Bosnian-Herzegovinian Armed Forces

	Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina ; Oružane snage Bosne i Hercegovine ; Оружане снаге Босне и Херцеговине
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Commander in Chief :	Presidents of the State Presidium : ; Milorad Dodik , ; Željko Komšić , ; Šefik Džaferović
Defense Minister:	Sifet Podžić
Military Commander:	Lieutenant General Senad Mašović
Military strength
Active soldiers:	9200
Reservists:	4600
Conscription:	Abolished in 2006
Eligibility for military service:	18 years
household
Military budget:	150 million euros
Share of gross domestic product :	0.41% (2018)
history
Founding:	December 1, 2006

The Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Bosnian / Croatian / Serbian Oružane snage of Bosnia and Herzegovina / Оружане снаге Босне и Херцеговине ), short OSBiH / ОСБиХ were 2,006 from the Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (VFBiH) and the Army of Republika Srpska ( VRS). The armed forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina consist of army units and air forces , although the air force does not form its own armed forces . Naval associations do not exist. The armed forces include around 9200 active soldiers , 4600 reservists and 1000 civilian employees. General conscription was lifted on January 1, 2006.

The aim is to integrate the armed forces into European and Euro-Atlantic structures and to participate in UN operations . In 2006 Bosnia and Herzegovina joined NATO - “ Partnership for Peace ”. In October 2010, a military contingent consisting of 45 members was sent to Afghanistan to support the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) .

history

The Bosnian-Herzegovinian armed forces go back to the three armies that fought against each other in the Bosnian War , namely the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH), the Croatian Defense Council (HVO) and the Army of the Republika Srpska (VRS). After the Bosnian War, until the end of 2004, defense policy lay with the two newly formed entities, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska, which maintained their own armed forces, from which the Bosnian-Herzegovinian armed forces were formed in 2006. These are subordinate to the State Presidency and the Ministry of Defense, which was created in 2004 .

structure

Operational command structure

The army is divided into three mechanized infantry regiments 4th, 5th and 6th Infantry - Regiment , an Army aviation brigade and a brigade support, which are subject to the operation command. The training and logistics unit are subordinate to the training command.

In addition to the formally integrated operational structures, there is a Croatian, Bosniak and Serbian regiment ( 1st, 2nd and 3rd infantry regiment ), which are supposed to continue the traditions of the three historical armed forces HVO, ARBiH and VRS.

equipment

The following equipment is available:

Tanks :
- 029 M-84
- 044 M60A3
- 075 T-55
- 003 T-54
- 043 AMX-30
- 108 M-80
- 024 AMX-10P
- 076 M-113A2
- 005 BOV
- 029 BOV-like types
- 003 BTR-70
- 026 OT-60
Guns:
- 26 105 mm L-118 "Light Gun"
- 09 105 mm M-2A1
- 06 105 mm M-56
- 81 122 mm D-30
- 02 152 mm M84
- 49 155 mm M114A2
- 12 122 mm 2S1
Rocket launcher :
- 9 107 mm type 63
- 4 122 mm BM-21
- 8 128 mm M-91
- 8 FROG-7

Aircraft

The Army Aviation Brigade uses the following aircraft:

02 utva 75
06 Wed-8
10 SA 342L Partizan
05 UH-1H

gallery

Military policemen in MARPAT uniforms at the Hohenfels training area in the Upper Palatinate, 2014

Bosnian-Herzegovinian military policeman 2009

Members of the ISAF contingent at roll call with their national flag in 2015

Members of the ISAF contingent at the roll call for their military commander Anto Jeleč in 2015

Soldier of the 1st Infantry Regiment ( traditional regiment HVO ) performing a maneuver on the military training area "Eugen Kvaternik" near Slunj 2012