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			{{Short description\|Land warfare branch of the Serbian Armed Forces}}
	{{Refimprove\|date=February 2012}}
			{{Use mdy dates\|date=August 2019}}
	{{Infobox military unit		{{Infobox military unit
	\|~~name~~= Serbian Army		\| unit_name = Serbian Army
			\| native_name = Копнена војска Србије
	\|image= ]
			\| image = Emblem of the Serbian Land Forces.svg
	\|caption=
			\| image_size = 150
	\|dates= 1838
			\| caption = Emblem of the Serbian Army
	\|country= ]
			\| start_date = 1830<br />{{small\|(current form since 2006)}}
	\|branch= ]
			\| country = {{Flagu\|Serbia}}
	\|type=
			\| command_structure = ] ]
	\|role=
			\| branch =
	\|size=33,000 professionals, 50,000 reserves
			\| type = ]
	\|garrison= ]
			\| website = https://www.vs.rs/sr_cyr
	\|patron=
			\| role = ]
	\|motto=
			\| size = 13,200 (2021 est.)<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.balkansec.net/post/brojnost-vojski-srbije-hrvatske-bih-crne-gore-i-severne-makedonije-u-2021 \| title=Brojnost vojski Srbije, Hrvatske, BiH, Crne Gore i Severne Makedonije u 2021 \| date=28 December 2021 }}</ref>
	<!-- Commanders -->
			\| garrison = ], Serbia
	\|current_commander= ] Aleksandar Živković
			\| garrison_label = Command HQ
	\|current_commander_label= Commander
			\| nickname =
			\| patron =
			\| motto = ''За слободу и част Oтаџбине''<br />
			(For freedom and honour of the Fatherland)
			\| anniversaries = 16 November
			\| battles = ] <br> ]<br> ] <br> ]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br> ]<br><!-- Commanders -->
			\| commander1 = ] <br>Milosav Simović
			\| commander1_label =
			\| commander2 = ] <br> Mladen Pupovac
			\| commander2_label = Army Sergeant Major
			\| notable_commanders = ] ]<br>Vojvoda ]<br>Vojvoda ]<br>Vojvoda ]<br>Vojvoda ]
			\| identification_symbol = ]
			\| identification_symbol_label = Flag
	}}		}}
			The '''Serbian Army''' ({{langx\|sr\|Копнена војска Србије\|Kopnena vojska Srbije\|lit=Serbian Land Army}}) is the land-based and the largest component of the ]. Its organization, composition, weapons and equipment are adapted to the assigned missions and tasks of the ], primarily for operations on land. It is subordinated to the Serbian ].<ref>https://www.vs.rs/en</ref>

			==History==
	The '''Serbian Army''' ({{lang-sr\|Копнена Војска / ''Kopnena Vojska''}}) is the land-based component of the ]. There are plans to increase the Serbian army's involvement in humanitarian and peacekeeping operations abroad, which would improve its reputation.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://voiceofserbia.org/content/plan-serbian-army-participation-peace-operations-approved\|title=Plan of the Serbian Army participation in peace operations approved\|date=24 December 2012\|publisher=International Radio Serbia\|accessdate=31 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics-article.php?yyyy=2012&mm=12&dd=20&nav_id=83748\|title="Army improves Serbia's global reputation"\|date=20 December 2012\|publisher=B92\|accessdate=31 December 2012}}</ref> The former head of the Serbian army, ], was convicted of war crimes during the wars in the Balkans in the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2011/sep/06/war-crimes-jail-yugoslav-army-chief\|title=War crimes tribunal jails former Yugoslav army chief for 27 years\|date=6 September 2011\|publisher=Guardian\|accessdate=31 December 2012}}</ref>
			{{main\|History of the Serbian Army}}
	]
			Originally established in 1830 as the Army of Principality of Serbia and after Serbia's independence it subsequently grew in size and was renamed the ]. After the World War I it was incorporated into the newly established ] which was in turn transformed into ] of the Yugoslav People's Army after the World War II. The Serbian Army in its current form has been active since 2006 when ] restored its independence.

	==~~Personnel~~==		==Missions==
			The Serbian Army is responsible for defending the ] and territorial integrity of ] from foreign hostiles; participating in ] operations; and providing humanitarian aid and disaster relief.
	The Serbian army (land forces) is the largest component of the ]. Currently there are about 33,000 professional soldiers and 100,000 reservists who were incorporated from the old conscript branches. After the reorganization, the number of professional troops has grown, while the number of conscripts has decreased.

