The Serbian Army () is the land-based and the largest component of the Serbian Armed Forces.
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 (Niš) 5th Military Police Battalion (Belgrade) 246th NBC Battalion (Kruševac) 21st Signal Battalion (Niš) T–72M Tank Battalion (Niš) Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (Niš) 1st Brigade 10th Command Battalion (Novi Sad) 11th Infantry Battalion (Pančevo) 12th Self-propelled Artillery Battalion (Bačka Topola) 13th Self-propelled Multiple Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion (Sremska Mitrovica) 14th Air-defence Artillery Battalion (Pančevo) 15th Tank Battalion (Sremska Mitrovica) 16th Mechanized Battalion (Sremska Mitrovica) 17th Mechanized Battalion (Bačka Topola) 18th Engineer Battalion (Novi Sad) 19th Logistics Battalion (Novi Sad) 111th Infantry Battalion (Loznica) 2nd Brigade 20th Command Battalion (Kraljevo) 21st Infantry Battalion (Raška) 22nd Infantry Battalion (Požega) 23rd Self-propelled Artillery Battalion (Kraljevo) 24th Self-propelled Multiple Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion (Valjevo) 25th Air-defence Artillery Battalion (Kraljevo) 26th Tank Battalion (Kraljevo) 27th Mechanized Battalion (Kraljevo) 28th Mechanized Battalion (Novi Pazar) 29th Logistics Battalion (Kraljevo) 210th Engineer Battalion (Kraljevo) 211th Mountain Battalion (Priboj, in process of formation) 3rd Brigade 30th Command Battalion (Niš) 31st Infantry Battalion (Zaječar) 32nd Infantry Battalion (Zaječar) 33rd Self-propelled Howitzer Artillery Battalion (Niš) 34th Multiple Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion (Niš) 35th Air-defence Artillery Battalion (Niš) 36th Tank Battalion (Niš) 37th Mechanized Battalion (Kuršumlija) 38th Mechanized Battalion (Kuršumlija) 39th Logistics Battalion (Niš) 310th Engineer Battalion (Prokuplje) 4th Brigade 40th Command Battalion (Vranje) 41st Infantry Battalion (Bujanovac, Army Base "Jug") 42nd Infantry Battalion (Bujanovac, Army Base "Jug") 43rd Self-propelled Howitzer Artillery Battalion (Vranje) 44th Self-propelled Multiple Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion (Leskovac) 45th Air-defence Artillery Battalion (Vranje) 46th Tank Battalion (Vranje) 47th Mechanized Battalion (Vranje) 48th Mechanized Battalion (Bujanovac, Army Base "Jug") 49th Logistics Battalion (Vranje) 410th Engineer Battalion (Vranje)
Mixed Artillery Brigade
Command Battalion (Niš) 1st Howitzer-Cannon Artillery Battalion (Niš) 2nd Howitzer-Cannon Artillery Battalion (Niš) 3rd Cannon Artillery Battalion (Niš) 4th Cannon Artillery Battalion (Niš) Self-propelled Howitzer-Cannon Artillery Battalion (Niš) Mixed Missile Artillery Battalion (Niš) 69th Logistics Battalion (Niš) River Flotilla Command Company (Novi Sad) 1st River Detachment (Novi Sad) 2nd River Detachment (Belgrade) 1st Pontoon Battalion (Šabac) 2nd Pontoon Battalion (Novi Sad) Logistics Company (Novi Sad) Multinational Operations Training Centre Technical Overhauling Institute "Čačak"
Equipment
The following equipment is in operational use as of 2022: