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{{Short description|Combined military forces of Albania}}
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{{Infobox national military
| country = [[Albania]]
| name = Albanian Armed Forces
| native_name = Forcat e Armatosura Shqiptare
| image = Albanian Armed Forces.svg
| caption = Coat of arms of the Albanian Armed Forces
| image2 = Flag of the Albanian Armed Forces.svg
| caption2 = Flag of the Albanian Armed Forces
| founded = 4 December 1912<ref>{{cite web | last=Barbullushi | first=Suad | title=Background of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Albania (Albanian) | website=aaf.mil.al | date=19 June 2012 | url=http://www.aaf.mil.al/mat.php?idr=63&idm=387&lang=AL | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619225806/http://www.aaf.mil.al/mat.php?idr=63&idm=387&lang=AL | archive-date=19 June 2012 | url-status=dead | language=sq | access-date=10 August 2019}}</ref>
| current_form =
| branches = [[File:Albanian General Staff Insignia.svg|25px]] [[Albanian General Staff]] <br> [[File:Albanian Air Forces insignia.svg|25px|alt=Albanian Air Force]] [[Albanian Air Force]] <br> [[File:Albanian Land Forces insignia.svg|25px]] [[Albanian Land Force]] <br> [[File:Albanian Naval Forces insignia.svg|25px|alt=Albanian Naval Force]] [[Albanian Naval Force]]<br/>[[File:Albanian Military Police insignia.svg|25px|alt=Military Police (Albania)]] [[Military Police (Albania)|Military Police]]<br/>[[File:Albanian Logistics Brigade insignia.svg|25px]] [[Support Command (Albania)|Support Command]]
| headquarters = [[Tirana]], Albania
| website = {{URL|aaf.mil.al}}
| flying_hours = <!-- Leadership -->
| commander-in-chief = [[Bajram Begaj]]
| commander-in-chief_title = [[President of Albania|President]]
| minister = [[Pirro Vengu]]
| minister_title = [[Minister of Defense of Albania|Minister of Defense]]
| chief_of_staff = [[Lieutenant general]] Arben Kingji<ref>{{cite web|title=President's decree for the Chief of General Staff|url=http://president.al/?p=44835|website=www.president.al|publisher=President of Albania (Official website)|access-date=27 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830164804/http://president.al/?p=44835|archive-date=30 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| chief_of_staff_title = [[Chief of the Albanian General Staff|Chief of the General Staff]]
<!-- Manpower -->| age = 18
| conscription = Repealed
| manpower_data =
| manpower_age =
| available = 1,519,794 age 18–49
| fit = 1,270,274 age 18–49
| reaching = 35,000
| active = 7,500 {{As of|2024|lc=yes}}<ref>{{Cite book |author=The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) |url=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003630760 |title=The Military Balance 2025 |date=2025-02-12 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-003-63076-0 |edition=1 |___location=London |pages=70 |language=en |doi=10.4324/9781003630760}}</ref>
| ranked = <!-- 78 of 145 -->
| reserve =
| deployed = {{flag|Iraq}}<br>{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}<br>{{flag|Bulgaria}}<br>{{flag|Kosovo}}<br>{{flag|Latvia}}<br>{{flag|South Sudan}}<br>{{flag|Egypt}} (Sinai)<br>{{flag|Sudan}} (Abyei)<br>{{flag|Germany}} (NSATU-Wiesbaden)<br>{{flag|Greece}} (naval)<br>{{flag|Turkey}} (naval)<br>{{flag|Bahrain}} (naval) formerly:<br>{{flag|Georgia}}<br> {{flag|Afghanistan}}<br>{{flag|Liberia}}<br>{{flag|Ivory Coast}}<br>{{flag|Chad}}<br>{{flag|Mali}}<br>{{flag|North Macedonia}} (SEEBrig) <br>{{flag|Romania}} (SEEBrig)
<!-- Financialh -->| amount = $997.5 million USD.(announced by the MoD in 2025)<ref name="ata.gov.al">{{cite web |last=Mima |first=Gjergji |date=8 November 2023 |title=Peleshi: Buxheti 2024 përmbush angazhimin e NATO-s, në janar përurojmë bazën ajrore të Kuçovës |language=sq |trans-title=Peleshi: The 2024 budget fulfills NATO's commitment, in January we inaugurate the Kuçova air base |website=Information Agency - Government of Albania |url=https://ata.gov.al/2023/11/08/peleshi-buxheti-2024-permbush-angazhimin-e-nato-s-ne-janar-perurojme-bazen-ajrore-te-kucoves/ }}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| percent_GDP = 3.50% (2025)<ref name="ata.gov.al"/>
<!-- Industrial -->| domestic_suppliers = Mechanical Combine in Poliçan<br> Timak Armored Industries<ref>{{cite web |title=Timak Armored Industries |url=http://www.timak.al |website=Official Website |access-date=20 May 2025}}</ref> Mechanical Plant in Gramsh<br>Explosive Materials Plant in Mjekës<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mod.gov.al/eng/index.php/security-policies/others-from-mod/military-industry/82-military-industry|title=Albanian Military Industry|access-date=29 August 2016|archive-date=20 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320082807/https://www.mod.gov.al/eng/index.php/security-policies/others-from-mod/military-industry/82-military-industry|url-status=dead}}</ref><br>[[MEICO]]<ref name="MEICO official website">{{cite web|title=MEICO official website |url=http://www.meico.gov.al/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518021341/http://www.meico.gov.al/ |archive-date=18 May 2013 }}</ref>
