| Armed Forces of Croatia | |
|---|---|
| Oružane Snage Republike Hrvatske | |
 Croatian Armed Forces emblem | |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Service branches |  Croatian Army Croatian Navy Croatian Air Force |
| Website | www |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief |  Zoran Milanović |
| Ministry of Defence |  Ivan Anušić |
| Chief of the General Staff |  Tihomir Kundid |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 18 years of age |
| Conscription | No |
| Active personnel | 14,325[1] |
| Reserve personnel | 20,105[2] |
| Deployed personnel |  Iraq - 31[3]  Hungary - 192[3]  Poland – 145[3]  Kosovo – 483[3]  India /  Pakistan – 17[3] Western Sahara – 10[3] |
| Expenditure | |
| Budget | €1.283.95 billion[4] |
| Percent of GDP | 1.78%[4] |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | Đuro Đaković (armored vehicles)
Brodosplit (naval vessels) HS Produkt (small arms) |
| Foreign suppliers |  France Germany Finland Israel United States |
| Related articles | |
| History | Military history of Croatia Croatian War of Independence War in Bosnia and Herzegovina List of Croatian soldiers Orders, decorations, and medals of Croatia |
| Ranks | Croatian military ranks |
The Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Oružane snage Republike Hrvatske – OSRH) are the military forces organized for the defense of the Republic of Croatia and its allies by military means and for other forms of use and use in accordance with the domestic and international law. The Croatian Armed Forces protect the sovereignty and independence of the Republic of Croatia and defend its territorial integrity.
In accordance with the requirements set for the Croatian Armed Forces in national defence and the fulfilment of obligations arising from NATO membership, the missions and tasks of the Croatian Armed Forces have been defined. The Croatian Armed Forces have three basic missions and those being: Defence of the Republic of Croatia and its allies, contribution to the international security and supporting civil institutions.
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)
In 2020, Armed Forces had 15,605 members, of which 14,325 were active military personnel and 1,280 civil servants.[1] Total available male manpower aged 16–49 numbers 1,035,712, of which 771,323 are technically fit for military service. Conscription is to be introduced once again from January 2025.[5]
The Army has 650 AFVs, around 150 pieces of Artillery, 105 MLRSs, 75 Tanks, and 25 SPGs. The Air Force has 6 Dassault Rafale F3-R fighter jets, 4 UH-60 helicopters, 10 Mi-171 combat-transport helicopters 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. In April 2024 Croatia acquired first 6 out of 12 used French Rafale F-3R.[6]
- ^ a b "OSRH - Glavna".
- ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (14 February 2020). The Military Balance 2020. London: Routledge. p. 93. ISBN 9780367466398.
- ^ a b c d e f "Annual report on the implementation of the Implementation Program of the Ministry of Defense 2021–2024 for the year 2023" (PDF).
- ^ a b "SIPRI Military Expenditure Database".
- ^ "Croatia to reintroduce compulsory military draft as regional tensions soar". Associated Press News.
- ^ "MORH Oprema". 24 May 2024.