| Military branches | Serbian Armed Forces (Vojska Srbije, VS): Land Forces (includes Riverine Component, consisting of a river flotilla on the Danube), Air and Air Defense Forces, Serbian Guard; Ministry of Interior: Gendarmerie (2021) note: the Guard is a brigade-sized unit that is directly subordinate to the Serbian Armed Forces Chief of General Staff |
| Military service age and obligation | 18 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished January 2011 (2021) |
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP | 2.4% of GDP (2020 est.) 2.2% of GDP (2019) 1.6% of GDP (2018 est.) 1.8% of GDP (2017 est.) 1.7% of GDP (2016) |
| Military and security service personnel strengths | information varies; approximately 25,000 active duty troops (15,000 Land Forces; 5,000 Air/Air Defense; 5,000 other) (2020) |
| Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the inventory of the Serbian Armed Forces consists of Russian and Soviet-era weapons systems; since 2010, most of its weapons imports have come from Russia (2020) |
| Military deployments | 200 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (March 2021) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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