| foreign_suppliers = {{flag|Austria}}<br> {{flag|Belgium}}<br> {{flag|Canada}}<br> {{flag|Croatia}}<br> {{flag|Czech Republic}}<br> {{flag|Finland}}<br>{{flag|France}}<br> {{flag|Germany}}<br> {{flag|Italy}}<br> {{flag|Japan}} <br> {{flag|Israel}}<br>{{flag|Netherlands}}<br> {{flag|Turkey}}<br>{{flag|United States}}<br> {{flag|United Kingdom}}<br> formerly:<br>{{flag|China}}<br> {{flag|USSR}}
| imports =
| exports = <!-- Related aricles -->
| history = [[Royal Albanian Army]] (1928–1939)<br>[[Albanian People's Army]] (1945–1991)
| ranks = [[Military ranks of Albania]]
}}
The '''Albanian Armed Forces''' ({{langx|sq|Forcat e Armatosura të Republikës së Shqipërisë (FARSH)}}) are the military of [[Albania]] and were formed after the [[Albanian Declaration of Independence|declaration of independence in 1912]]. Today, it consists of the [[Albanian General Staff|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.<ref>{{cite constitution |article=168 |section=2 |country=Albania |ratified=28 November 1998 |url=http://www.osce.org/albania/41888 |access-date=6 July 2016 }}</ref> In times of peace, the President's powers as Commander-in-Chief are executed through the [[Prime Minister of Albania|Prime Minister]] and the [[Ministry of Defence (Albania)|Defence Minister]].<ref>{{cite constitution |article=169 |section=1 |country=Albania |ratified=28 November 1998 |url=http://www.osce.org/albania/41888 |access-date=6 July 2016 }}</ref>
==Missions and duties==
According to the [[Albanian Constitution]], the Albanian Armed Forces are charged to: protect the territorial integrity of the country, be present in areas incurring menace, assist the population in case of natural and industrial disasters, warn the dangers of military and non-military nature, protect the constitutional order as it is determined by law and participate in international operations in composition of multinational forces.
==History==
On 4 December 1912, the Albanian [[Prime Minister of Albania|Prime Minister]], [[Ismail Qemali]] and [[Provisional Government of Albania|his government]], formed the Albanian National Army. Its first Chief in Command was [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Ali Shefqet Shkupi]]<ref name="aaf">{{Cite web|url=https://aaf.mil.al/english/index.php/shtabipergjithshem/1061-shefat-ne-vite|title=Former CHODs|website=Albanian Armed Forces|access-date=10 August 2019|archive-date=6 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506025007/https://www.aaf.mil.al/english/index.php/shtabipergjithshem/1061-shefat-ne-vite|url-status=dead}}</ref>
By 1923, the Albanian Armed Forces fielded 10,691 active troops, including military police forces. At that time, [[Albania]] did not have a navy.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zimand |first1=Savel |title=Armies of the Nations Still Huge and Costly |newspaper=The New York Times |date=19 April 1925 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1925/04/19/archives/armies-of-the-nations-still-huge-and-costly-league-of-nations.html |access-date= 16 July 2016}}</ref>
In 1927, the Albanian Armed Forces numbered approximately 8,000. These troops were organised into three groups, based in [[Tirana]], [[Shkodër]] to the north and [[Berat]] to the south. Each group was organised into three battalions of 500. A guards battalion of 350 was organized in [[Tirana]]. Four frontier battalions of mountaineers were held on reserve, as well as tanks and armoured cars. Additionally, a cadet school, a machine-gun school, and a bombing school were housed in the capital. Italian involvement in the Albanian Armed Forces was significant, with an Italian [[Colonel]] attached to each of the three main troop groups and an Italian officer attached to each battalion and battery and to each medical, veterinary, and transportation unit. In 1927 alone, the Albanian military ordered 20,000 rifles, 40 mountain guns, 120 machine guns, and other supplies from Italy.<ref>{{cite book |last=Swire |first=John |date=1971 |title=Albania: The Rise of a Kingdom |___location=New York |publisher=Arno Press |pages=506–07}}</ref>
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The [[Royal Albanian Army]] ({{langx|sq|Ushtria Mbretërore Shqiptare}}) was the army of King [[Zogu]] from 1928 until 1939. Its commander-in-chief was himself; its commander General [[Xhemal Aranitasi]]; its chief of staff was General [[Gustav von Myrdacz]]. The army was mainly financed by Italy.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=LIFE Vol. 6 No. 16|magazine = Life|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FEkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA20|date=17 April 1939|publisher=Time Inc|page=20|issn=0024-3019}}</ref> On 7 April 1939, [[Italian invasion of Albania|Italian troops invaded the country]], and captured it in six days after weak resistance by the overwhelmed Albanian army.
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{{main|Albanian People's Army}}
After the [[Second World War]], [[Albania]] became a Soviet-aligned country. The ranks and structure of the Albanian Armed Forces were organised based on [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] concepts, thus increasing the political control of the State-Party over the Armed Forces. One of the defining characteristics of civilian-military relations during this period was the effort of the civilian leadership to ensure the loyalty of the military to the communist system's values and institutions.
