Kosovo Security Force
| Kosovo Security Force | |
|---|---|
| Albanian: Forca e Sigurisë së Kosovës Serbian: Косовске безбедносне снаге | |
Emblem | |
Flag | |
| Founded | 1 January 2009 |
| Current form | 14 December 2018 |
| Headquarters | Pristina, Kosovo |
| Website | fsk-rks.org |
| Leadership | |
| President | Vjosa Osmani |
| Minister of Defence | Ejup Maqedonci |
| Commander | Lt. Gen. Bashkim Jashari |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 18 |
| Conscription | No |
| Active personnel | 4,000 |
| Reserve personnel | 5,000 |
| Deployed personnel | Operation Interflex formerly: Kuwait Falkland Islands |
| Expenditure | |
| Budget | €258,450,000 or 308,000,000$ (2024) additional budget, 208 M€ (2025) |
| Percent of GDP | 2.04% (2024) |
| Industry | |
| Foreign suppliers | Austria Germany Italy Albania Israel Croatia Belgium Sweden Turkey United Kingdom United States |
| Related articles | |
| History | Kosovo Liberation Army Kosovo Protection Corps |
| Ranks | Military ranks of Kosovo |
The Kosovo Security Force (KSF) is the military of Kosovo. The KSF is tasked with defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Kosovo, military support for civilian authorities, and participation in international peacekeeping missions and operations. Since 2018, it is in the process of transforming into the Kosovo Armed Forces.
The President of Kosovo is the Supreme Commander of the Kosovo Security Force and has the competence to mobilise the Kosovo Security Force in cases of a state of emergency. In peacetime, the President's powers as Commander-in-Chief are executed through the Prime Minister and the Defence Minister.