			The Army i.e. infantry battalions of its 2nd, 3rd and 4th brigades are tasked with securing the 384 kilometers long and 5 km wide Ground Safety Zone along the administrative line between ] and ] with over 20 camps and security checkpoints.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.blic.rs/news.php?id=3695\|title=NATO for suspension of security zone in Kosovo\|publisher=Blic Online\|date=January 20, 2009\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216151353/http://www.blic.rs/news.php?id=3695\|archive-date=February 16, 2009}}</ref>
	Serbia abolished ] on January 1, 2011.<ref> - ]</ref>

	A 35-hectare (86-acre) Cepotina military base, has been built near the border with ] and the ], some 5 kilometers southeast of the Serbian city of ]. The ground security zone extends along 384 kilometers of the administration line and covers the area of total 1,920 square kilometers. Units of the Second, Third and Fourth Brigades are placed at more than 20 camps and checkpoints in the zone.<ref></ref>

	==Structure==		==Structure==
	The Serbian Army ~~consist~~ of ~~units~~ of ~~brigades~~ to battalions in ~~size.~~ ~~The~~ ~~four~~ ~~army~~ ~~brigades~~ ~~are~~ ~~larger~~ ~~than~~ a ~~conventional~~ ~~modern ]~~, ~~their~~ ~~size~~ is ~~more~~ ~~akin~~ to a ]. ~~Each~~ ~~brigade~~ ~~consists~~ of ten battalions: one command battalion, an armored battalion, two mechanized battalions, two infantry battalions, one self-propelled artillery battalion, ~~air~~ ~~defense~~ ~~battalion,~~ ~~one~~ ~~logistic~~ ~~and one engineering~~ battalion. ~~The~~ ~~only~~ ~~exception being the 1st brigade~~, ~~which~~ ~~has~~ ~~only~~ one ~~infantry~~ battalion.		The Serbian Army consists of six ]s, six independent ] directly attached to the Army Command, as well as the River Flotilla, the Technical Overhauling Institute and Multinational Operations Training Centre.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The Army {{!}} Serbian Armed Forces \|url=https://www.vs.rs/en/units/serbian-armed-forces/army \|access-date=2022-03-19 \|website=www.vs.rs}}</ref> The four primary army brigades are composed of as many as ten battalions, including: one command battalion, one armored battalion, two mechanized battalions, two infantry battalions, one self-propelled artillery battalion, one self-propelled multiple rocket launcher artillery battalion, one air-defence battalion, one engineer battalion and one logistics battalion.
			]

	The current army chief of staff is ] Milan Mojsilović.

	Formations include:
	]
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	\|caption = <center>'''Serbian military units and bases'''<br>''Source: Jane's World Armies Issue 23 - 2008''<br></center>
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	}}		}}

	*'''Army Command''' ~~(])~~		* ] '''Army Command'''
	**]3rd Military Police Battalion (])		**] 3rd Military Police Battalion (])
	**]5th Military Police Battalion (])		** ] 5th Military Police Battalion (])
	**]246th NBC Battalion (])		** ] 246th ] Battalion (])
	**] 21st Signal Battalion (])		** ] 21st Signal Battalion (Niš)
			** ] Tank Battalion (Niš)

			** Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (Niš)
	*]''']''' (])
			*] ''']'''
	**10th Command Battalion
	**~~11th~~ ~~Infantry~~ Battalion		**10th Command Battalion (])
	**~~12th~~ ~~Self-Propelled Artillery~~ Battalion		**11th Infantry Battalion (])
	**~~13th~~ Self-~~Propelled Missile Launcher~~ Artillery Battalion		**12th Self-propelled Artillery Battalion (])
	**~~14th~~ ~~Air~~ ~~Defense~~ Artillery Battalion		**13th Self-propelled Multiple Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion (])
			**14th Air-defence Artillery Battalion (Pančevo)
	**15th Tank battalion
	**~~16th~~ ~~Mechanized~~ Battalion		**15th Tank Battalion (Sremska Mitrovica)
	**~~17th~~ Mechanized Battalion		**16th Mechanized Battalion (Sremska Mitrovica)
	**~~18th~~ ~~Engineer~~ Battalion		**17th Mechanized Battalion (Bačka Topola)
	**~~19th~~ ~~Logistic~~ Battalion		**18th Engineer Battalion (Novi Sad)
			**19th Logistics Battalion (Novi Sad)

