Military of Montenegro
| Military of Montenegro Montenegrin: Vojska Crne Gore |
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| Founded | 1879 (reconstituted 2006) |
| Service branches |
Montenegrin Ground Army Montenegrin Navy Montenegrin Air Force |
| Headquarters | Podgorica |
| Leadership | |
| President | Filip Vujanović |
| Minister of Defence | Predrag Bošković |
| Chief of Staff | Lieutenant general Ljubiša Jokić |
| Manpower | |
| Military age | 18+ |
| Conscription | Abolished in 2006 |
| Active personnel | 1,950 (2015) |
| Reserve personnel | 400 |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | 50 million Euro (2017) |
| Percent of GDP | 1,65% (2015) |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | TARA group |
| Foreign suppliers |
 Austria Germany Russia Serbia
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| History |
Battle of Krusi (1796) Battle of Lopate (1796) Siege of Cattaro (1813) Battle of Grahovac (1858) Battle of Kolašin (1858) Battle of Vučji Do (1876) Battle of Fundina (1876) First Balkan War (1912-1913) Siege of Shkoder ( 1913) Second Balkan War (1913–1913) First World War (1914-1918) Christmas Uprising (1919) |
The Military of Montenegro (Montenegrin: Vojska Crne Gore) consists of an army, navy and air force. There has been no conscription in Montenegro; the military is a fully professional standing army.
The military currently maintains a force of 1,950 active duty members. The bulk of its equipment and forces were inherited from the armed forces of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro; as Montenegro contained the entire coastline of the former union, it retained practically the entire naval force.
Montenegro is a member of NATO's Partnership for Peace program and is an official candidate for full membership in the alliance. Montenegro applied for a Membership Action Plan on 5 November 2008, which was granted in December 2009. In 2015, it was reported that international support for Montenegro's NATO membership was growing.
In December 2015, North Atlantic Council, invited Montenegro to join NATO as 29th member.
Montenegro participates in peace operations under the NATO and UN auspices as military troops and observers. Minister of Defense said that 85 soldiers are trained for international missions. Montenegrin soldiers are trained by the German Bundeswehr.
Montenegro sent 45 troops and medical personnel to the ISAF mission in Afghanistan, and continues contributing in new Resolute Support Mission mission.
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