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Serbian Armed Forces

Serbian Armed Forces
Bojcka Србије
Vojska Srbije
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Emblem of the Serbian Armed Forces
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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