			**111th Infantry Battalion (])
	*]''']''' (])
			*] ''']'''
	**20th Command Battalion
	**~~21st~~ ~~Infantry~~ Battalion		**20th Command Battalion (])
	**~~22nd~~ Infantry Battalion		**21st Infantry Battalion (])
			**22nd Infantry Battalion (])
	**23rd Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion
	**~~24th~~ Self-~~Propelled Missile Launcher~~ Artillery Battalion		**23rd Self-propelled Artillery Battalion (Kraljevo)
	**~~25th~~ ~~Air~~ ~~Defense~~ Artillery Battalion		**24th Self-propelled Multiple Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion (])
	**~~26th~~ ~~Tank~~ Battalion		**25th Air-defence Artillery Battalion (Kraljevo)
	**~~27th~~ ~~Mechanized~~ Battalion		**26th Tank Battalion (Kraljevo)
	**~~28th~~ Mechanized Battalion		**27th Mechanized Battalion (Kraljevo)
	**~~29th~~ ~~Logistic~~ Battalion		**28th Mechanized Battalion (])
	**~~210th~~ ~~Engineer~~ Battalion		**29th Logistics Battalion (Kraljevo)
			**210th Engineer Battalion (Kraljevo)

			**''211th Mountain Battalion (], in process of formation)''<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Formira se brdsko-planinski bataljon u Priboju: Posao za nekoliko stotina mladih vojnika \|url=https://www.b92.net/biz/vesti/srbija/formira-se-brdsko-planinski-bataljon-u-priboju-posao-za-nekoliko-stotina-mladih-vojnika-1728156 \|access-date=2023-03-09 \|website=B92.net \|date=March 9, 2020 \|language=sr-Latn-RS}}</ref>
	*]''']''' (])
			*] ''']'''
	**30th Command Battalion
	**~~31st~~ ~~Infantry~~ Battalion		**30th Command Battalion (Niš)
	**~~32nd~~ Infantry Battalion		**31st Infantry Battalion (])
			**32nd Infantry Battalion (Zaječar)
	**33rd Self-Propelled Howitzer Artillery Battalion
	**~~34th~~ ~~Multiple~~ ~~Rocket~~ ~~Launcher~~ Battalion		**33rd Self-propelled Howitzer Artillery Battalion (Niš)
	**~~35th~~ ~~Air~~ ~~Defense~~ Artillery Battalion		**34th Multiple Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion (Niš)
	**~~36th~~ ~~Tank~~ Battalion		**35th Air-defence Artillery Battalion (Niš)
	**~~37th~~ ~~Mechanized~~ Battalion		**36th Tank Battalion (Niš)
	**~~38th~~ Mechanized Battalion		**37th Mechanized Battalion (])
	**~~39th~~ ~~Logistic~~ Battalion		**38th Mechanized Battalion (Kuršumlija)
	**~~310th~~ ~~Engineer~~ Battalion		**39th Logistics Battalion (Niš)
			**310th Engineer Battalion (])

	*]''']''' ~~(])~~		*] ''']'''
	**40th Command Battalion		**40th Command Battalion (])
	**41st Infantry Battalion		**41st Infantry Battalion (], Army Base "Jug")
	**42nd Infantry Battalion		**42nd Infantry Battalion (Bujanovac, Army Base "Jug")
	**43rd Self-~~Propelled~~ Howitzer Artillery Battalion		**43rd Self-propelled Howitzer Artillery Battalion (Vranje)
	**44th Self-~~Propelled~~ Rocket Launcher Battalion		**44th Self-propelled Multiple Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion (])
	**45th Air ~~Defense~~ Artillery ~~Rocket~~ ~~Battalion~~		**45th Air-defence Artillery Battalion (Vranje)
	**46th Tank Battalion		**46th Tank Battalion (Vranje)
	**47th Mechanized Battalion		**47th Mechanized Battalion (Vranje)
	**48th Mechanized Battalion		**48th Mechanized Battalion (Bujanovac, Army Base "Jug")
	**49th ~~Logistic~~ Battalion		**49th Logistics Battalion (Vranje)
	**410th Engineer Battalion		**410th Engineer Battalion (Vranje)
			]

			]
	*]''']''' (])
			*] ''']'''
	**Command Battalion
	**~~Mixed~~ ~~Missile Artillery~~ Battalion		** Command Battalion (Niš)
	**1st Howitzer-Cannon Artillery Battalion		**1st Howitzer-Cannon Artillery Battalion (Niš)
	**2nd Howitzer-Cannon Artillery Battalion		**2nd Howitzer-Cannon Artillery Battalion (Niš)
	**3rd Cannon Artillery Battalion		**3rd Cannon Artillery Battalion (Niš)
	**4th Cannon Artillery Battalion		**4th Cannon Artillery Battalion (Niš)
	**~~69th~~ ~~Logistics~~ Battalion		**Self-propelled Howitzer-Cannon Artillery Battalion (Niš)
			**Mixed Missile Artillery Battalion (Niš)

