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{{Short description|Combined military forces of Serbia}}
{{Infobox national military
| country = [[Serbia]]
| name = Serbian Armed Forces
| native_name = Bojcка Србије
| image = [[File:Grb 1.svg|150px]]
| caption = Emblem of the Serbian Armed Forces
| founded = {{Start date and age|1830|5|6|df=y}}
| current_form = 8 June 2006<ref>{{cite web|title=Istorijat Vojske Srbije|url=https://www.vs.rs/sr_lat/istorijat-vojske-srbije|work=Vojska Srbije|access-date=27 June 2023}}</ref>
| branches = {{tree list}} 
* {{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Serbian_Land_Forces.svg|size=23px}} [[Serbian Army|Army]]
* {{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Serbian_Air_Force.svg |size=23px}} [[Serbian Air Force and Air Defence|Air Force and Air Defence]]
{{tree list/end}}
| headquarters = [[Belgrade]], Serbia
<!-- Leadership -->| commander-in-chief = [[President of Serbia|President]] [[Aleksandar Vučić]]
| commander-in-chief_title = [[Commander-in-chief]]
| minister = [[Bratislav Gašić]]
| minister_title = [[Ministry of Defence (Serbia)|Minister of Defence]]
| commander = [[General]] [[Milan Mojsilović]]
| commander_title = [[Chief of the Serbian General Staff|Chief of the General Staff]]
<!-- Manpower -->| age = 18 years of age
| conscription = No  
| active = 22,500<ref name="auto">{{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>
| ranked = 
| reserve = 2,000 (''active reserve'')<ref name="novosti">{{cite web|url=http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/naslovna/drustvo/aktuelno.290.html:425637-Iz-stroja-pravo-na-posao|title=Iz stroja pravo na posao|language=sr|publisher=Večernje novosti|date=22 March 2013|access-date=24 May 2014}}</ref><br />
600,000 (''passive reserve'')
| deployed = 336<ref name="Mod">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mod.gov.rs/sadrzaj.php?id_sadrzaja=4366|title=Министарство одбране Републике Србије - Актуелне мултинационалне операције}}</ref>
<!-- Financial -->| amount = [[USD|$]]2.7 billion {{small|(2026)}}<ref>https://tangosix.rs/2025/17/11/vojni-budzet-srbije-za-2026-godinu-170-miliona-evra-vise-nego-prosle-godine-rafali-najveca-pojedinacna-stavka/</ref>
| percent_GDP = 2.5% {{small|(2026)}}
<!-- Industrial -->| domestic_suppliers = [[Yugoimport SDPR]] (armored vehicles and artillery systems)<br />[[Zastava Arms]] (firearms)<br />[[Sloboda (defense company)|Sloboda]] (large-caliber ammunition)<br />[[Krušik (company)|Krušik]] (large-caliber ammunition)<br />[[Prvi Partizan]] (small-caliber ammunition)<br />[[Milan Blagojević - Namenska|Milan Blagojević]] (gunpowder)<br />[[Utva Aviation Industry|Utva]] (trainer aircraft and drones)<br />[[Fabrika automobila Priboj|FAP]] (light utility vehicles)<br />[[Zastava TERVO|Zastava Tervo]] (light utility vehicles)<br />Yumco (combat uniforms, helmets, and ballistic vests)
| foreign_suppliers = {{flag|France}}<br/>{{flag|China}}<br />{{flag|Israel}}<br />{{flag|Russia}}<br />{{flag|Germany}}
| imports = 
| exports = $1.6 billion {{small|(2023)}}<ref> https://n1info.rs/english/news/serbia-s-weapons-exports-to-exceed-1-6-bn/</ref>
<!-- Related aricles -->| history = [[History of the Serbian Army]]<br />[[History of the Serbian Air Force]]
| ranks = [[Military ranks of Serbia]]
}}
The '''Serbian Armed Forces''' ({{langx|sr|Војска Србије|Vojska Srbije}}) is the [[military]] of [[Serbia]].

