Armed Forces of Montenegro
The Armed Forces of Montenegro (Montenegrin: Војска Црне Горе, romanized: Vojska Crne Gore) are the military forces of Montenegro. The Armed Forces consists of an army, navy and air force.
| Armed Forces of Montenegro | |
|---|---|
| Vojska Crne Gore (Serbian) | |
Emblem of the Armed Forces of Montenegro | |
Flag of the Armed Forces of Montenegro | |
| Motto | Čojstvo i Junaštvo (sr), Humanity and Bravery (en) |
| Founded | 1879 |
| Current form | 2006 |
| Service branches | Montenegrin Ground Army Montenegrin Navy Montenegrin Air Force |
| Headquarters | Podgorica |
| Website | www |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-chief | Jakov Milatović |
| Minister of Defence | Dragan Krapović |
| Chief of the General Staff | Zoran Lazarević |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 18 years of age |
| Conscription | No |
| Fit for military service | 184,159 males, age 15–49, 171,823 females, age 15–49 |
| Active personnel | 2,350 |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | €61,000,000 (2019) |
| Percent of GDP | 2.68% (2019) |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | TARA Aerospace and Defence Products AD |
| Foreign suppliers | Israel Italy Czech Republic Turkey Serbia Bosnia and Herzegovina United States Slovenia Spain |
| Related articles | |
| History | Military history of Montenegro |
| Ranks | Military ranks of Montenegro |
The military currently maintains a force of 2,350 active duty members. The bulk of its equipment and forces were inherited from the Armed Forces of Serbia and Montenegro; as Montenegro contained the entire coastline of the former union, it retained the entire naval force.
On 5 June 2017, Montenegro joined NATO as the 29th member.
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