Like all other branches of the state, the military was subjugated to [[Party of Labour of Albania|Communist Party]] control. All high-ranking military officers and most of the lower and middle ranks were members of the Communist Party—and had loyalties to it. The system was re-enforced by the establishment of Party cells within the military and extensive communist political education alongside soldiers' military training, by the [[political commissar]]s. To further increase its political control, the Albanian Communist Party enlarged the conscription system, thus enlisting in the Armed Forces personnel dedicated to the military career from the Albanian rural areas.
The State and Party went even further, beginning on 1 May 1966, [[military rank]]s were abolished following the example of the [[China|Chinese]] [[People's Liberation Army]], heavily influenced by [[Maoism]] during the years of the [[Cultural Revolution]], and thus adopting strategic concepts related to forms of [[guerrilla war]] ([[Vietnam War]] doctrine). The military was still organised during this period into basic structural forms, but the role of the military commander was insignificant with respect to the commanding role of the political [[commissar]]s. In 1991 the rank system was reestablished under [[President of Albania|President]] [[Ramiz Alia]].<ref>Miranda Vickers. ''The Albanians: A Modern History''. New York: I.B. Tauris, 2000. p. 224.</ref>
During all these years, [[Sigurimi]] which was the Albanian secret service during the period and was formed upon the [[KGB]] structure, was responsible for the execution, imprisonment, and deportation of more than 600 officers from the Armed Forces, by completely neutralising the Armed Forces ability to start a coup d'état. Initially the communist purge concentrated on military personnel who had graduated from the Western Military Academies (mainly from Italy 1927–1939), and was extended later to the officers graduated from the Soviet Union (after Albania abandoned the [[Warsaw Pact]] in 1968). As the [[communist regime]] collapsed in Albania during 1990, there was a real fear that the armed forces might intervene to halt the collapse of communism by force. In the event, the armed forces stood by as the regime of which they had been a part disintegrated.
During the 1980s, Albania had reduced the number of infantry brigades from eight to four. It had shifted to fully manned units from its prior reliance on the mobilisation of reserve soldiers to flesh out a larger number of units manned at a lower level. Each brigade had three infantry battalions and one lightly equipped artillery battalion. Armoured forces consisted of one tank brigade. Artillery forces were increased from one to three regiments during the 1980s, and six battalions of coastal artillery were maintained at strategic points along the Adriatic Sea littoral.
===Post 1991===
[[File:Albanian army deploys T-59 tanks near Kosovo border, May 1999 (Robert Wright).jpg|thumb|left|210px|An Albanian [[Type 59 tank]] during the [[13 April 1999 Albania–Yugoslav border incident|Albania-Yugoslav border incident in May 1999]]]]
In 1992, the [[Library of Congress]] estimated that the ground forces had about 35,000 men, or about three-quarters of all armed forces personnel.<ref>Library of Congress Country Studies Albania</ref> Because the strength of the ground forces was sufficient to man only about two divisions, brigades of approximately 3,000 soldiers became the largest army formation. In 1991 four infantry brigades constituted the bulk of combat units in the ground forces.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://inserbia.info/today/2013/09/cia-predicted-possible-war-between-serbia-and-albania-in-the-1990s/|title=CIA predicted possible war between Serbia and Albania in the 1990s ⋆ InSerbia Today|date=29 September 2013|work=InSerbia Today|access-date=10 October 2017|language=en-US}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
During the civilian riots in 1997, the political attempts by the government to use the Armed Forces to crush the rebellion were soon demonstrated to be a failure, following a total disintegration of the Armed Forces and the looting of the military facilities by the civilian population.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.undp.org.al/index.php?page=projects/project&id=111&lng=en|title=UNDP Albania|access-date=23 October 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302011706/http://www.undp.org.al//index.php?page=projects%2Fproject&id=111&lng=en|archive-date=2 March 2013}}</ref>
Albania sheltered many thousands of Kosovar refugees during the 1999 conflict, and allowed NATO to provide logistical assistance for [[Kosovo Force]] (KFOR) troops through Communications Zone West headquartered in Durrës.<ref>{{cite web | title=KFOR: Basic Information | website=NATO | url=http://www.nato.int/kfor/chronicle/2001/nr_010626.htm | access-date=10 August 2019}}. Operational until 2006, see [[NATO Headquarter Tirana]]</ref> Albania was part of the International Stabilization Force ([[SFOR]]) serving in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia]] (then EU mission ''ALTHEA''), and Albanian peacekeepers are part of the International Security Assistance Force in [[Afghanistan]], [[ISAF]] and the international stabilization force in [[Iraq]]. Albania has been a steadfast supporter of U.S. policy in Iraq, and one of only four nations to contribute troops to the combat phase of [[Operation Enduring Freedom]].<ref>[[United States Department of State]], Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs/May 2007.</ref>
Increasing the military budget was one of the most important conditions for [[NATO]] integration. Military spending has generally been lower than 1.5% since 1996 only to peak in 2009 at 2% and fall again to 1.5%.<ref name="World Bank">{{cite web|title=Albanian military expenditure as % of GDP|url=https://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&ctype=l&strail=false&bcs=d&nselm=h&met_y=ms_mil_xpnd_gd_zs&scale_y=lin&ind_y=false&rdim=region&idim=country:ALB&ifdim=region&hl=en&dl=en&ind=false&q=military+expenditure+of+albania|publisher=World Bank}}</ref>
[[File:Defense.gov News Photo 050113-F-9085B-026.jpg|thumb|210px|right|Albanian soldiers conduct a joint patrol with U.S. soldiers in [[Iraq]] on 13 January 2005]]