The [[President of Serbia|President of the Republic]] acts as [[commander-in-chief]] of the armed forces, while administration and defence policy is carried out by the [[Government of Serbia|Government]] through the [[Ministry of Defence (Serbia)|Ministry of Defence]]. The highest operational authority, in-charge of the deployment and preparation of the armed forces in peace and war, is the [[Serbian General Staff|General Staff]].

[[Military service]] is voluntary, though [[conscription]] may occur in wartime.

The Serbian Armed Forces consists of two branches: [[Serbian Army]] and [[Serbian Air Force and Air Defence]].

==History==
{{Main|Military history of Serbia}}
{{Main|History of the Serbian Army}}
{{Main|History of the Serbian Air Force}}

Serbia has a long military tradition dating to early medieval period. The modern Serbian military dates back to the [[Serbian revolution|Serbian Revolution]] which started in 1804 with the [[First Serbian Uprising]] against [[Ottoman Serbia|the Ottoman occupation of Serbia]]. The victories in the battles of [[Battle of Ivankovac|Ivankovac]] (1805), [[Battle of Mišar|Mišar]] (August 1806), [[Battle of Deligrad|Deligrad]] (December 1806) and [[Siege of Belgrade (1806)|Belgrade]] (November–December 1806), led to the establishment of the [[Principality of Serbia]] in 1817. The subsequent [[Second Serbian Uprising]] of 1815–1817 led to full independence and recognition of the [[Kingdom of Serbia]] and weakened the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] dominance in the [[Balkans]]. In November 1885 the [[Serbo-Bulgarian War]] occurred following [[Bulgarian unification]] and resulted in a Bulgarian victory. In 1912 the [[First Balkan War]] (1912–1913) erupted between the [[Ottoman Empire]] and the [[Balkan League]] (Serbia, Greece, Montenegro and Bulgaria). Balkan League victories in the [[Battle of Kumanovo]] (October 1912), the [[Battle of Prilep]] (November 1912), the [[Battle of Monastir]] (November 1912), the [[Battle of Adrianople (1913)|Battle of Adrianople]] (November 1912 to March 1913), and the [[Siege of Scutari (1912–13)|Siege of Scutari]] (October 1912 to April 1913) resulted in the defeat of the Ottoman Empire, which lost most of its remaining Balkan territories per the [[Treaty of London (1913)|Treaty of London]] (May 1913). Shortly after, the [[Second Balkan War]] (June to August, 1913) broke out when Bulgaria, dissatisfied with the division of territory, declared war against its former allies, Serbia and Greece. Following a string of defeats, Bulgaria requested an [[armistice]] and signed the 1913 [[Treaty of Bucharest (1913)|Treaty of Bucharest]], formally ending the war.
[[File:Serbian_military_camp.jpg|thumb|left|280px|Camp of the [[Armed Forces of the Principality of Serbia]] during [[Serbian–Ottoman Wars (1876–1878)|Serbian–Ottoman Wars]], 1876]]
Serbia's independence and growing influence threatened neighboring [[Austria-Hungary]] which led to the [[Bosnian crisis]] of 1908–09. Consequently, from 1901, all Serbian males between the ages of 21 and 46 became liable for general mobilization.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWserbiaA.htm|title= Serbian Army in WWI|url-status= usurped|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090323232910/http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWserbiaA.htm|archive-date= 2009-03-23}}</ref> Following the [[assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria]] in June 1914, Austria-Hungary implicated Serbians and [[Serbian Campaign (World War I)|declared war]] on Serbia (July 1914), which marked the beginning of the [[World War I|First World War]] of 1914–1918. Serbian forces repelled three consecutive invasions by Austria in 1914, securing the first major victories of the war for the [[Allies of World War I|Allies]], but were eventually overwhelmed by the combined forces of the [[Central Powers]] (October–November 1915) and forced to [[Serbian army's retreat through Albania|retreat]] through [[Albania]] (1915–1916) to the [[Greece|Greek]] island of [[Corfu]] (1915–1916).

