Serbian Army

The Serbian 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.

History

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.

Army Command
* 3rd Military Police Battalion
* 5th Military Police Battalion
* 246th NBC Battalion
* 21st Signal Battalion
* T–72M Tank Battalion
* Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
1st Army Brigade
*10th Command Battalion
*11th Infantry Battalion
*12th Self-propelled Artillery Battalion
*13th Self-propelled Multiple Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion
*14th Air-defence Artillery Battalion
*15th Tank Battalion
*16th Mechanized Battalion
*17th Mechanized Battalion
*18th Engineer Battalion
*19th Logistics Battalion
*111th Infantry Battalion
2nd Army Brigade
*20th Command Battalion
*21st Infantry Battalion
*22nd Infantry Battalion
*23rd Self-propelled Artillery Battalion
*24th Self-propelled Multiple Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion
*25th Air-defence Artillery Battalion
*26th Tank Battalion
*27th Mechanized Battalion
*28th Mechanized Battalion
*29th Logistics Battalion
*210th Engineer Battalion
*211th Mountain Battalion
3rd Army Brigade
*30th Command Battalion
*31st Infantry Battalion
*32nd Infantry Battalion
*33rd Self-propelled Howitzer Artillery Battalion
*34th Multiple Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion
*35th Air-defence Artillery Battalion
*36th Tank Battalion
*37th Mechanized Battalion
*38th Mechanized Battalion
*39th Logistics Battalion
*310th Engineer Battalion
4th Army Brigade
*40th Command Battalion
*41st Infantry Battalion
*42nd Infantry Battalion
*43rd Self-propelled Howitzer Artillery Battalion
*44th Self-propelled Multiple Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion
*45th Air-defence Artillery Battalion
*46th Tank Battalion
*47th Mechanized Battalion
*48th Mechanized Battalion
*49th Logistics Battalion
*410th Engineer Battalion
Mixed Artillery Brigade
* Command Battalion
*1st Howitzer-Cannon Artillery Battalion
*2nd Howitzer-Cannon Artillery Battalion
*3rd Cannon Artillery Battalion
*4th Cannon Artillery Battalion
*Self-propelled Howitzer-Cannon Artillery Battalion
*Mixed Missile Artillery Battalion
*69th Logistics Battalion
River Flotilla
*Command Company
*1st River Detachment
*2nd River Detachment
*1st Pontoon Battalion
*2nd Pontoon Battalion
*Logistics Company
Multinational Operations Training Centre
'''Technical Overhaul Institute "Čačak"'''

Equipment

The following equipment is in operational use as of 2025:

Armored vehicles

M-84 main battle tank – 212
T-72B1MS main battle tank – 30
Lazar 3M wheeled infantry fighting vehicle – 20
BVP M-80 tracked infantry fighting vehicle – 320
Lazar 3 armoured personnel carrier – 60
BTR-80A amphibious armoured personnel carrier – 108
M20 MRAP|M20] mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle – 22
Miloš mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle – 60
BRDM-2 armoured reconnaissance vehicle – 66
BOV KIV command vehicle – 20
Humvee light armoured vehicle – 104
BOV M-86 light armoured vehicle – 51

Artillery

PULS 370 mm/306 mm/160 mm self-propelled multiple rocket launcher
Nora B-52 155 mm self-propelled howitzer – 24
2S1 Gvozdika 122 mm self-propelled howitzer – 72
Nora M-84 152 mm gun-howitzer – 36
M-87 Orkan 262 mm self-propelled multiple rocket launcher – 4
M-18 Oganj 175 mm/128 mm self-propelled multiple rocket launcher – 8
M-77 Oganj 128 mm self-propelled multiple rocket launcher – 60
M74/M75 120 mm mortar

Drones

SkyStriker loitering munition
Shadow 50 loitering munition
Shadow 25 loitering munition
SM2 loitering munition
Gavran 145 loitering munition
Osica loitering munition
Komarac loitering munition – 1,000
Skylark 3 reconnaissance drone
Vrabac reconnaissance drone – 50
AD Orbiter reconnaissance drone – 10

Anti-armour

BOV Polo M-83M loitering munition launch vehicle – 10
BOV Polo M-83 anti-tank missile launch vehicle – 38
9M133 Kornet anti-tank missile system
9K111 Fagot 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 – 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
Mistral 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 M19 assault rifle
Zastava M84 machine gun
Zastava M72 light machine gun
Zastava M93 anti-materiel rifle
Zastava M91 sniper rifle