Yugoslav Army

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Yugoslav Army
Founded	May 20, 1992
Disbanded	February 4, 2003
Headquarters	Belgrade, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief	President Dobrica Ćosić (1992-2003) President Zoran Lilić (1993-1997) President Slobodan Milošević (1997-2000) President Vojislav Koštunica (2000-2003)
Commanders of General Staff HQ	Colonel General Života Panić (1992-1993) Colonel General Momčilo Perišić (1993-1998) General of the Army Dragoljub Ojdanić (1998-2000) Colonel General Nebojša Pavković (2000-2002) Colonel General Branko Krga (last Commander of General Staff)
Military age	19 years
Industry
Domestic suppliers	Zastava Arms, Yugoimport SDPR, Fabrika automobila Priboj, Lola Utva, Prvi Partizan and many others
Foreign suppliers	Russia
Related articles
History	Kosovo War

The Yugoslav Army (Serbian Војска Југославије - VЈ) was the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia between 1992 and 2003. It existed from May 20, 1992 to February 4, 2003. It was created from the remnants of the Yugoslav People's Army. After the establishment of the loosely federated state of Serbia and Montenegro, which replaced the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the army changed its name to Military of Serbia and Montenegro (Serbian: Војска Србије и Црне Горе - VSCG). The Yugoslav Army was heavily involved in combating the separatist Kosovo Liberation Army and Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac during the Kosovo War and Preševo Valley conflict, and it was also on the front lines of the war with NATO during the 1999 NATO bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

1 Organization
2 Equipment^[1]
3 Gallery
4 References
5 See also

[edit] Organization

The Yugoslav Army was organized in three main branches; Ground forces, Air Force and Air Defense and Navy. There were also units under the direct command of the Yugoslav Army General Staff which were independent from commands of three main branches.

[edit] Ground Forces (KoV)

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[edit] Air Force and Air Defense (RV i PVO)

Main article: Air Force of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro

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[edit] Navy (RM)

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[edit] Equipment^[1]

[edit] Ground Forces Equipment

[edit] Armoured fighting vehicle

Main Battle Tanks

M-84 - ~230
T-55A - 721
T-72M1 - 65

Light Tanks

PT-76 - 6

Armoured Personnel Carriers

BRDM-2- 38
BTR-50 - 20
BOV M-86 - 58 (Used by Military Police)
BOV-1 - 84 (Anti-tank guided missile)
M-60P - 147

Infantry Fighting Vehicles

M-80A -767

[edit] Artillery

Mortars

M-72 82 mm - 1700
M-74 and M-75 120 m - 560

Towed Artillery

M-46 - 180
M84 "NORA A" - 40
D-30 - 303
D-20 - 25

Self-Propelled Howitzers

2S1 Gvozdika - 75 with 50 MT-LBu's Fitted with folding SNAR-10 Big Fred artillery/mortar locating radar.

Multiple Rocket Launchers

Antitank weapons

9M14 Malyutka
9K111 Fagot - 250
M79 "Osa" 90 mm
M80 "Zolja" 64 mm rocket grenade launcher

[edit] Air Defence

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

Bofors 40 mm gun L/70 - guided by GIRAFFE Radar
BOV-3 - 65
ZSU-57-2 - 54
M53/59 Praga - 50?
57 mm AZP S-60 - ?

MANPADs

Self-Propelled SAM's

9K31 Strela-1 (SA-9) - 90?
9K31 Strela-10 (SA-13) - 18

[edit] Logistics Equipment

Military Utility Vehicles

Military Trucks

TAM-110 4x4 - in cargo and ambulance version
TAM-130 6x6 - in work-shop and cargo version
TAM-150 6x6 - in cargo, ambulance, NBC, radio-signal, firetruck and support version
TAM-5000 4x4 - in cargo, NBC, radio-signal and support version
FAP-2026 6x6 - in cargo, firetruck, fueltruck, radar and pontoon transport version
FAP-13 6x6 - in cargo, firetruck, fueltruck and support version
FAP-2632 8x8 -

Engineering and Special vehicles

M-84AI - engineering version of M-84 MBT
MT-55A - Armoured vehicle-launched bridge
TZI-JVBT - engineering version of T-55 medium tank
T-55TZI - engineering version of T-55 medium tank
PTS-M - Amphibious vehicle
BTM-3 - fast trench digger

[edit] Infantry Weapons

CZ-99 Pistol 9 mm
Zastava Shotguns
M70A/M70B1 Assault Rifles 7.62 mm
Heckler & Koch MP5
M93 Black Arrow Long Range Rifle
BGA
M76 7.9 mm Sniper rifle
M77 Assault rifle
M72 7.62 mm Machine gun
M84 7.62 mm Machine gun
M87 12.7 mm Heavy Machine gun ^[2]

[edit] Air Force and Air Defense equipment

[edit] Aircraft

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	In service 1998	In service 2003	Notes
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Fishbed	Soviet Union	Fighter Trainer Recon	MiG-21 Bis MiG-21 UM MiG-21 M/RF	46 8 2/4	26 6 1
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 Fulcrum	Soviet Union	Fighter Trainer	MiG-29A MiG-29UB	14 2	4 1
SOKO J-22 Orao	Yugoslavia	Ground Attack Trainer Rece Rece-Trainer	J-22 NJ-22 IJ-22 INJ-22	24 10 9 2	16 7 8 2
SOKO G-2 Galeb	Yugoslavia	Fighter Bomber & Trainer	G-2š	16	1
SOKO G-4 Super Galeb	Yugoslavia	Fighter Bomber & Trainer Unarmed Trainer Target puller Prototyp	G-4 G-4š G-4t G-4M	40? 8 4 1	23 8 2 1
Lola Utva 75	Yugoslavia	Trainer	V-53	20	12
Antonov An-2 Colt	Poland	Cargo Aircraft	An-2TD	4	1
Antonov An-26 Curl	Soviet Union	Cargo Aircraft	An-26B	8-10	2(6)
Yakovlev Yak-40 Codling	Soviet Union	VIP Aircraft	Yak-40	4	1-2
Mil Mi-8 Hip	Soviet Union	Transport Helicopter Multirole Helicopter	Mi-8T	41	29
Mil Mi-14 Haze	Soviet Union	Anti-Submarine Helicopter	Mi-14PL	3	0	All destroyed during the war.
Kamov Ka-25 Hormone	Soviet Union	Anti-Submarine Helicopter	Ka-25PL	4	0	3 destroyed during the war. Last one withdrawn, now in Belgrade Aviation Museum
Kamov Ka-28 Helix	Soviet Union	Anti-Submarine Helicopter	Ka-28PL	2	0	Withdrawn, now in Belgrade Aviation Museum
Aérospatiale SA-341/-342 Gazelle	France/ Yugoslavia	Utility Recon Attack Helicopter Attack helicopter	HO-42/45 HI-42 Hera HN-42M Gama HN-45M Gama 2	30 3 27 15	29 3 19 11

[edit] Air defence Weapons and Equipment

SAMs

S-125 Neva (SA-3) - 60
2K12 Kub (SA-6 Gainful) - 80

Radars

P-12 and P-14 Observation radars
Altitude measurement radar PRV - 11
S-605/654 Observation radars
S-613 Altitude measurement radar
TPS-63 Observation radar
AN/TPS-70 3D radar
AS-74 and AS-84 automatized systems

[edit] Navy Weapons and Equipment

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[edit] Gallery

M-84 MBT and Serbian police special forces during fights in Oraovica village.	Yugoslav soldier in Preševo, 2001.	The M-84 Main Battle Tank	Yugoslav Army Air Defense SA-13 Strela-10
Yugoslav Army soldier and M-80A IFV on Kosovo.	A Yugoslav Army T-55 tank during a fight on Kosovo.	Column of Yugoslav army vehicles. In front are two UAZ-469 jeeps, in middle is M53/59 Praga, and on the end is TAM-150 truck.	Yugoslav M-84 MBT on Kosovo.
Yugoslav Army T-55A and US Army M1 Abrams MBT during YA withdrawal.	Yugoslav Army M-84 tanks withdrawing from Kosovo.	Yugoslav Army M-84 tanks withdrawing from Kosovo.