Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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Motto | Perspektiva - Perspective |
Founded | 1 December 2004; 14 years ago[a] |
Service branches | Ground Forces Air Force |
Headquarters | Sarajevo |
Leadership | |
Commander-in-Chief | The Presidency |
Minister of Defense | Marina Pendeš[1] |
Chairman of the Joint Staff and Commander | Col. Gen. Senad Mašović [1] |
Manpower | |
Military age | 18 years of age |
Conscription | Abolished in 2006 |
Available for military service | 1,190,445 males, age 18–49 (2014 est.), 1,140,888 females, age 18–49 (2014 est.) |
Fit for military service | 991,569 males, age 18–49 (2014 est.), 951,780 females, age 18–49 (2014 est.) |
Reaching military age annually | 50,870 males (2014 est.), 65,789 females (2014 est.) |
Active personnel | 10,000[1] |
Reserve personnel | 5,000[1] |
Deployed personnel | 64 |
Expenditures | |
Budget | $235 million |
Percent of GDP | 0.39% (2018.) |
Industry | |
Domestic suppliers | 'Zrak' d. d. Sarajevo PD 'Igman' Konjic Ginex d.d. Goražde 'Orao' AD Bijeljina UNIS Promex Sarajevo BNT Travnik 'Binas' d. d. Bugojno Fabrika specijalnih vozila TRZ Hadžići Vitezit |
Foreign suppliers | United States Russia Turkey Iran China Italy Germany Romania Pakistan Croatia |
Related articles | |
History | Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian Serb Army History of the Army of Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Patriotic League Territorial Defence Force of the Republic of Bosnia and Hercegovina |
Ranks | Military ranks and insignia of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Bosnian Ground Forces | |
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Active | 2006–present |
Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Branch | Army |
Role | Ground defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Size | 16,000 |
Garrison/HQ | Sarajevo |
Motto(s) | 'Perspektiva' ('Perspective')[1] |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Brigadir Emir Kliko Brigadir Zdravko Rezo Radovan Jović |
Country | Funds | Equipment |
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United Arab Emirates | $15 million | $120 million worth of equipment • 36 105mm howitzers • 50 AMX30 tanks and 31 ML90 armored vehicles • 8 transport vehicles |
United States | $109 million worth of equipment and services • 45 M60A3 tanks, 80 M113A2 armored personnel carriers, 240 heavy trucks • 15 UH-1H helicopters • 116 155mm field howitzers and 840 AT-4 light antitank weapons • 1,000 M-60 machine guns and 46,100 M-16 rifles • JANUS and BBS Command and Staff simulation software • 2,342 radios, 4,100 tactical telephones, binoculars | |
Saudi Arabia | $50 million | |
Kuwait | $50 million | |
Brunei | $27 million | |
Qatar | $13 million worth of equipment • 25 Armored personnel carriers | |
Malaysia | $10 million | |
Egypt | $3.8 million worth of equipment • 16 130mm field guns • 12 122mm howitzers and 18 23mm antiaircraft guns | |
Turkey | $2 million worth of equipment • 10 T-55 tanks | |
Total Value: $399.8 Million |
Name | Headquarters | Information | Chief |
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Operational Command[10] | Sarajevo | The main command center of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina. | Senad Mašović |
Name | Headquarters | Information | Chief |
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4th Infantry Brigade | Čapljina |
| Zdravko Rezo |
5th Infantry Brigade | Tuzla |
| Emir Kliko |
6th Infantry Brigade | Banja Luka |
| Radovan Jović |
Tactical Support Brigade | Sarajevo |
| Amir Čorbo |
Air Force & Anti-Air Defense Brigade[11] | Sarajevo Banja Luka |
| Dragan Nakić |
Name | Headquarters | Information |
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Personnel Command | Banja Luka |
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Logistics Command | Travnik Doboj |
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Name | Origin | Type | Variant | Notes |
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M16[12] | United States | Assault rifle | M16A4, M16A1 | |