Serbian military activity after World War I took place in the context of [[Yugoslav Army (disambiguation)|various Yugoslav armies]] until the [[break-up of Yugoslavia]] in the 1990s and the restoration of Serbia as an [[Republic of Serbia|independent state]] in 2006.

==Organization==
The Serbian Armed Forces are commanded by the [[Serbian General Staff|General Staff]] corp of senior [[Military officer|officers]]. The general staff is led by the [[Chief of the General Staff (Serbia)|Chief of the General Staff]]. The [[President of Serbia|President of the Republic]] who is the [[Commander-in-Chief]] appoints the Chief of the General Staff on the suggestion of the Minister of Defence.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.paragraf.rs/propisi/zakon_o_vojsci_srbije.html | title=Law on the Serbian Army }}</ref> The current Chief of the General Staff is [[General]] Milan Mojsilović.

[[File:VSOrganziation.png|center|thumb|800x800px|Organization of the Serbian Armed Forces]]

===Service branches===
The armed forces consist of the following service branches:
*[[File:Kov vs.PNG|29x29px]] [[Serbian Army]] 
*[[File:Serbian Air Force and Air Defence coat of arms.svg|33x33px]] [[Serbian Air Force and Air Defence]]

====Serbian Army====
{{Main|Serbian Army}}
The Serbian Army (''Kopnena vojska Srbije'' - ''KoV'') is the land-based and the largest component of the armed forces consisting of: infantry, armoured, artillery, engineering units as well as [[Serbian River Flotilla|River Flotilla]]. It is responsible for defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Serbia; participating in peacekeeping operations; and providing humanitarian aid and disaster relief.

====Serbian Air Force and Air Defence====
{{Main|Serbian Air Force and Air Defence}}
The Serbian Air Force and Air Defence (''Ratno vazduhoplovstvo i protivvazduhoplovna odbrana Vojske Srbije'' - ''RViPVO'') is the aviation and anti-aircraft defence based component of the armed forces consisting of: aviation, anti-aircraft, surveillance and reconnaissance units. Its mission is to guard and protect the sovereignty of Serbian airspace, and jointly with the Army, to protect territorial integrity.

===Command structure===
Command structure of the Serbian Armed Forces is centered around General Staff as the highest [[Staff (military)|command authority]], and three separate commands: one for each of the branches (Army Command and Air Force and Air Defence Command) and one responsible for training (Training Command).

====General Staff====
{{Main|Serbian General Staff}}
The Serbian General Staff (''Generalštab Vojske Srbije'') makes strategic and tactical preparations and procedures for use during peacetime and war. Special forces ([[63rd Parachute Brigade]] and [[72nd Brigade for Special Operations]]) are under direct command of the Chief of the General Staff. Organizational units of the Armed Forces subordinated to the General Staff are: [[Guard of the Serbian Armed Forces|Guard]], [[Signal Brigade (Serbia)|Signal Brigade]], [[Central Logistics Base]], [[224th Center for Electronic Action]], [[Technical Testing Center]], [[Peacekeeping Operations Center]], as well as the Directorate of Military Police (which includes [[Criminal Investigative Group]] and [[Cobras (Serbia)|Detachment of the Military Police for Special Operations "Cobras"]]).<ref name="Org">{{cite web|url=http://www.vs.rs/index.php?content=fb683d10-7cf9-102d-8874-00215e73a110|title=Generalštab Vojske Srbije|publisher=www.vs.rs|language=Serbian}}</ref>

====Army Command====
Army Command (''Komanda Kopnene vojske'') is responsible for unitary, administrative and operational control of the Army. Army Command headquarters is in [[Niš]].

====Air Force and Air Defence Command====
Air Force and Air Defence Command (''Komanda Ratnog vazduhoplovstva i protivvazduhoplovne odbrane'') is responsible for unitary, administrative and operational control of the Air Force and Air Defence. Its headquarters is in [[Zemun]].

====Training Command====
The [[Training Command (Serbia)|Training Command]] (''Komanda za obuku'') is responsible for providing basic and  specialist training for soldiers, non-commissioned officers and officers of Serbian Armed Forces as well the members of foreign armies. It also serves the role of maintaining the reserve regional brigade structure of the Serbian Armed Forces.