There was an incident in 2002 in Albania where it was discovered, in [[Bunkers in Albania|a cluster of mountain bunkers]], 16 tons<ref name=wp_albania>{{cite news|last=Warrick|first=Joby|title=Albania's Chemical Cache Raises Fears About Others|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61698-2005Jan9.html|access-date=27 October 2013|newspaper=Washington Post|date=10 January 2005|quote=Altogether, the (Albanian) bunkers hold nearly 600 vessels containing about 16 tons of what is known in military jargon as "bulk agent."}}</ref> of primitive, undocumented chemical weapon agents that Albania had forgotten about.<ref name="science Syria Stockpiled 1000 Tons">{{cite news|last=Stone|first=Richard|title=Syria Stockpiled 1000 Tons of Chemicals for Weapons|url=https://www.science.org/content/article/syria-stockpiled-1000-tons-chemicals-weapons|access-date=27 October 2013|newspaper=[[Science Insider]]|date=24 October 2013}}</ref>
In December 2006, the Armed Forces adopted a new structure based on the [[Joint warfare]] concept. It had three main Commands: the ''Joint Forces Command'', the ''Joint Support Command'' and the ''Training and Doctrine Command''. The [[Albanian Joint Forces Command]] (AJFC) consists of the Rapid Reaction Brigade, the Commando Regiment, the Navy Brigade, the Air Brigade and the Area Support Brigade. The [[Albanian Joint Support Command]] provides support and logistical functions to all AAF units. The [[Albanian Training and Doctrine Command]] was established as the main educational and training provider for the Albanian Armed Forces. The final number of personnel will be 13,800 (including 2,000 civilians). However this new structure lasted a little more than 3 years and in April 2010 returned to its classic and current form.<ref name="AAF new structure">{{cite news|last=Kondi|first=Luan|title=Forcat e Armatosura, struktura e re pa Komandën e Bashkuar|url=http://www.gazeta-shqip.com/aktualitet/0dee7528fb5fbc55b0625fb8b487de07.html|access-date=25 May 2013|newspaper=Shqip|date=25 April 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507070219/http://www.gazeta-shqip.com/aktualitet/0dee7528fb5fbc55b0625fb8b487de07.html|archive-date=7 May 2013}}</ref>
[[File:Albanian Army Convoy to Capo Teulada, Sardinai, Italy for Trident Juncture 15 (22398246342).jpg|thumb|right|210px|Convoy transfer of the Albanian Army]]
In March 2008 the problem of massive amounts of excess ammunition stockpiled in Albania became known to the public through the tragic consequences of the explosion of an ammunition depot (the [[2008 Tirana explosions]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5i_cGtcfLDRa76mRV27XYdLsVGn6w|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080319010031/http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5i_cGtcfLDRa76mRV27XYdLsVGn6w|url-status=dead|title=The Canadian Press: Albanian army ammunition depot explodes, killing 5 and injuring 215|archive-date=19 March 2008}}</ref>
The Albanian Land Force or Albanian Army consists of the [[Rapid Reaction Brigade]], a Commando Regiment, and the Area Support Brigade. Part of the structure of the Albanian Commando Regiment is the [[Special Operations Battalion (Albania)|Special Operations Battalion]] (BOS). The Albanian Army is mostly supported by the United States, [[Germany]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Italy]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[Greece]], [[Turkey]], [[Switzerland]], [[Denmark]] and [[Belgium]].
The Albanian Navy performs mainly Coast Guard duties, and recently the Albanian parliament has approved some amendments to the articles of the actual Law on the Coast Guard in Albania, in order to improve the necessary legal framework due to efforts at European Union-NATO integration. Since February 2008, Albania participates officially in NATO's [[Operation Active Endeavor]] in the Mediterranean.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nato.int/issues/active_endeavour/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830210539/http://www.nato.int/issues/active_endeavour/index.html|url-status=dead|title=NATO|archive-date=30 August 2011}}</ref> Albania became a full member of the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]] on 1 April 2009.<ref name="NATO’s relations with Albania">{{cite web|title=NATO Official website|url=http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/topics_48891.htm|access-date=25 May 2013|archive-date=9 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409020359/https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/topics_48891.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> It hosts an international fair on security and defense called the [[Albanian Military Exhibition]] (ALMEX) where different security industries can present their products and services for the regional market.<ref name="Albanian Military Exhibition">{{cite web|title=ALMEX|url=http://www.albanianmilitaryexhibition.com/english/|work=Albanian Military Exhibition}}</ref>
===Modernisation===
[[File:Albanian army badge.svg|thumb|190px|left|Albanian [[flag patch]] worn on Army uniforms]]
[[File:Albanian army badges.jpg|thumb|190px|right|Albanian Army badges]]
[[File:Albanian special operations forces, provide security as Afghan Border Police (ABP) break ground on a new checkpoint in the district of Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, March 25, 2013 130325-A-MX357-127.jpg|190px|thumb|right|Albanian special forces soldier in Afghanistan, 2013]]
After several major re-equipment programs, in 2001 the Albanian Armed Forces launched a 10-year reform program to become technologically advanced and fully professional by 2011. The new armed forces consists of about 14,500 troops including 2,000 civilians, trained to [[NATO]] standards.<ref>{{cite web|last=Koci|first=Jonilda|title=Albania to abolish conscription by 2010|url=http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2008/08/21/feature-03|publisher=SETimes|access-date=4 September 2010}}</ref> The same radical reform is being implemented on surplus equipment, including [[airplanes]], [[tank]]s, [[helicopters]], [[artillery]] equipment, navy vessels, SALW and [[ammunition]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chinauncensored.com/index.php/kaleidoscope/93-how-albania-destroyed-11000-pieces-of-artilleries|title=How Albania Destroyed 11,000 Chinese Artillery Pieces|website=www.chinauncensored.com|language=en-gb|access-date=10 October 2017}}</ref> Albania started an ambitious destruction program. However, Albania is still dealing with a huge amount of surplus and obsolete ammunition, a direct result of the country's long isolation and ethnic tensions in the area. The [[Ministry of Defence (Albania)|Albanian Ministry of Defense]] estimates such quantity up to 85,000 tons, but it is expected to increase up to 104,000 tons due to the ongoing downsizing process of the AAF.