			**69th Logistics Battalion (Niš)
	*]''']''' (])
			*] ''']'''
	**Command Company
			**Command Company (Novi Sad)
	**1st River Detachment
	**~~2nd~~ River Detachment		**1st River Detachment (Novi Sad)
			**2nd River Detachment (Belgrade)
	**1st Pontoon Battalion
	**~~2nd~~ Pontoon Battalion		**1st Pontoon Battalion (])
			**2nd Pontoon Battalion (Novi Sad)
	**Logistic Company
			**Logistics Company (Novi Sad)

			*] '''Multinational Operations Training Centre'''
	*]''']''' (])
			*] '''Technical Overhaul Institute "Čačak"'''
	**Command Battalion
	**Logistics Battalion
	**] ]
	**] ]
	**] ]
	**] ]

	==Equipment==		==Equipment==
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			{{Main\|List of equipment of the Serbian Armed Forces}}
	===Armour===
	]		]
			]

			]
	*] main battle tank<ref name="Armaments">{{cite web\|url=http://www.vs.rs/index.php?content=5701ab10-fc9c-102b-9fa8-28e40361dc2e\|title=Army Armaments\|publisher=Serbian Armed Forces}}</ref>,
			]
	*] infantry fighting vehicle<ref name="Armaments"/>
			]
	*] armoured personnel carrier<ref name="Armaments"/>
			]
	*] armoured personnel carrier<ref name="Armaments"/>
			The following equipment is in operational use as of 2023:
	*] armoured scout car<ref name="Armaments"/>
			===Armored vehicles===
	*] armoured version <ref>http://www.vs.rs/index.php?news_article=931b7866-7131-11e2-a05a-00163e135009</ref>
			*] main battle tank – 232 (including 12 ])<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://oklop2.tripod.com/srpskavojska/vs.htm \| title=Oklopne jedinice Vojske Srbije }}</ref>
			*] main battle tank – 30<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nezavisne.com/novosti/ex-yu/Srbija-od-Rusije-dobija-30-tenkova/454261\|title=Srbija od Rusije dobija 30 tenkova\|last=Srna\|date=December 2, 2017\|website=Nezavisne novine\|language=sr\|access-date=8 May 2019}}</ref>
			*] infantry fighting vehicle – 320
			*] armoured personnel carrier – 40 ]<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.balkansec.net/post/vojske-balkana-imaju-9-vrsta-oklopnih-osmoto%C4%8Dka%C5%A1a \| title=Vojske Balkana imaju 9 vrsta oklopnih osmotočkaša \| date=January 27, 2024 }}</ref>
			*] armoured reconnaissance vehicle – 66 (30 ]; 36 BRDM-2)<ref>{{cite news \| url=https://www.slobodnaevropa.org/a/srbija-tenkovi-rusija-donacija/31269345.html \| title=Vojsci Srbije isporučeno 30 tenkova i oklopnih automobila iz ruske donacije \| newspaper=Radio Slobodna Evropa \| date=May 23, 2021 }}</ref><ref name="Armaments">{{cite web\|url=http://www.vs.rs/index.php?content=5701ab10-fc9c-102b-9fa8-28e40361dc2e\|title=Armaments – armaments names in this reference are links with detailed explanation read them to clarify technical and other details\|publisher=Serbian Armed Forces\|access-date=10 April 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007013516/http://www.vs.rs/index.php?content=5701ab10-fc9c-102b-9fa8-28e40361dc2e\|archive-date=2014-10-07\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
			*] armoured reconnaissance vehicle – 20
			*] light armoured vehicle – 43<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rts.rs/page/stories/ci/story/124/drustvo/4645540/stefanovic-kornet-nabavka-oruzje.html\|title = Стефановић о набавци "корнета": Србија сада има убојито оружје}}</ref>
			*] light armoured vehicle – 104<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.balkansec.net/post/vojsci-srbije-isporu%C4%8Deno-66-hamvija \| title=Vojsci Srbije isporučeno 66 Hamvija \| date=July 23, 2023 }}</ref>
			*] light armoured vehicle – 51 (used by military police)<ref name="Armaments"/>