==Personnel==
[[File:Serbian infantrymen 2.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Serbian Army infantrymen during 2020 ''Sadejstvo'' exercise]]
The Serbian Armed Forces are composed entirely of professionals and volunteers following the suspension of [[Conscription|mandatory military service]] in 2011.

===Active personnel===
There are 22,500 active members: 4,200 officers, 6,500 non-commissioned officers, 8,200 [[Active duty|active-duty]] soldiers and 3,500 civilians in [[Volunteer military|volunteer military service]].<ref name="auto"/> It breaks down as follows:
* '''General Staff''' (including attached units: special forces brigades, Guard, Signal Brigade, logistics, etc.): 4,300
* '''Army Command''': 13,200
* '''Air Force and Air Defence Command''': 3,000
* '''Training Command''': 2,300

===Reserve force===
The [[Military reserve force|reserve force]] is composed of an active reserve and passive (i.e. war-time) reserve. The '''active reserve''' forces have 2,000 members and they are generally required to perform  45 days of military service per year.<ref name="novosti"/> They are assigned to one of four reserve territorial brigades (Banat Brigade, Belgrade Brigade, Timok Brigade, and Rasina Brigade), each having active HQ, command company and logistics company predicted for rapid deployment in case of war. The '''passive reserve''' totals about 600,000 citizens with past military training or experience and is activated only in the events of war.<ref name="novosti"/>

==Equipment==
{{Main|List of equipment of the Serbian Armed Forces}}
The Serbian Armed Forces has a wide variety of equipment, mix of older [[Yugoslavia|Yugoslav]] and [[Soviet]] products (dating back to the 1980s, modernized or being in the process of modernization) and new equipment, either domestically-produced from Serbian defence contractors or acquired from foreign producers (main suppliers being [[France]], [[China]], [[Israel]], [[Russia]], and to a lesser extent [[Germany]]).

Inventory of Serbian Army includes: 242 tanks (30 Russian-made [[T-72|T-72 B1MS]] and 212 Yugoslav-made [[M-84]]), 96 self-propelled howitzers (24 domestically-produced [[Nora B-52]] and 72 Soviet-made [[Gvozdika]]), Israeli-made [[PULS (multiple rocket launcher)|PULS]] multiple rocket launcher systems (armed with [[Predator Hawk]] tactical ballistic missiles and [[EXTRA artillery rocket system|EXTRA]] artillery rockets) and 60 Yugoslav-made [[M-77 Oganj]] multiple rocket launcher systems, 320 Yugoslav-made [[BVP M-80]] infantry fighting vehicles, 80 domestically-produced [[Lazar 3|Lazar]] armoured personnel carriers, 108 Russian [[BTR-80]] amphibious armoured personnel carriers, some 130 domestically-produced MRAPs ([[Zastava M20 MRAP|M20]] and [[BOV M16 Miloš|Miloš]]) as well as around 30 pieces of domestically-produced [[PASARS-16]] short-range air-defence missile system (armed with French [[Mistral (missile)|Mistral 3]] missiles).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tangosix.rs/2021/22/10/partner-2021-sve-o-oklopnim-premijerama-modernizacijama-i-modifikacijama/ | title=&#91;PARTNER 2021&#93; Sve o oklopnim premijerama, modernizacijama i modifikacijama | date=22 October 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://tangosix.rs/2019/16/07/vucic-kupili-smo-18-sistema-mistral-sa-50-raketa/ | title=Vučić: Kupili smo 18 sistema Mistral sa 50 raketa | date=16 July 2019 }}</ref>