In 2004 U.S. President [[George W. Bush]] authorised the use of [[Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction]] program funds for projects in Albania, marking the first time such funds were reauthorised for use outside the former Soviet Union. With this funding the U.S. assisted the Government of Albania with the destruction of a stockpile of [[chemical warfare]] agents left over from the communist regime (Category 1, Total amount 16.7 tons).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/cwcglance.asp|title=Armscontrol.org|access-date=23 October 2014|archive-date=16 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416183932/http://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/cwcglance.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> The final cost of the project was US$48 million and was officially completed on 10 July 2007.
On 3 April 2006, the final contract for the delivery of 12 ''Bölkow-Blom MBB'' [[BO-105]] lightweight twin-engine multi-role helicopters to the Republic of Albania was signed in [[Tirana]] between the Albanian Ministry of Defence and [[Eurocopter]] ''Deutschland GmbH''. According to the Albanian Government,<ref>Germany will supply Albania with 12 BO-105 Helicopters</ref> six of the BO-105 helicopters are designated for the Albanian Air Brigade, four for the [[Ministry of Interior]] and the remaining two for the Albanian Ministry of Health.
Albania has recently acquired four [[Eurocopter AS532 Cougar]] helicopters and has two more EC 145 on order as of 2015. Also, since 2008 four [[Damen Stan 4207 patrol vessel]]s have been commissioned in the Navy, three of them have been constructed in Albania.
On 16 July 2014, The Albanian Defence Minister declared that within 2014 the Albanian Motorised Infantry Battalion will be fully combat ready and also equipped with modern NATO equipment. This will be the first unit in the Albanian Armed Forces to not have the AK 47 in its inventory. Instead the M4 carbine will act as its standard battle rifle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mod.gov.al/index.php/newsroom-2/567-zhvillohet-analiza-e-300-diteve-te-para-te-punes-se-ministrise-se-mbrojtjes|title=Zhvillohet analiza e 300 ditëve të para të punës së Ministrisë së Mbrojtjes|access-date=23 October 2014|archive-date=23 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023144008/http://www.mod.gov.al/index.php/newsroom-2/567-zhvillohet-analiza-e-300-diteve-te-para-te-punes-se-ministrise-se-mbrojtjes|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In August 2018, the [[Prime Minister of Albania]], [[Edi Rama]], announced via [[Facebook]] that NATO would be investing in the base, saying "NATO will invest more than 50 million euros ($58 million) for the first phase of the project alone, to modernise the [[Kuçovë Air Base]]."<ref name="2018-08-05_SD">[http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/NATO_to_revamp_Albanian_air_base_PM_999.html NATO to revamp Albanian air base: PM], SpaceDaily, 5 August 2018</ref>
The process of modernization of the Albanian Armed Forces is based on the short-term, middle-term and long-term objectives and priorities of their restructuring and development aiming at achieving the increase of the operational capacities. The modernization programme started before the country's [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]] membership (on 1 April 2009) with the purchase of armaments produced by the [[Member states of NATO|NATO]] countries. It also started a programme for the disposal and alienation of surplus ammunition inherited from the communist regime for 50 years.