	===Artillery===		===Artillery===
			*] 155 mm self-propelled howitzer – 18<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.rts.rs/page/stories/sr/story/125/drustvo/4645543/stefanovic-kornet-nabavka-oruzje.html \| title=Stefanović o nabavci "korneta": Srbija sada ima ubojito oružje }}</ref>
	]
			*] 122 mm self-propelled howitzer – 72<ref name="Armaments"/>
			*] 152 mm howitzer – 36<ref name="Armaments"/>
			*] 262 mm self-propelled multiple rocket launcher – 4<ref name="Armaments"/>
			*] 128 mm self-propelled multiple rocket launcher – 60<ref name="Armaments"/>
			*] 128 mm self-propelled multiple rocket launcher – 18<ref name="Armaments"/>
			*] 120 mm mortar<ref name="Armaments"/>

			===Anti-armour===
	*] howitzer<ref name="Armaments"/>
	*] ~~field gun~~<ref name="Armaments"/>		*] tank destroyer (armed with ] missile)<ref name="Armaments"/>
			*] anti-tank missile system
	*] howitzer<ref name="Armaments"/>
	*]<ref name="Armaments"/>		*] anti-tank missile system<ref name="Armaments"/>
			*] anti-tank missile system<ref name=":0">{{cite web\|url=http://www.vs.rs/index.php?content=263298ec-032c-102c-8859-e480d5acdc4a\|title=Војска Србије – Наоружање Копнене војске – Противоклопна средства – Противоклопна вођена ракета МАЉУТКА\|access-date=December 23, 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116103442/http://vs.rs/index.php?content=263298ec-032c-102c-8859-e480d5acdc4a\|archive-date=January 16, 2013\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
	*]<ref name="Armaments"/>
	*]<ref name="Armaments"/>		*] anti-tank missile launcher<ref name="Armaments"/>
	*]<ref name="Armaments"/>		*] anti-tank missile launcher<ref name="Armaments"/>

	===Air-defence===		===Air-defence===
	*] guidance with ]<ref name="Armaments"/>
	*]<ref name="Armaments"/>
	*]<ref name="Armaments"/>
	*]<ref name="Armaments"/>
	*]<ref name="Armaments"/>

			*] short-range ] system (armed with ] missiles) – 5 batteries<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://tangosix.rs/2021/28/10/partner-2021-novi-i-unapredjeni-pvo-sistemi/ \| title=[PARTNER 2021] Novi i unapređeni PVO sistemi \| date=October 28, 2021 }}</ref>
	===Small arms===
	*] ~~pistol~~<ref name="Armaments"/>		*] short-range surface-to-air missile system – 1 battery<ref name="Armaments"/>
			*] short-range surface-to-air missile system – 9 batteries<ref name="Armaments"/>
			*] anti-aircraft gun – 72<ref name="Armaments"/>
			*] MANPADS<ref name="Armaments"/>
			*] MANPADS<ref name="Armaments"/>

			===Vessels===
			* ] minesweeper – 4
			* Type 20 ''Biscaya'' class river patrol craft – 3
			* Type 22 ''441'' class landing crafts – 5
			* RPČ 111 patrol vessel – 1
			* River patrol boats – 4
			* Tanker – 1
			* ] vessel – 1
			* Command ship – 1
			* RIB 720 ] – 10

			===Firearms===
			*] pistol<ref name="Armaments"/>
			*] assault rifle
	*] assault rifle<ref name="Armaments"/>		*] assault rifle<ref name="Armaments"/>
	*] assault rifle<ref name="Armaments"/>		*] assault rifle<ref name="Armaments"/>
			*] machine gun<ref name="Armaments"/>
	*] light machine gun<ref name="Armaments"/>		*] light machine gun<ref name="Armaments"/>
	*] ~~sniper~~ rifle<ref name="Armaments"/>		*] anti-material rifle<ref name="Armaments"/>
	*] general purpose machine gun<ref name="Armaments"/>
	*] sniper rifle<ref name="Armaments"/>		*] sniper rifle<ref name="Armaments"/>

	*] anti-material rifle<ref name="Armaments"/>
			== Ranks==
	*] grenade launcher<ref name="Armaments"/>
			{{Main\|Military ranks of Serbia}}
	*] rocket launcher<ref name="Armaments"/>
			===Officers===
	*] rocket launcher<ref name="Armaments"/>
			The rank insignia of ]s.
	*M74/75 mortar<ref name="Armaments"/>
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			{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armed Forces/OF/Blank}}
			{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OF/Serbia}}
			{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armed Forces/OF/Blank}}
			\|}

			===Enlisted===
			The rank insignia of ]s and ].
			{\| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"
			{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OR/Blank}}
			{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OR/Serbia}}
			{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Air Forces/OR/Blank}}
			\|}

			== See also ==
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]

