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Military of Montenegro
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The Military of Montenegro is still in the process of being organised following Montenegrin independence in mid-2006.
Montenegro inherited a 6,500-strong military force from the Union with Serbia. It has announced plans to reduce the number of active personnel to around 2,500. This force will consist entirely of volunteers. Conscription was abolished on 30 August 2006 by decision of Montenegro's president, Filip Vujanović. A naval force will be retained, but reduced to a force closer in size and capacity to a coast guard. Although Montenegro currently has 9 G-4 Super Galebs in inventory, Montenegro doesn't plan to maintain a combat air force, but may keep transport helicopters and possibly a very small amount of armed helicopters as air defence. Montenegro alone can't pay for a military the size of 2,500 soldiers. This is because according to current estimates, it would cost 10,000 euros per soldier[1]
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Montenegro intends to seek NATO membership and is currently a member of NATO's Partnership for Peace program.
A Ministry of Defense is being assembled from scratch, as the Serbian-Montenegrin ministry has been inherited by Serbia. A permanent chief of staff has not yet been appointed, but the heads of the Army and Navy, Lieutenant General Jovan Lakčević and Vice Admiral Dragan Samardžić, were appointed acting chief and acting deputy chief, respectively, in June 2006.
Fighter Planes
Tanks
- 50 T-55s
Calibers
- 300 Similar Artillery Calibers
Other Planes and Helicopters
- 1 Bell 212 - YU-HCC, Used for Transportation
- 17 Aérospatiale Gazelle - YU-HBK Used for Policing
- 5 Utva 75
- 5 Mi-8
- Commander in Chief: President Filip Vujanović
- Minister of Defense: Boro Vučinić
- Chief of the General Staff: Lieutenant-General Jovan Lakčević
- Deputy Chief of the General Staff: Vice Admiral Dragan Samardžić
- Chief of the Staff: Major General Dragan Milosavljević
Brigades
- Infantry Brigade, Commander: Colonel Goran Medojević
- Brigade for Special Operations, Commander: Lieutanant Colonel Dragutin Dakić
- Brigade for Training and Support, Commander: Colonel Rifet Kosovac
- Airbase, Commander: Colonel Vladislav Vlahović
- Naval base, Commander: Captain Rajko Bulatović
The Military of Montenegro before 1918, the year of Montenegro's annexation by Serbia, was much larger than today's military. During World War I, Montenegro had contributed 50,000 troops. The Commander-in-Chief was King Nikola I of Montenegro, while the General of Staff was Božidar Janković
The Pljevlja Division was commanded by brigadier Luka Gojnić. The division was made up of 10 battalions. It had around 6,000 soldiers. It patrolled the area east from Pljevlja.
The Herzegovina Detachment was commanded by serdar Janko Vukotić. The detachment was made up of 15 battalions. It had around 15,000 soldiers. It patrolled the border with Herzegovina.
The Lovćen Detachment was commanded by divizijar Mitja Martinović. The detachment was made up of 18 battalions. It had around 8,000 soldiers. It patrolled the areas of Lovćen and Sutorman.
The 'Old Serbia' Detachment was commanded by brigadier Radomir Vešović. The detachment was made up of 13 battalions. It had around 6,000 soldiers. It secured the Albanian border.
Brigades
- 1st Montenegrin Brigade
- 2nd Montenegrin Brigade
- 6th Montenegrin Brigade
- 7th Youth Brigade
- 9th Montenegrin Brigade
Battalions
- 2nd Montenegrin Battalion
- 2nd Sandžak Battalion