Armed Forces of Croatia

"Croatian Armed Forces" redirects here. For other uses, see Croatian Armed Forces (disambiguation).

Armed Forces of Croatia
Oružane Snage Republike Hrvatske
Croatian Armed Forces emblem
Founded1991
Service branches Croatian Army
 Croatian Navy
 Croatian Air Force
Websitewww.morh.hr/en/
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief Zoran Milanović
Ministry of Defence Ivan Anušić
Chief of the General Staff Tihomir Kundid
Personnel
Military age18 years of age
ConscriptionYes (from January 2025) [1]
Active personnel14,325[2]
Reserve personnel20,105[3]
Deployed personnel Iraq - 31[4]
 Hungary - 192[5]
 Lithuania – 181[6]
 Poland – 145[7]
 Kosovo – 483[8]
 India /  Pakistan – 17[9]
 Western Sahara – 10[10]
Expenditure
Budget€1.283.95 billion[11]
Percent of GDP1.78%[11]
Industry
Domestic suppliersĐuro Đaković (armored vehicles)
Brodosplit (naval vessels)
HS Produkt (small arms)
Foreign suppliers France
 Germany
 Finland
 Israel
 United States
Related articles
HistoryMilitary history of Croatia
Croatian War of Independence
War in Bosnia and Herzegovina
List of Croatian soldiers
Orders, decorations, and medals of Croatia
RanksCroatian 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:

In 2020, Armed Forces had 15,605 members, of which 14,325 were active military personnel and 1,280 civil servants.[2] Total available male manpower aged 16–49 numbers 1,035,712, of which 771,323 are technically fit for military service. Conscription to be introduced once again from January 2025.[12]

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.[13]

  1. ^ "Croatia to reintroduce compulsory military draft as regional tensions soar". Associated Press News.
  2. ^ a b "OSRH - Glavna".
  3. ^ IISS 2020, p. 93.
  4. ^ https://www.morh.hr/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/godisnje-izvjesce-za-2023-provedbeni-program-morh.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ https://www.morh.hr/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/godisnje-izvjesce-za-2023-provedbeni-program-morh.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ https://www.morh.hr/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/godisnje-izvjesce-za-2023-provedbeni-program-morh.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ https://www.morh.hr/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/godisnje-izvjesce-za-2023-provedbeni-program-morh.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ https://www.morh.hr/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/godisnje-izvjesce-za-2023-provedbeni-program-morh.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ^ https://www.morh.hr/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/godisnje-izvjesce-za-2023-provedbeni-program-morh.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ^ https://www.morh.hr/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/godisnje-izvjesce-za-2023-provedbeni-program-morh.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ^ a b https://milex.sipri.org/sipri. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ^ "Croatia to reintroduce compulsory military draft as regional tensions soar". Associated Press News.
  13. ^ "MORH Oprema". 24 May 2024.