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Army of the Republic of Macedonia Армија на Република Македонија
Emblem of the Army of the Republic of Macedonia.
Headquarters	Skopje
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief	President Gjorgje Ivanov
Manpower
Conscription	8 or 11 months
Fit for military service	410,000 (2008 est.), age 15–49
Reaching military age annually	16,686 (2008 est.)
Active personnel	13,000
Reserve personnel	60,000
Expenditures
Budget	€ 350 million (08)
Percent of GDP	2.8% (2008 est.)
Industry
Foreign suppliers	Russia,  United States Turkey Ukraine
Related articles
History	Military history of Macedonia
Ranks	Military ranks of Macedonia

The Army of the Republic of Macedonia (Macedonian: Армија на Република Македонија, Armija na Republika Makedonija listen (help·info) is the name of the unified armed forces of the Republic of Macedonia. The Macedonian military is a defence force consisting of an army (Армија, Armija); an air force (Воено Воздухопловство, Voeno vozduhoplovstvo); and a professional military unit, the Macedonian Special Forces (Волци, Volci). The national defence policy aims to guarantee: the preservation of the independence and sovereignty of the republic; the integrity of its land area, territorial waters and airspace; and to defend the country's constitution. Its main interests remain the development and maintenance of a credible capability to defend the nation's vital interests and development of the Macedonia Army in such a way that ensures their interoperability with the armed forces of NATO and the European Union member states and their capability to participate in the full range of Alliance missions.^[1]

Contents 1 Organization 1.1 Land Force 1.2 Air Force 1.3 Special Forces Command 1.4 Training Command 1.5 Logistics Command 1.6 Other commands 2 Equipment 2.1 Armor 2.1.1 Armoured cars 2.1.2 Armoured personnel carriers 2.1.3 Infantry fighting vehicles 2.1.4 Tanks 2.2 Logistics 2.3 Artillery 2.4 Army air defense 2.5 Small arms 3 Recruitment 4 See also 5 References and links 6 References

Organization

The primary arm of the military in RM is the Army (ARM). The ARM is commanded by the Minister of Defense through the Chief of the General Staff (CGS) of the ARM. Two Deputy CGS positions include the Deputy CGS for planning, operations and readiness, under whom operates the General Staff of the ARM, and the Deputy CGS for civil-military cooperation.

Land Force

The army is the main arm of the Macedonian ground forces. It plays the key role in securing the safety and unity of the territory of the Macedonian republic. The army is divided into the rapid reaction forces, strategic reserve forces and support forces. The rapid reaction forces represent the main active combat capability of the military and consist of the 1st Brigade, 2nd Brigade and the Armour Battalion. The strategic reserve forces provide reserve brigades that can be called up in times of emergency. The 3rd Brigade and 4th Brigade are considered priority reserve units, while a further six units, numbered five through ten, also are maintained. The support forces include a number of units to support the rapid reaction and reserve forces in operation.

Army of Macedonia

Branches

Macedonian Air Force

Macedonian Ground Force

Strategic Reserve Forces

Timeline

History Wars | 2001 Macedonia conflict

Personnel

Notable officers | Senior officers Rank insignia Awards | Flags Oaths

Equipment

Equipment of the Army of Macedonia

Air Force

The Macedonian Air Force is the main arm of the Macedonian aviation forces. It has an important role in enhancing flight safety of the Macedonian airspace. One of the main goals of the air force is to build up an air surveillance system, which will be the cornerstone of the air traffic safety and airspace control. The air component is made up by the Aviation Force and the Air Defense Forces.

The Aviation Force is located in Petrovec (near Skopje) and has a combat squadron of Mi-24 attack helicopters, a transport squadron and an Air Defense Battalion along with the Securing and Logistics Support Company.

Special Forces Command

Special Forces Command controls operations of Ranger Battalion, as well as the Special Force Battalions – Wolves.

Training Command

Training Command consists of the educational centers in RM, and is responsible for ensuring training and readiness standards, in particular for meeting NATO requirements.

Logistics Command

Formed in 2001, the Logistics Command oversees all combat service support operations, and controls the Land Forces Logistic Base, the Military Hospital, and the Facility for Building and Maintenance.

Other commands

Other commands under the CGS include an electronic warfare unit, the Honor Guard Unit, and an engineer regiment and signal regiment.

Equipment

Armor

Armoured cars

• BRDM-2 armoured amphibious scout car - 10^[2]

Armoured personnel carriers

• HMMWV - 56^[2]
• BTR-70 armoured personnel carrier - 58^[2]
• BTR-80 armoured personnel carrier - 12^[2]
• M113A2 armoured personnel carrier - 28^[2]
• TM-170 Hermelin armoured personnel carrier - 85^[2]
• Leonidas 1 armoured personnel carrier - 9
• MT-LB armoured personnel carrier - 10^[2]

Infantry fighting vehicles

• BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle - 10^[2]

Tanks

• T-55 main battle tank - 122 (all decommisioned)
• T-72A main battle tank - 31^[2]

Logistics

• M35/44 truck - 50^[2]
• Iveco - 44^[2]
• TAM-110 - 55
• TAM-150 - 25

Artillery

• Multiple Rocket Launcher Systems
  • M-63 "Plamen" 128 mm  Yugoslavia - 15
  • BM-21 Grad 122 mm  Soviet Union - 6
• Guns & howitzers
  • M101 105 mm - 18
  • M-30 122 mm - 56
• Mortars
  • M-74 120 mm - 40

Army air defense

• SAMs
  • SA-7 Grail  Soviet Union - 200^[3]
  • SA-13 Gopher  Soviet Union - 21^[3]
  • SA-18 Grouse  Soviet Union - 30^[3]

Small arms

• Submachine guns
  • Heckler & Koch MP5  Germany - 500
• Assault Rifles
  • M4  United States - M4s sold by the USA as a 2008 Foreign Military Sales package.
  • Zastava M21  Serbia - 1,000
  • M60  Yugoslavia
  • Zastava M70  Yugoslavia
• Sniper Rifles
  • Zastava M93  Serbia - 500
• Machine Guns
  • Zastava M84  Yugoslavia - 10,000
  • NSV  Soviet Union
• Rocket Launchers
  • M80 Zolja  Serbia /  Macedonia /  Yugoslavia - 400+
  • M79 Osa  Yugoslavia /  Serbia - 300+
  • M90 Stršljen  Serbia /  Macedonia - 60+
  • M57  Yugoslavia - 850+(in reserve)

Recruitment

The Republic of Macedonia abolished the compulsory military service as of October 2006. The Macedonian Army is the first in the region to consist fully of professional soldiers.[1]

See also

• Military history of the Republic of Macedonia

References and links

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the CIA World Factbook document "2003 edition".

• Ministry of Defense official site
• VV i PVO ARM (Air Force and Air Defence of the Army of the Republic of Macedonia)

References

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