Albanian Armed Forces

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 Land Force; Albanian Air Force; Albanian Naval Force; Support Command
Headquarters	Tirana, Albania
Website	aaf.mil.al
Leadership
President	Bajram Begaj
Minister of Defense	Ermal Nufi
Chief of the General Staff	Lieutenant general Arben Kingji
Personnel
Military age	18
Conscription	Repealed
Active personnel	7,500 as of 2024
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	$997.5 million USD.(announced by the MoD in 2025)
Percent of GDP	2.0% (2025)
Industry
Domestic suppliers	KAYO; Mechanical Combine in Poliçan; Timak Defence Mechanical Plant in Gramsh; Explosive Materials Plant in Mjekës; MEICO
Foreign suppliers	Austria; Belgium; Canada; Croatia; Czech Republic; Finland; France; Germany; Italy; Japan ; Israel; Netherlands; Turkey; European Union; NATO; United States; United Kingdom
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.