====Ground Forces====
The modernization of the Land Forces began around 2006, starting with Special Forces such as the BFS (then known as the Batalioni i Operacioneve Speciale, BOS) and the Commandos. Seeing their involvement in NATO peacekeeping operations in [[Iraq]] and [[Afghanistan]], the need arose for more modern armaments given that until then these branches used old Soviet or Chinese era armaments. In 2007, the Ministry of Defense (MOD) reached agreement with the German company [[Heckler & Koch]] for the purchase of several weapons in limited quantities for special forces, including [[Heckler & Koch HK416|HK416]], two variants of [[Heckler & Koch G36|H&K G36]], [[Heckler & Koch HK417|HK417]], [[Heckler & Koch MP7|MP7]], and variants of [[Heckler & Koch USP|H&K USP]].<ref name="H&K in Albania">{{cite AV media|language=sq |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pomD16sAV5s&t=370s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/pomD16sAV5s| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|publisher=Pellumb Nili Youtube Channel | title=H&K in Albania}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Some of them were only for evaluation purposes. In 2009 the [[Beretta ARX160]] was issued in much larger quantities thus becoming the standard assault rifle for the BFS over the HK416 and HK G-36. In 2015, the [[Colt M4A1]] joined ARX160 as standard use alongside it.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Soldier Modernisation {{!}} Italian Digitization Steps (ITALY)|url=https://www.soldiermod.com/volume-2-06/italian-digitisation.html|access-date=2020-07-25|website=www.soldiermod.com}}</ref> For the 3 infantry battalions, the modernization started in 2013, initially introducing the as standard handgun the [[Beretta Px4]], as a [[light machine gun]] [[Heckler & Koch MG4|H&K MG4]] and [[Heckler & Koch MG5|H&K MG5]] as a [[General-purpose machine gun]].<ref name="AAF new weapons">{{cite AV media|language=sq |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i0hiqLsJ0Q&t=9s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/0i0hiqLsJ0Q| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|publisher=Ministry of Defence Youtube Channel | title=Presentation of the AAF new weapons}}{{cbignore}}</ref><br>
In 2015 other weapons were introduced over all ground units. The [[2nd Infantry Battalion (Albania)|2nd Infantry Battalion]] (B2K) was equipped with Colt M4A1.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-07-17|title=Albania Army Bids Farewell to Kalashnikovs|url=https://balkaninsight.com/2014/07/17/albania-s-army-bids-farewell-to-the-kalashnikov/|access-date=2020-07-25|website=Balkan Insight|language=en-US}}</ref> The [[Military Police (Albania)|Military Police]] was equipped with the Beretta ARX160 and added 4 new Iveco LMV vehicles.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=6 November 2015|title=Hapa të tjerë drejt modernizmit|url=https://www.mod.gov.al/images/gazetaushtria/pdf/2015/ushtria_061115.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.mod.gov.al/images/gazetaushtria/pdf/2015/ushtria_061115.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|journal=Gazeta Ushtria}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=FA merr dy helikopterë të rinj dhe katër mjete të blinduara|url=http://www.gazetadita.al/fa-merr-dy-helikoptere-te-rinj-dhe-kater-mjete-te-blinduara/|access-date=2020-07-25|website=Gazeta Dita|language=en-US|archive-date=25 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725214029/http://www.gazetadita.al/fa-merr-dy-helikoptere-te-rinj-dhe-kater-mjete-te-blinduara/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Sako TRG|Sako TRG-22]] and [[Sako TRG|TGR-44]] were distributed to all sniper units, while the [[Benelli M4 Super 90]] to the BFS and MP for [[Close-quarters combat]].<br>
The following year the [[Italian Government]] offered an aid package of 5,000 [[Beretta AR70/90]] units, which at the time were in the process of being withdrawn and replaced in favor of the Beretta ARX160 over [[Italian Army]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-10-16|title=Italy to Transfer Beretta AR70/90s to Albania -|url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/10/16/italy-transfer-beretta-ar7090s-albania/|access-date=2020-07-25|website=The Firearm Blog|language=en-US}}</ref> This package fitted the needs of the Albanian Armed Forces (AAF) as the process of replacing the old Soviet [[7.62×39mm]] ammunition with [[5.56×45mm NATO|5.56×45mm]], a task-requirement by [[Standardization Agreement]] (STANAG) of NATO allies since Albania's accession in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anëtarësimi në NATO, Kodheli: Standardizimi i çdo elementi, parimi i punës sonë|url=https://sot.com.al/politike/an%C3%ABtar%C3%ABsimi-n%C3%AB-nato-kodheli-standardizimi-i-%C3%A7do-elementi-parimi-i-pun%C3%ABs-son%C3%AB|access-date=2020-07-25|website=sot.com.al}}</ref> The process that was expected to last within 10 years, but the aid package helped completing the process 4 years earlier and without additional costs. After the process of replacing the AK47 variants (many of which were locally produced under the name ASh-78 and ASh-82) with the AR70/90 was ended, the rifle became the standard weapon and most used over most Land Forces branches.<br>
In 2017 the Combat Support Battalion (Batalioni Mbështetjes së Luftimit, BML) was equipped with [[Hirtenberger M6C-210|Hirtenberger M6]] 60mm and Hirtenberger M8 81mm mortars by the Austrian company Hirtenberger Defense Systems. Thus removing from use the Chinese made mortars from the communist period. In March of the same year came the first 77 [[Humvee|HMMWV M1114]] of an aid package totaling 250 armored vehicles. They are obtained from [[Excess Defense Articles]] (EDA) through the [[Defense Security Cooperation Agency]], a [[United States]] program to support NATO partners and allies.<ref name="Excess Defense Articles (EDA)">{{cite web|title=Excess Defense Articles (EDA)|url=http://www.dsca.mil/programs/excess-defense-articles-eda|publisher=Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA)|format=.exe|date=6 March 2017|access-date=2017-09-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907024912/http://dsca.mil/programs/excess-defense-articles-eda|archive-date=2017-09-07|url-status=live}}</ref> The vehicles were immediately put at the service of B1K. In 2019 came the second part of the package of 250 vehicles and it consisted of 36 [[International MaxxPro]] and 1 MaxxPro Wrecker recovery vehicle. These vehicles joined the previous 3 MaxxPro bringing the total number of MRAPs used by Special Forces to 40.