
Zastava Arms Yugoimport SDPR Utva Pančevo Prvi Partizan Fabrika automobila Priboj |
| Annual exports | $755 million (2014) |
| Related articles | |
| History | Military history of Serbia |
| Ranks | Military ranks of Serbia |
The Serbian Armed Forces (Serbian: Војска Србије / Vojska Srbije) are the armed forces of Serbia. The armed forces consist of the Serbian Army and the Serbian Air Force and Air Defence. The Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces is the President of the Republic. The Serbian Armed Forces are a professional and volunteer based military. Serbia exercises civilian control of the military through the Ministry of Defence.
The 1804 Serbian Revolution, started with the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman occupation of Serbia. The victories in the battles of Ivankovac, Mišar, Deligrad and Belgrade, led to the establishment of the Principality of Serbia in 1817. The subsequent Second Serbian Uprising led to full independence and recognition of the Kingdom of Serbia and weakened the Ottoman dominance in the Balkans. In 1885, the Serbo-Bulgarian War broke out following the Bulgarian unification. In 1912, the First Balkan War erupted between the Ottoman Empire and the Balkan League (Serbia, Greece, Montenegro and Bulgaria). The victories in the Battle of Kumanovo, Battle of Prilep, Battle of Monastir, Battle of Adrianople, Siege of Scutari resulted in the defeat of the Ottoman Empire and its expulsion from the Balkans. Shortly after, the Second Balkan War broke out when Bulgaria, dissatisfied with the division of territory, declared war against its former allies, Serbia and Greece. Following a string of defeats, Bulgaria requested an armistice and signed the Treaty of Bucharest, formally ending the war.
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