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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
PresidentBajram Begaj
Minister of DefenseNiko Peleshi
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
62,032
Active personnel6,600[3] (ranked 90 of 145)
Deployed personnelAlbanian Armed Forces Bosnia and Herzegovina
Albanian Armed Forces Bulgaria
Albanian Armed Forces Chad
Albanian Armed Forces Ivory Coast
Albanian Armed Forces Kosovo
Albanian Armed Forces Liberia
Albanian Armed Forces Latvia
Albanian Armed Forces Mali
formerly:
Albanian Armed Forces Georgia
Albanian Armed Forces Afghanistan
Albanian Armed Forces Iraq
Expenditures
Budget48.3 billion Lek ($514 million) (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 suppliersAlbanian Armed Forces Austria
Albanian Armed Forces Belgium
Albanian Armed Forces France
Albanian Armed Forces Germany
Albanian Armed Forces Italy
Albanian Armed Forces Romania
Albanian Armed Forces Turkey
Albanian Armed Forces United States
formerly:
Albanian Armed Forces China
Albanian Armed Forces 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]

  1. ^ Barbullushi, Suad (19 June 2012). "Background of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Albania (Albanian)". aaf.mil.al (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 19 June 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  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 https://ata.gov.al/2023/11/08/peleshi-buxheti-2024-permbush-angazhimin-e-nato-s-ne-janar-perurojme-bazen-ajrore-te-kucoves/?amp=1. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[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.

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