Armed Forces of Croatia
The Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Oružane snage Republike Hrvatske – OSRH) are the military forces of Croatia.
| Armed Forces of Croatia | |
|---|---|
| Oružane snage Republike Hrvatske | |
Croatian Armed Forces emblem | |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Service branches | Croatian Army Croatian Navy Croatian Air Force Croatian Special Operations Forces Command |
| Website | www |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | Zoran Milanović |
| Ministry of Defence | Ivan Anušić |
| Chief of the General Staff | Major general Tihomir Kundid |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 18 years of age |
| Conscription | No |
| Available for military service | 2,033,589 males, age 15–49 (2015 est.), 2,045,898 females, age 15–49 (2015 est.) |
| Fit for military service | 1,610,442 males, age 15–49 (2015 est.), 1,323,985 females, age 15–49 (2015 est.) |
| Reaching military age annually | 20,000 males (2015 est.), 20,000 females (2015 est.) |
| Active personnel | 14,325 |
| Reserve personnel | 20,105 |
| Deployed personnel | Lithuania – 200 Poland – 80 Kosovo – 150 India / Pakistan – 9 Western Sahara – 7 Cyprus – 2 Liberia – 2 Somalia – 1 |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | c. 7.568 billion HRK (c. 1.0 billion Euro) |
| Percent of GDP | 1.46% (2022) |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | Đuro Đaković (armored vehicles)
Brodosplit (naval vessels) HS Produkt (small arms) |
| Foreign suppliers | France Germany Israel Italy United States |
| Related articles | |
| History | Military history of Croatia Ban Josip Jelačić Nikola Šubić Zrinski Croatian War of Independence Croatian National Guard War in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Ranks | Croatian military ranks |
The President is the Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief, and exercises administrative powers in times of war by giving orders to the chief of staff, while administration and defence policy execution in peacetime is carried out by the Government through the Ministry of Defence. This unified institution consists of land, sea, and air branches referred to as:
- Croatian Army (Hrvatska kopnena vojska - HKoV)
- Croatian Navy (Hrvatska ratna mornarica - HRM)
- Croatian Air Force (Hrvatsko ratno zrakoplovstvo - HRZ)
The Croatian Armed Forces are charged with protecting the Republic as well as supporting international peacekeeping efforts, when mandated by NATO, the United Nations or the European Union.
The Army has 650 AFVs, around 150 pieces of artillery, 100 MLRSs, around 75 tanks, and 25 SPGs. The Air Force has 12 MiG-21 jet fighters, 10 combat-transport Mi-171 and 16 OH-58 attack helicopters. The Navy has 30 ships, out of which five 60-80 metre fast attack craft are used in offensive capabilities.