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Army of the Republic of North Macedonia
Macedonian: Армија на Република Северна Македонија
Emblem of the Army
Founded
21 February 1992
Current form
27 March 1992
Service branches
1st MIB Air Brigade Special Forces
Headquarters
Skopje, North Macedonia
Website
Official website
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief
President Stevo Pendarovski
Minister of Defense
Slavjanka Petrovska
Chief of the General Staff
Lieutenant General Vasko Gjurchinovski
Personnel
Military age
18 years of age
Conscription
No[1]
Available for military service
1,051,917, age 18 to 49 (2024)
Fit for military service
782,054, age 18 to 49 (2024)
Reaching military age annually
66,772 (2024)
Active personnel
10,011 active personnel[2]
Reserve personnel
61,099 reserve personnel[2]
Expenditures
Budget
€327 million (2024)[3]
Percent of GDP
2.05 (2024)[3]
Industry
Domestic suppliers
Eurokompozit Prilep ATS Ballistics
Foreign suppliers
Germany Greece Serbia Turkey Bulgaria Russia Ukraine United States
Related articles
History
Military history of North Macedonia
Ranks
Military ranks of North Macedonia
The Army of the Republic of North Macedonia (Macedonian: Армија на Република Северна Македонија, APCM, ARSM) is the military of North Macedonia. The army is organized, prepared and trained to conduct armed struggle and combat and other actions to achieve its constitutional function of defending the independence and territorial integrity of North Macedonia.[4] The army consists of the ground forces and the air force, which are further divided into branches and services. The army has a permanent composition and reserve forces. Since 2005, it is a fully professional defense force compatible with NATO standards.
On 27 March 2020, North Macedonia joined NATO as the 30th member.
^"Macedonia: Conscription abolished". War Resisters' International. 1 June 2006.
^ ab"2024 North Macedonia Military Strength".
^ ab"Presantation of Defence Budget for 2024". North Macedonia Government. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
^"North Macedonia changes name of army". Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
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