Serbian Air Force and Air Defense has in operational use the following equipment: 13 Soviet-made [[Mikoyan MiG-29|MiG-29]] fighter aircraft (10 of which are modernized to SM standard and armed with [[R-77]] missiles),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tangosix.rs/2022/27/04/srpski-mig-ovi-29-mogu-biti-naoruzani-raketama-vazduh-vazduh-r-77/ | title=Srpski MiG-ovi 29 biće naoružani raketama vazduh-vazduh R-77 | date=27 April 2022 }}</ref> 13 Yugoslav-made [[Soko J-22 Orao|J-22]] attack aircraft, 2 Spanish [[EADS CASA C-295|C-295]] transport aircraft,<ref>{{Cite web |title=RTS :: Društvo :: Vojsci Srbije isporučen i drugi transporter, zamena za čuveni sovjetski "Antonov-26" |url=https://www.rts.rs/lat/vesti/drustvo/5310287/vojska-srbije-nabavka-transporteri-.html |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=www.rts.rs}}</ref> 15 Russian [[Mil Mi-35|Mi-35]] attack helicopter (armed with [[9M120 Ataka|Ataka]] missiles),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vojinovic |first=Petar |date=2023-11-23 |title=[POSLEDNJA VEST] Na Batajnici prikazani helikopteri Mi-35P nabavljeni sa Kipra, kupljena 22 Talesova radara, najavljena kupovina još Erbasovih helikoptera |url=https://tangosix.rs/2023/23/11/poslednja-vest-na-batajnici-prikazani-helikopteri-mi-35p-nabavljeni-sa-kipra-kupljena-22-talesova-radara-najavljena-kupovina-jos-erbasovih-helikoptera/ |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=Tango Six |language=sr-RS}}</ref> 15 German [[Eurocopter EC145|H145M]] utility helicopters (of which ten are armed with HForce weapon system), 5 Russian [[Mil Mi-17|Mi-17]] utility helicopters, Israeli [[Elbit Hermes 900|Hermes 900]] and Chinese CH-95 and [[CASC Rainbow|CH-92]] combat drones, Chinese [[HQ-22]] and [[HQ-17]] medium- and short-range air-defence missile systems (4 and 2 batteries respectively),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tangosix.rs/2022/02/05/ekskluzivno-prvi-detalji-i-opis-karakteristika-prisli-smo-vecini-vozila-u-sastavu-jedne-baterije-pvo-sistema-fk-3/ | title=&#91;EKSKLUZIVNO&#93; Prvi detalji i opis karakteristika: Prišli smo većini vozila u sastavu jedne baterije PVO sistema FK-3 | date=2 May 2022 }}</ref> as well as one battery of Russian [[Pantsir missile system|Pantsir]] short-range air-defence missile system  (2 more on order but delivery postponed due to sanctions on Russia).

In last several years Serbia has embarked on ambitious program of equipment modernization and acquisition. Whenever possible, the Serbian Ministry of Defence favors products that are manufactured in Serbia such as: [[Lazar 3|Lazar 3M]] infantry fighting vehicles, [[Lazar 3]] armoured personnel carriers, [[Zastava M20 MRAP|M20]] and [[BOV M16 Miloš|Miloš]] MRAPs, [[Nora B-52]] self-propelled howitzers, [[ALAS (missile)|ALAS]] guided missiles, [[Utva Lasta|Lasta 95]] training aircraft, [[Pegaz]] combat drones, [[Gavran 145]] and [[Osica (drone)|Osica]] loitering munitions, [[Vrabac (drone)|Vrabac]] reconnaissance drones, and [[Zastava M19]] assault rifles. Largest procurement of foreign equipment included: Chinese [[HQ-22]] and [[HQ-17]] air-defence missile systems; Israeli [[PULS (multiple rocket launcher)|PULS]] multiple rocket launcher systems; Airbus [[Eurocopter EC145|H145M]] utility helicopters; Russian [[Mil Mi-35|Mi-35]] attack helicopters; as well as various missile and radar acquisitions (Israeli [[Predator Hawk]] tactical ballistic missiles and [[EXTRA artillery rocket system|EXTRA]] artillery rockets for PULS multiple rocket launcher systems; French surface-to-air [[Mistral (missile)|Mistral]] missiles for PASARS-16 short-range air-defence missile system; Russian [[R-77]] air-to-air missiles for MiG-29 fighter aircraft, [[9M120 Ataka|Ataka]] air-to-surface missiles for Mi-35 attack helicopters, and [[9M133 Kornet|Kornet]] man-portable anti-tank guided missiles; as well as French [[Ground Master 400|Ground Master 400α]] and [[Ground Master 200]] long- and medium-range radar systems), and drones (Israeli [[Elbit Hermes 900|Hermes 900]] and Chinese CH-95 and [[CASC Rainbow#CH-92|CH-92]] combat drones; Israeli SkyStriker loitering munition as well as gamma of Emirati loitering munition - Shadow 25, Shadow 50, and SM2). Also, various Russian electronic warfare systems were acquired: [[Krasukha]], Moskva-1, and [[Repellent-1]].