	==References==		==References==
	{{~~Reflist~~}}		{{reflist}}

	==External links==		==External links==
	{{Commons category\|~~Military~~ of Serbia}}		{{Commons category\|Army of Serbia}}
	*		* {{official website\|http://www.vs.rs}}
	*		*

	{{Military of Serbia}}		{{Military of Serbia}}
	{{Armies in Europe}}		{{Armies in Europe}}

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Land warfare branch of the Serbian Armed Forces

Serbian Army
Копнена војска Србије
Emblem of the Serbian Army
Founded	1830 (current form since 2006)
Country	Serbia
Type	Army
Role	Land Warfare
Size	13,200 (2021 est.)
Part of	Serbian Armed Forces
Command HQ	Niš, Serbia
Motto(s)	За слободу и част Oтаџбине (For freedom and honour of the Fatherland)
Anniversaries	16 November
Engagements	Serbian Revolution Serbian-Turkish Wars (1876–1878) Russo-Turkish War Serbo-Bulgarian War Balkan Wars First Balkan War Second Balkan War World War I Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War
Website	https://www.vs.rs/sr_cyr
Commanders
Current commander	Lt. General Milosav Simović
Army Sergeant Major	Warrant officer 1st class Mladen Pupovac
Notable commanders	Vojvoda Radomir Putnik Vojvoda Stepa Stepanović Vojvoda Živojin Mišić Vojvoda Petar Bojović Vojvoda Pavle Jurišić
Insignia
Flag

Military unit

The Serbian Army (Serbian: Копнена војска Србије, romanized: Kopnena vojska Srbije, lit. 'Serbian Land Army') is the land-based and the largest component of the Serbian Armed Forces. Its organization, composition, weapons and equipment are adapted to the assigned missions and tasks of the Serbian Armed Forces, primarily for operations on land. It is subordinated to the Serbian Ministry of Defense.

History

Main article: History of the Serbian Army

Originally established in 1830 as the Army of Principality of Serbia and after Serbia's independence it subsequently grew in size and was renamed the Royal Serbian Army. After the World War I it was incorporated into the newly established Royal Yugoslav Army which was in turn transformed into Yugoslav Ground Forces of the Yugoslav People's Army after the World War II. The Serbian Army in its current form has been active since 2006 when Serbia restored its independence.

Missions

The Serbian Army is responsible for defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Serbia from foreign hostiles; participating in peacekeeping operations; and providing humanitarian aid and disaster relief.

The Army i.e. infantry battalions of its 2nd, 3rd and 4th brigades are tasked with securing the 384 kilometers long and 5 km wide Ground Safety Zone along the administrative line between Serbia and Kosovo with over 20 camps and security checkpoints.

Structure

The Serbian Army consists of six brigades, six independent battalions directly attached to the Army Command, as well as the River Flotilla, the Technical Overhauling Institute and Multinational Operations Training Centre. The four primary army brigades are composed of as many as ten battalions, including: one command battalion, one armored battalion, two mechanized battalions, two infantry battalions, one self-propelled artillery battalion, one self-propelled multiple rocket launcher artillery battalion, one air-defence battalion, one engineer battalion and one logistics battalion.

10th Comm
18th Eng
19th Log

11th Inf
14th A-d Art

12th S-p Art
17th Mech

111st Inf

13th MRL Art
15th Tank
17th Mech

20th Comm
23rd S-p Art
25th A-d Art
26th Tank
27th Mech
29th Log
210th Eng

21st Inf

28th Mech

24th S-p Art

22nd Inf

30th Comm
33rd How Art
34th MRL Art
35th A-d Art
36th Tank
39th Log

31st Inf
32nd Inf

37th Mech
38th Mech

310th Log

40th Comm
43rd How Art
45th A-d Art
46th Tank
47th Mech
49th Log
410th Eng

41st Inf
42nd Inf
48th Mech

44th MRL Art

Comm
1st H-C Art
2nd H-C Art
3rd Can Art
4th Can Art
S-p C&H Art
Mix Miss Art
69th Log

