Albanian Armed Forces
| Albanian Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| Forcat e Armatosura Shqiptare | |
Coat of arms of the Albanian Armed Forces | |
Flag of the Albanian Armed Forces | |
| Founded | 4 December 1912 |
| Service branches | Albanian General Staff Albanian Air Force Albanian Land Force Albanian Naval Force Military Police Support Command |
| Headquarters | Tirana, Albania |
| Website | aaf |
| Leadership | |
| President | Bajram Begaj |
| Minister of Defense | Pirro Vengu |
| Chief of the General Staff | Lieutenant general Arben Kingji |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 18 |
| Conscription | Repealed |
| Available for military service | 1,519,794 age 18–49, age 15–49 |
| Fit for military service | 1,270,274 age 18–49, age 15–49 |
| Reaching military age annually | 35,000 |
| Active personnel | 14,500 (ranked 78 of 145) |
| Reserve personnel | 2,100 |
| Deployed personnel | Iraq Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Kosovo Latvia South Sudan Egypt (Sinai) Sudan (Abyei) Germany (NSATU-Wiesbaden) Greece (naval) Turkey (naval) Bahrain (naval) formerly: Georgia Afghanistan Liberia Ivory Coast Chad Mali North Macedonia (SEEBrig) Romania (SEEBrig) |
| Expenditure | |
| Budget | €577.800.000 or $627,100,000(2025) |
| Percent of GDP | 2.04% (2025) |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | Mechanical Combine in Poliçan Timak Armored Industries Mechanical Plant in Gramsh Explosive Materials Plant in Mjekës MEICO |
| Foreign suppliers | Austria Belgium Canada Croatia Czech Republic Finland France Germany Italy Japan Netherlands Turkey United States United Kingdom formerly: China Soviet Union |
| Related articles | |
| History | Royal Albanian Army (1928–1939) Albanian People's Army (1945–1991) |
| Ranks | Military ranks of Albania |
The Albanian Armed Forces (Albanian: Forcat e Armatosura të Republikës së Shqipërisë (FARSH)) are the military of Albania and were formed after the declaration of independence in 1912. Today, it consists of the General Staff, the Albanian Land Force, Albanian Air Force and the Albanian Naval Force.
The President of Albania is the Commander-in-Chief of the nation's military. In times of peace, the President's powers as Commander-in-Chief are executed through the Prime Minister and the Defence Minister.