<ref name="Excess Defense Articles (EDA)"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=US donates 37 MRAP vehicles to Albania|url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/april_2019_global_defense_security_army_news_industry/us_donates_37_mrap_vehicles_to_albania_37_mine-resistant_ambush-protected_mrap_vehicles_donated_by_the_us_government_were_handed-off_for_the_alban.html|access-date=2020-07-25|website=www.armyrecognition.com|date=16 April 2019|archive-date=16 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416173746/https://www.armyrecognition.com/april_2019_global_defense_security_army_news_industry/us_donates_37_mrap_vehicles_to_albania_37_mine-resistant_ambush-protected_mrap_vehicles_donated_by_the_us_government_were_handed-off_for_the_alban.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Following the 2024-2033 Armed Forces Long Term Development Plan, structural changes were made. Namely the 1st and 3rd Infantry Battalions are now increased to Regiment size and are renamed to Northern and Southern Infantry Regiment respectively. The Special Forces Battalion and the Commando Battalion are merged under same command named Special Operations Regiment. Combat Support Battalion was also transformed to Combat Support Regiment with plans to equip it with 105mm and 155mm howitzer for an Artillery Battalion on its component. The Infantry Regiments and Special Operations Regiment will be equipped with C-UAS, V-ShoRAD and M-RAD capabilities. The Northern and Southern Infantry Regiments will each have a maneuver company equipped with IFVs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Plani Afatgjatë i Zhvillimit të Forcave të Armatosura të Republikës së Shqipërisë (PAZH 2024–2033) |url=https://www.mod.gov.al/index.php/politikat-e-sigurise-2/dokumente-strategjike/55-strategjia-kombetare-e-mbrojtjes |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241120164935/https://www.mod.gov.al/index.php/politikat-e-sigurise-2/dokumente-strategjike/55-strategjia-kombetare-e-mbrojtjes |archive-date=November 20, 2024 |access-date=November 20, 2024}}</ref>
====Naval Forces====
In 2007, was signed a contracts with the [[Damen Group]] for the or completing of the Albanian Naval Forces with Patrol vessels to be used to perform a number of tasks and duties, including coastal patrols, search and rescue, control and monitoring of maritime traffic, marine environment protection. The contract envisaged the construction of 4 vessels of the [[Damen Stan 4207]] class, which the first of them would be built in [[Netherlands]] and 3 others in the [[Pasha Liman Base|Pasha Liman]] naval base in Albania. The first patrol vessel, named [[Albanian patrol vessel Iliria (P 131)|Iliria P-132]], was built and delivered to the Albanian Coast Guard in August 2008. Enabling thus the following construction of 3 other patrol vessels in Pasha Liman Base by Albanian carpenters assisted by the experts of Damen Group. The second patrol vessel [[Albanian patrol vessel Oriku (P 132)|Oriku P-133]] will be commissioned in September 2011, the third ship, [[Albanian patrol vessel Lisus (P 133)|Lisus P-133]], will be operational in 2012 and fourth [[Albanian patrol vessel Butrinti (P 134)|Butrint P-134]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=The new ship "Oriku"|url=http://www.mod.gov.al/arkiv/images/mbrojtja/pdf/mbrojtja_nr_8.pdf|work=Revista Mbrojtja|agency=QKMBM|publisher=Ministry of Defense|date=September 2011|pages=3–7|access-date=2017-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823162329/http://www.mod.gov.al/arkiv/images/mbrojtja/pdf/mbrojtja_nr_8.pdf|archive-date=2017-08-23|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The first ship was built at Pasha Liman|url=http://www.mod.gov.al/arkiv/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=853:prodhohet-anija-e-pare-ne-pasha-liman&catid=179&Itemid=552|website=www.mod.gov.al|publisher=Ministry of Defence|access-date=2017-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823163115/http://www.mod.gov.al/arkiv/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=853:prodhohet-anija-e-pare-ne-pasha-liman&catid=179&Itemid=552|archive-date=2017-08-23|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title="Butrinti" ceremonial ship launching|url=http://mbrojtja.gov.al/index.php/newsroom/334-nje-anije-e-re-i-shtohet-forces-sone-detare|website=www.mbrojtja.gov.al|publisher=Ministry of Defence|access-date=2017-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823162533/http://mbrojtja.gov.al/index.php/newsroom/334-nje-anije-e-re-i-shtohet-forces-sone-detare|archive-date=2017-08-23|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Update inline|date=October 2021}}
== Structure ==
{{Main|Structure of the Albanian Armed Forces}}
[[File:Albanian Armed Forces structure 2020.png|thumb|center|650px|Structure of the Albanian Armed Forces (click to enlarge)]]
== Participation ==
* ''[[South-Eastern Europe Brigade]]'' – created in 1998 and consisting of [[Albania]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Croatia]], [[North Macedonia]], [[Greece]], [[Italy]], [[Slovenia]], [[Romania]], [[Turkey]] and the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seebrig.org/|title=SEEBRIG|access-date=23 October 2014}}</ref> [[NATO]] has already declared the force fully operational.
* EU Mission ''[[Operation Althea]]'' in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] under German Command. (Completed. Albania maintains its actual presence with an [[Explosive Ordnance Disposal|EOD]] team of 1) Participation in the peacekeeping mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina so far has been, 1481 soldiers.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Ministry of Defence (Bosnia and Herzegovina)|url=https://www.mod.gov.al/index.php/politikat-e-sigurise/misione-nderkombetare/misione-aktuale/20-bosnje-dhe-hercegovine|url-status=live|website=Ministry of Defence|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511050940/https://www.mod.gov.al/index.php/politikat-e-sigurise/misione-nderkombetare/misione-aktuale/20-bosnje-dhe-hercegovine |archive-date=11 May 2021 }}</ref>
* NATO/''PfP'' led Mission [[ISAF]] in [[Afghanistan]] Under Italian and Turkish Command (Completed).