Significant acquisitions of military equipment are also planned in the near future. Purchase of 12 new French [[Dassault Rafale|Rafale]] multirole fighter aircraft was announced in 2024 with the aim of replacing MiG-29 which will be in service until the end of the 2020s.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tangosix.rs/2022/09/04/vucic-srbija-pregovara-o-kupovini-dve-eskadrile-rafala-vec-godinu-dana-nabavlja-borbene-bespilotne-letelice-bajraktar-kineske-borbene-bespilotne-letelice-ch-95-u-utorak-ili-sredu-predstavljamo-p/ | title=Vučić: Srbija pregovara o kupovini dve eskadrile Rafala već godinu dana, nabavlja borbene bespilotne letelice Bajraktar, kineske borbene bespilotne letelice CH-95, u utorak ili sredu "predstavljamo ponos srpske vojske" | date=9 April 2022 }}</ref> In 2025, a $1.6 billion contract was signed with Israeli defence company, [[Elbit Systems]], focusing on advanced command and control systems (including intelligence solutions that encompass all operational levels, from strategic to tactical), electro-optical devices, and night vision.<ref>https://n1info.rs/english/news/the-times-of-israel-serbia-the-country-behind-164b-weapons-deal-with-israels-elbit/</ref>

<gallery class="center" widths="270" heights="220">
File:M84AS2_tank_of_the_Serbian_Army.jpg|[[M-84AS1/2/3|M84AS2]] tank
File:Lazar_3M_infantry_fighting_vehicle.jpg|[[Lazar 3|Lazar 3M]] infantry fighting vehicle
File:PULS_MLRS_Landmacht_2.jpg|[[PULS (multiple rocket launcher)|PULS]] multiple rocket launcher
File:Nora_B-52_155_mm.jpg|[[Nora B-52]] self-propelled howitzer
File:Serbian_mig-29_missiles.jpg|[[MiG-29]] fighter aircraft
File:Zastava_2024_-_C-295_29501_-_01.jpg|[[EADS CASA C-295|C-295]] transport aircraft
File:Mi-35 Serbian Air Force.jpg|[[Mil Mi-24|Mi-35]] attack helicopter
File:Elbit_Systems_900_take_off.jpg|[[Elbit Hermes 900|Hermes 900]] combat drone
File:Granit_2023_-_101_-_FK-3.jpg|[[HQ-22]] medium-range air-defence missile system
File:RRF_336_Djerdap.jpg|[[Neštin-class river minesweeper|''Neštin''-class]] river minesweeper
File:Zastava_2024_-_GM_400_-_01.jpg|[[Ground Master 400|Ground Master 400α]] long-range radar system
File:MAKS2015part6-51.jpg|[[Krasukha]] electronic warfare system
</gallery>

==Traditions==
===Motto===
Motto of the Serbian Armed Forces is "For Freedom and Honour of the Fatherland" (''Za slobodu i čast Otadžbine'') and is found  on uniforms as well as on brigade flags.

===Armed Forces Day===
Serbian Armed Forces Day (''Dan Vojske Srbije'') is marked on 23 April, the anniversary of the [[Second Serbian Uprising]]. On that day in 1815, in [[Takovo]], prominent elders met and decided to start the fight for liberation of Serbia from the [[Ottoman Empire|Turkish]] authorities, which eventually led to the free and independent Serbia.