1st Pont

Comm
1st River
2nd River
2nd Pont
Log

5th MP

2nd River

3rd MP
21st Sig
T72 Tank
Arm-Rec

246th NBC

211st Mntclass=notpageimage|

Army Command attached unit

1st Brigade

2nd Brigade

3rd Brigade

4th Brigade

Mixed Artillery Brigade

River Flotilla

Army Command
- 3rd Military Police Battalion (Niš)
- 5th Military Police Battalion (Belgrade)
- 246th NBC Battalion (Kruševac)
- 21st Signal Battalion (Niš)
- T–72M Tank Battalion (Niš)
- Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (Niš)
1st Brigade
- 10th Command Battalion (Novi Sad)
- 11th Infantry Battalion (Pančevo)
- 12th Self-propelled Artillery Battalion (Bačka Topola)
- 13th Self-propelled Multiple Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion (Sremska Mitrovica)
- 14th Air-defence Artillery Battalion (Pančevo)
- 15th Tank Battalion (Sremska Mitrovica)
- 16th Mechanized Battalion (Sremska Mitrovica)
- 17th Mechanized Battalion (Bačka Topola)
- 18th Engineer Battalion (Novi Sad)
- 19th Logistics Battalion (Novi Sad)
- 111th Infantry Battalion (Loznica)
2nd Brigade
- 20th Command Battalion (Kraljevo)
- 21st Infantry Battalion (Raška)
- 22nd Infantry Battalion (Požega)
- 23rd Self-propelled Artillery Battalion (Kraljevo)
- 24th Self-propelled Multiple Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion (Valjevo)
- 25th Air-defence Artillery Battalion (Kraljevo)
- 26th Tank Battalion (Kraljevo)
- 27th Mechanized Battalion (Kraljevo)
- 28th Mechanized Battalion (Novi Pazar)
- 29th Logistics Battalion (Kraljevo)
- 210th Engineer Battalion (Kraljevo)
- 211th Mountain Battalion (Priboj, in process of formation)
3rd Brigade
- 30th Command Battalion (Niš)
- 31st Infantry Battalion (Zaječar)
- 32nd Infantry Battalion (Zaječar)
- 33rd Self-propelled Howitzer Artillery Battalion (Niš)
- 34th Multiple Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion (Niš)
- 35th Air-defence Artillery Battalion (Niš)
- 36th Tank Battalion (Niš)
- 37th Mechanized Battalion (Kuršumlija)
- 38th Mechanized Battalion (Kuršumlija)
- 39th Logistics Battalion (Niš)
- 310th Engineer Battalion (Prokuplje)
4th Brigade
- 40th Command Battalion (Vranje)
- 41st Infantry Battalion (Bujanovac, Army Base "Jug")
- 42nd Infantry Battalion (Bujanovac, Army Base "Jug")
- 43rd Self-propelled Howitzer Artillery Battalion (Vranje)
- 44th Self-propelled Multiple Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion (Leskovac)
- 45th Air-defence Artillery Battalion (Vranje)
- 46th Tank Battalion (Vranje)
- 47th Mechanized Battalion (Vranje)
- 48th Mechanized Battalion (Bujanovac, Army Base "Jug")
- 49th Logistics Battalion (Vranje)
- 410th Engineer Battalion (Vranje)

Serbian Army soldiers during 2018 *Slavic Brotherhood* exercise at the Russian Army Rayevsky Training Center in Russia

Mixed Artillery Brigade
- Command Battalion (Niš)
- 1st Howitzer-Cannon Artillery Battalion (Niš)
- 2nd Howitzer-Cannon Artillery Battalion (Niš)
- 3rd Cannon Artillery Battalion (Niš)
- 4th Cannon Artillery Battalion (Niš)
- Self-propelled Howitzer-Cannon Artillery Battalion (Niš)
- Mixed Missile Artillery Battalion (Niš)
- 69th Logistics Battalion (Niš)
River Flotilla
- Command Company (Novi Sad)
- 1st River Detachment (Novi Sad)
- 2nd River Detachment (Belgrade)
- 1st Pontoon Battalion (Šabac)
- 2nd Pontoon Battalion (Novi Sad)
- Logistics Company (Novi Sad)
Multinational Operations Training Centre
Technical Overhaul Institute "Čačak"

Equipment

Main article: List of equipment of the Serbian Armed Forces

The following equipment is in operational use as of 2023:

Armored vehicles

M-84 main battle tank – 232 (including 12 M-84AS1)
T-72B1MS main battle tank – 30
BVP M-80 infantry fighting vehicle – 320
Lazar armoured personnel carrier – 40 Lazar 3
BRDM-2 armoured reconnaissance vehicle – 66 (30 BRDM-2MS; 36 BRDM-2)
BOV KIV armoured reconnaissance vehicle – 20
Miloš light armoured vehicle – 43
Humvee light armoured vehicle – 104
BOV M-86 light armoured vehicle – 51 (used by military police)

Artillery

Nora B-52 155 mm self-propelled howitzer – 18
2S1 Gvozdika 122 mm self-propelled howitzer – 72
Nora M-84 152 mm howitzer – 36
M-87 Orkan 262 mm self-propelled multiple rocket launcher – 4
M-77 Oganj 128 mm self-propelled multiple rocket launcher – 60
M-94 Plamen-S 128 mm self-propelled multiple rocket launcher – 18
M74/M75 120 mm mortar