AR-15[13] | United States | Assault rifle | SP1, A3 | |
M4 carbine[12] | United States | Assault rifle | M4A1, M4A2[13] | |
FN SCAR | Belgium | Assault rifle | ||
Heckler & Koch G36[12] | Germany | Assault rifle | G36[13] | |
HK33[12] | Germany | Assault rifle | HK33KA3, SG/1, A2, HK13[13] | |
HK G3[12] | Germany | Assault rifle | G3KA4A1, G3A1, G3A3[13] | |
AK-47[12] | Soviet Union | Assault rifle | AK-103, AK-12, RPK-74 | |
Zastava M-70[12] | Yugoslavia | Assault rifle | M-70AB3, M-70A, M-70B1N, M-70AB2N, M-70A1[13] | |
Zastava M72[12] | Yugoslavia | Assault rifle | M72B1, M72[13] | |
FN FAL[12] | Belgium | Assault rifle | M964A1 MD3, M964, M964A1[13] | |
T-91[12] | Taiwan | Assault rifle | T-91[13] | |
Bizon SMG[12] | Russia | Submachine gun | 2-01, 2-06, 2-07[13] | |
MP5[12] | Germany | Submachine gun | M5, MP5A5, MP5KA1, MP5SFA2, MP5SFA3[13] | |
Škorpion vz. 61[12] | Yugoslavia | Submachine gun | ||
Zastava M57[14] | Yugoslavia | Pistol | M70 | |
Zastava CZ 99[15] | Yugoslavia | Pistol |
Name | Origin | Type | Variant | Notes |
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M60[12] | United States | General-purpose machine gun | M60E3, M60E4, M60E6[13] | |
M2 Browning[13] | United States | Heavy machine gun | M2HB, M2HB-QCB | |
M240[12] | United States | General-purpose machine gun | ||
Zastava M84[12] | Yugoslavia | General-purpose machine gun | M84, M86[13] | |
Ultimax 100[12] | Singapore | Light machine gun | Mark 3/3A, Mark 2[13] | |
M249[12] | United States | Light machine gun | M249 PIP | |
DShK[12] | Soviet Union | Heavy machine gun | DŠK, DŠKM, Type 54 [13] | |
NSV[12] | Soviet Union | Heavy machine gun |
Name | Origin | Type | In service | Notes | ||
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Armored fighting vehicle | ||||||
M-84 | Yugoslavia | Main battle tank | 71[12] | |||
AMX-30S | France | Main battle tank | 50[13] | 50 units donated by the UAE in 1997. 36 in service, others in storage for spare parts. | ||
M60A3 | United States | Main battle tank | 45[13] | 1996, US aid program – training included. | ||
T-54/55 | Soviet Union | Main battle tank | 142 T-55,12 T-54[12][3] | 10 of them are second hand from Turkey. | ||
Type 92 | China | Anti-armor vehicle | 10[13] | |||
AML 60/90 | France | Armored car | 10[13] | |||
Humvee | United States | Light Armored Car | 69[12][16] | |||
AMX-10P | France | Infantry fighting vehicle | 25[12][17] | |||
BVP M-80A | Yugoslavia | Infantry fighting vehicle | 103[12] | |||
M113 | United States | APC | 80[13][17] | Aid from US[13] | ||
BOV 3/30/VP /M | Yugoslavia | APC | 3 (BOV 3)[12] 49 (30)[12] 39 (VP)[12] 8 (M)[12] | |||
BTR-50PK | Soviet Union | APC | 2[17] | |||
BTR-70 | Soviet Union | APC | 3[12] | |||
Artillery | ||||||
D-30/D-30J | Soviet Union | Howitzer | 258[12] | 12 of these are second hand from Egypt [13] | ||
D-20/M84 NORA | Soviet Union | Gun-Howitzer | 13 (D-20)[12] 15 (M84)[12] | 12 of these are second hand from Egypt [13] | ||
M-46/M-82 | Soviet Union | Field gun | 61 (M-46)[12] 13 (M-82)[12] | 12 of these are second hand from Egypt [13] | ||
M2A1 | United States | Howitzer | 24[12] | |||
M-56 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Howitzer | 101[12] | |||
M114A1/114A2 | United States | Howitzer | 126[13] | 1997, US aid program – training included[13] | ||
M1 | United States | Field gun | 78[12] | |||
T-12/MT-12 | Soviet Union | Anti-tank gun | 42 (T-12)[12] 70 (MT-12)[12] | |||
L118 light gun | United Kingdom | Field gun | 36[12] | |||
Self-Propelled Artillery | ||||||
2S1 Gvozdika | Soviet Union | Self-propelled howitzer | 24[12] | |||
ZSU-57-2 | Soviet Union | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun | 33[12] | |||
MLRS | ||||||
Type 63 | China | Multiple Rocket Launcher | 28[12] | |||
BM-21 Grad | Soviet Union | Multiple rocket launcher | 1 (BM-21)[12] 36 (APR-40)[12] | |||
M-63 Plamen | Yugoslavia | Multiple rocket launcher | 23[12] | |||
M-77 Oganj | Yugoslavia | Multiple rocket launcher | 20[12] | |||
M91 | Multiple rocket launcher | 35[12] |