===Patron Saint===
The patron saint (''[[Slava (tradition)|krsna slava]]'') of the Serbian Armed Forces is [[Stefan Lazarević|Saint Stefan Visoki]]. The first celebration was held in 2023; earlier that year, the Holy Council of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church decided that the patron saint of the Serbian Armed Forces should be Saint Stefan Visoki, 15th-century Serbian ruler and saint, remembered as a wise statesman and a successful military leader.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Krsna slava Vojske Srbije {{!}} Vojska Srbije |url=https://www.vs.rs/sr_lat/vesti/63AE2819306B11EE9E880050568F5424/krsna-slava-vojske-srbije |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=www.vs.rs}}</ref>

===Marches===
[[File:March_1_VS.jpg|thumb|right|350px|The high-stepping Parade March in the 2025 ''Snaga jedinstva'' military parade]]
The Serbian military was the first to pioneer the high-step as a [[military step]]. It is similar to the [[goose step]], with the difference being that the knee is bent at the top of the arc. It was used by the Royal Yugoslav Army and at the time was called the "male step". The Yugoslav People's Army abandoned it after World War II, being in use for over two decades before being replaced by high-stepping in the 1975 [[Victory Day Parade]], to assert itself as independent from Soviet influence. High-stepping is still used today by Serbian Armed Forces.

===March Music===
There are several [[March (music)|marches]] in use in Serbian Armed Forces. The standard one is Parade March (''Paradni marš''), while the [[Guard of the Serbian Armed Forces|Guard]] uses its own Guard March (''Gardijski marš'') as standard march music. Also frequently used and the most popular and recognizable by the general public in Serbia is famous [[March on the Drina]] (''Marš na Drinu''). Other frequently used march is Vojvoda Stepa Stepanović March (''Marš vojvode Stepe Stepanovića'').

==Deployments==
The Serbian Armed Forces actively take part in numerous multinational [[peacekeeping]] missions.<ref name="Mod"/>

{| style="border:1px solid black; background-color:#efe8ff; font-size:95%;" align=center
|-
! [[Country]]
! [[List of United Nations peacekeeping missions|Mission]]
! Number of personnel
|-
| {{flag|Cyprus}}
| [[United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus|UNFICYP]]
| 1 staff officer, 2 observers, 6 non-commissioned officers and 37 infantry 
|-
| {{flag|Central African Republic}}
| [[MINUSCA]]
| 3 staff officers, 2 observers, 68 medical infantry
|-
| {{flagu|Central African Republic}}
| [[EUTM RCA]]
| 7 medical infantry
|-
| {{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo|name=DR Congo}}
| [[United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo|MONUC]]
| 2 staff officers, 2 doctors and 4 technicians
|-
| {{flagdeco|Lebanon}} [[Lebanon]]
| [[UNIFIL]]
| 8 staff officers, 5 national support element and 164 infantry
|-
| {{flagu|Liberia}}
| [[UNMIL]]
| 1 officer as military observers
|-
| {{flag|Mali}} 
| [[EUTM Mali]]
| 3 medical infantry
|-
| [[Middle East]]
| [[UNTSO]]
| 1 officer
|-
| {{flag|Somalia}}
| [[EUTM Somalia]]
|  Medical Corps team including 1 staff officer, 1 doctor and 3 medical technicians
|-
| {{flagu|Somalia}}
| [[EUNAVFOR]]
| 4 OHQ staff officers, 1 OHQ non-commissioned officer, 2 FHQ staff officers and 12 members of AVPD 
|}

==See also==
* [[Military history of Serbia]]
* [[Military ranks of Serbia]]

==Citations==
{{Reflist}}

==References==
{{refbegin|30em}}
* {{cite book |last=IISS |title=The Military Balance 2020|year=2020 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-0367466398}}
{{refend}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Military of Serbia}}
* {{official|http://www.vojska.rs/ }}
* [http://www.mod.gov.rs/ Ministry of Defence]
* [http://www.budiprofesionalac.rs/index_regular.html Official recruitment site]

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