Anti-armour

BOV Polo M-83 tank destroyer (armed with 9M14T Malyutka missile)
9M133 Kornet anti-tank missile system
9K111 Fagot anti-tank missile system
9M14 Malyutka anti-tank missile system
M80 Zolja anti-tank missile launcher
M79 Osa anti-tank missile launcher

Air-defence

PASARS-16 short-range surface-to-air missile system (armed with Mistral missiles) – 5 batteries
9K35 Strela-10 short-range surface-to-air missile system – 1 battery
9K31 Strela-1 short-range surface-to-air missile system – 9 batteries
Bofors L/70 anti-aircraft gun – 72
9K34 Strela-3 MANPADS
9K32 Strela-2 MANPADS

Vessels

Neštin class minesweeper – 4
Type 20 Biscaya class river patrol craft – 3
Type 22 441 class landing crafts – 5
RPČ 111 patrol vessel – 1
River patrol boats – 4
Tanker – 1
Degaussing vessel – 1
Command ship – 1
RIB 720 rigid inflatable boat – 10

Firearms

Zastava CZ99 pistol
Zastava M19 assault rifle
Zastava M21 assault rifle
Zastava M70 assault rifle
Zastava M84 machine gun
Zastava M72 light machine gun
Zastava M93 anti-material rifle
Zastava M91 sniper rifle

Ranks

Main article: Military ranks of Serbia

Officers

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers			Junior officers
Serbian Army v t e
Serbian Army v t e		Генерал General	Генерал-потпуковник General-potpukovnik	Генерал-мајор General-major	Бригадни генерал Brigadni general	Пуковник Pukovnik	Потпуковник Potpukovnik	Мајор Major	Капетан прве класе Kapetan prve klase	Капетан Kapetan	Поручник Poručnik	Потпоручник Potporučnik
Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers			Junior officers

Enlisted

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group	Senior NCOs					Junior NCOs		Enlisted
Serbian Army v t e
Serbian Army v t e	Заставник I класе Zastavnik I klase	Заставник Zastavnik	Старији Водник I класе Stariji Vodnik I klase	Старији Водник Stariji Vodnik	Водник Vodnik	Млађи водник Mlađi vodnik	Десетар Desetar	Разводник Razvodnik	Војник Vojnik
Rank group	Senior NCOs					Junior NCOs		Enlisted

References

"Brojnost vojski Srbije, Hrvatske, BiH, Crne Gore i Severne Makedonije u 2021". December 28, 2021.
https://www.vs.rs/en
"NATO for suspension of security zone in Kosovo". Blic Online. January 20, 2009. Archived from the original on February 16, 2009.
"The Army | Serbian Armed Forces". www.vs.rs. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
"Formira se brdsko-planinski bataljon u Priboju: Posao za nekoliko stotina mladih vojnika". B92.net (in Serbian). March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
"Oklopne jedinice Vojske Srbije".
Srna (December 2, 2017). "Srbija od Rusije dobija 30 tenkova". Nezavisne novine (in Serbian). Retrieved May 8, 2019.
"Vojske Balkana imaju 9 vrsta oklopnih osmotočkaša". January 27, 2024.
"Vojsci Srbije isporučeno 30 tenkova i oklopnih automobila iz ruske donacije". Radio Slobodna Evropa. May 23, 2021.
^ "Armaments – armaments names in this reference are links with detailed explanation read them to clarify technical and other details". Serbian Armed Forces. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
"Стефановић о набавци "корнета": Србија сада има убојито оружје".
"Vojsci Srbije isporučeno 66 Hamvija". July 23, 2023.
"Stefanović o nabavci "korneta": Srbija sada ima ubojito oružje".
"Војска Србије – Наоружање Копнене војске – Противоклопна средства – Противоклопна вођена ракета МАЉУТКА". Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
"[PARTNER 2021] Novi i unapređeni PVO sistemi". October 28, 2021.
^ "ЧИНОВИ У ВОЈСЦИ СРБИЈЕ". vs.rs (in Serbian). Serbian Armed Forces. Retrieved June 7, 2021.

External links

v t e Serbian Armed Forces
Commanders Commander-in-chief Minister of Defence Chief of the General Staff Commands Army Command Air Force and Air Defence Command Training Command
See also Military history of Serbia

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Commanders: Commander-in-chief; Minister of Defence; Chief of the General Staff

Commands: Army Command; Air Force and Air Defence Command; Training Command

See also: Military history of Serbia

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