Albanian Armed Forces
The Albanian Armed Forces (Albanian: Forcat e Armatosura të Republikës së Shqipërisë (FARSH)) are the military of Albania and were formed after the declaration of independence in 1912. Today, it consists of the General Staff, the Albanian Land Force, Albanian Air Force and the Albanian Naval Force.
| Albanian Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| Forcat e Armatosura Shqiptare | |
Coat of arms of the Albanian Armed Forces | |
| Founded | 4 December 1912 |
| Service branches | Albanian General Staff Albanian Air Force Albanian Land Force Albanian Naval Force Military Police Support Command |
| Headquarters | Tirana, Albania |
| Website | www.aaf.mil.al |
| Leadership | |
| President | Bajram Begaj |
| Minister of Defense | Niko Peleshi |
| Chief of the General Staff | Major General Arben Kingji |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 18 |
| Conscription | Repealed |
| Available for military service | 1,519,794 age 18-49, age 15–49 |
| Fit for military service | 1,270,274 age 18-49, age 15–49 |
| Reaching military age annually | 62,032 |
| Active personnel | 6,600 (ranked 90 of 145) |
| Deployed personnel | Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Chad Ivory Coast Kosovo Liberia Latvia Mali formerly: Georgia Afghanistan Iraq |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | 48.3 billion Lek ($514 million) (2024) |
| Percent of GDP | 2% (2024) |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | Mechanical Combine in Poliçan Mechanical Plant in Gramsh Explosive Materials Plant in Mjekës MEICO |
| Foreign suppliers | Austria Belgium France Germany Italy Romania Turkey United States formerly: China Soviet Union |
| Related articles | |
| History | Royal Albanian Army (1928–1939) Albanian People's Army (1945–1991) |
| Ranks | Military ranks of Albania |
The President of Albania is the Commander-in-Chief of the nation's military. In times of peace, the President's powers as Commander-in-Chief are executed through the Prime Minister and the Defence Minister.
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