Albanian Armed Forces

Albanian Armed Forces
Forcat e Armatosura Shqiptare
Coat of arms of the Albanian Armed Forces
Founded4 December 1912[1]
Service branches Albanian General Staff
Albanian Air Force Albanian Air Force
Albanian Land Force
Albanian Naval Force Albanian Naval Force
Military Police (Albania) Military Police
Support Command
HeadquartersTirana, Albania
Websitewww.aaf.mil.al
Leadership
PresidentMajor General Bajram Begaj
Minister of DefensePirro Vengu
Chief of the General StaffMajor General Arben Kingji[2]
Personnel
Military age18
ConscriptionRepealed
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		35,000
Active personnel8500[3] (ranked 90 of 145)
Reserve personnel19,000
Deployed personnel Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Bulgaria
 Ivory Coast
 Kosovo
 Liberia
 Latvia
 Mali
formerly:
 Georgia
 Afghanistan
 Iraq
 Chad
Expenditure
Budget€514.000.000 (2024)[4]
Percent of GDP2% (2024)[4]
Industry
Domestic suppliersMechanical Combine in Poliçan
Mechanical Plant in Gramsh
Explosive Materials Plant in Mjekës[5]
MEICO[6]
Foreign suppliers Austria
 Belgium
 Canada
 Croatia
 Czech Republic
 Finland
 France
 Germany
 Italy
 Japan
 Netherlands
 Turkey
 United States
 United Kingdom
formerly:
 China
 Soviet Union
Related articles
HistoryRoyal Albanian Army (1928–1939)
Albanian People's Army (1945–1991)
RanksMilitary ranks of Albania

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.

The President of Albania is the Commander-in-Chief of the nation's military.[7] In times of peace, the President's powers as Commander-in-Chief are executed through the Prime Minister and the Defence Minister.[8]

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  2. ^ "President's decree for the Chief of General Staff". www.president.al. President of Albania (Official website). Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Defence Expenditure of NATO Countries (2014-2023)" (PDF).
  4. ^ a b Mima, Gjergji (8 November 2023). "Peleshi: Buxheti 2024 përmbush angazhimin e NATO-s, në janar përurojmë bazën ajrore të Kuçovës" [Peleshi: The 2024 budget fulfills NATO's commitment, in January we inaugurate the Kuçova air base]. Information Agency - Government of Albania (in Albanian).[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Albanian Military Industry". Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  6. ^ "MEICO official website". Archived from the original on 18 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Article 168, Section 2". Constitution of Albania. 28 November 1998. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Article 169, Section 1". Constitution of Albania. 28 November 1998. Retrieved 6 July 2016.