* Coalition Forces led – [[Iraqi Freedom]] under American command (Completed. Albania withdrew all its troops from [[Iraq]] on 20 December 2008).
* EU Mission [[MINURCAT]] in [[Chad]] under EU Command (Completed. Albania participated with 63 troops from Commando Regiment).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ministry of Defence (Chad, Africa)|url=https://www.mod.gov.al/index.php/politikat-e-sigurise/misione-nderkombetare/misione-te-kryera/22-cad-afrike|url-status=live|website=Ministry of Defence|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511051012/https://www.mod.gov.al/index.php/politikat-e-sigurise/misione-nderkombetare/misione-te-kryera/22-cad-afrike |archive-date=11 May 2021 }}</ref>
* NATO Operation in the Mediterranean ''[[Active Endeavour]]''.<ref>NATO, [http://www.nato.int/issues/active_endeavour/index.html Operation Active Endeavour] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830210539/http://www.nato.int/issues/active_endeavour/index.html |date=30 August 2011 }}</ref>
* NATO-led [[Kosovo Force|KFOR]] mission in [[Kosovo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nato.int/kfor/structur/nations/placemap/kfor_placemat.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.nato.int/kfor/structur/nations/placemap/kfor_placemat.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |title=Kosovo Force (KFOR) Troop contributions |publisher=[[NATO]] |date=25 June 2012 |access-date=14 July 2012}}</ref> Currently only 90 troops are contributing.<ref name="KFOR-albania">{{cite web |title=KFOR Contributing Nations|url=https://jfcnaples.nato.int/kfor/about-us/welcome-to-kfor/contributing-nations |access-date=21 May 2024 |website=jfcnaples.nato.int |language=en }}</ref> So far, 158 military personnel have been deployed<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ministry of Defence (Kosovo)|url=https://www.mod.gov.al/index.php/politikat-e-sigurise/misione-nderkombetare/misione-aktuale/19-kosove|url-status=live|website=Ministry of Defence|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511050934/https://www.mod.gov.al/index.php/politikat-e-sigurise/misione-nderkombetare/misione-aktuale/19-kosove |archive-date=11 May 2021 }}</ref>
*
* [[International Maritime Security Construct]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Us|url=https://www.imscsentinel.com/about-us|access-date=2021-06-27|website=IMSC - International Maritime Security Construct - CTF SENTINEL|language=en-US|archive-date=14 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614081956/https://www.imscsentinel.com/about-us|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Operation Interflex]] - Albania has become the thirteenth country to join Operation Interflex, the UK-based training programme for Ukrainian military personnel.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Albania {{!}} Operation Interflex |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/02/25/7500101/|access-date=2025-02-25 |language=en-US}}</ref>
{| style="border:1px solid black; background:#EAECF0; font-size:100%;"
|-
! [[Country]]
! [[Military operation|Current Mission]]
! Organization
! No. of personnel
|-
| {{flagcountry|Germany}}
| [[NSATU]]
| [[NATO]]
| '''3'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Participation {{!}} NSATU |url=https://www.mod.gov.al/eng/security-policies/international-missions/ongoing-missions/1843-nsatu-wiesbaden-germany
|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Egypt]]
| [[Multinational Force and Observers]]
| [[United Nations]]
| '''3'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Participation {{!}} Multinational Force and Observers
|url=https://mfo.org/contingents
|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Bulgaria]]
| [[NATO Enhanced Forward Presence]]
| [[NATO]]
| '''120'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Participation {{!}} NATO Enhanced Forward Presence |url=https://www.mod.gov.al/eng/security-policies/international-missions/ongoing-missions#:~:text=The%20Albanian%20Armed%20Forces%20(AAF,Mission%20with%203%20military%20members.
|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|Bosnia}} [[Bosnia]]
| [[Operation Althea]]
| [[European Union]]
| '''30'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Participation {{!}} Operation Althea |url=https://scantv.al/english/lajme/shqiperia/niset-kontingjenti-i-pare-i-fa-ne-operacionin-e-be-ne-bosnje-her-i21702
|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom]]
| [[Operation Interflex]]
| [[NATO]]
| '''Unknown'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Participation {{!}} Operation Interflex |url=https://www.hashtag.al/en/index.php/2025/03/03/shqiperia-i-bashkohet-operacionit-interflex-per-trajnimin-e-ushtareve-ukrainas/
|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|South Sudan}} [[South Sudan]]
| [[United Nations Mission in South Sudan]]
| [[United Nations]]
| '''11'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Participation {{!}} United Nations Mission in South Sudan
|url=https://www.mod.gov.al/eng/security-policies/international-missions/ongoing-missions/1520-south-sudan
|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|}} [[Aegean Sea]]
| [[Operation Sea Guardian]]
| [[NATO]]
| '''ALS Oriku Iliria-class patrol boat manned by 21 crew members'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Participation {{!}} NATO Enhanced Forward Presence |url=https://shape.nato.int/2016/albania-joins-standing-nato-maritime-group-2-in-the-aegean-sea
|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|Kosovo}} [[Kosovo]]
| [[Kosovo Force|KFOR]]
| [[NATO]]
| '''90'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Participation {{!}} KFOR |url=https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2024/03/25/bulgaria-and-slovenia-strengthening-presence-in-kfor-albania-extends-participation-until-2027/#:~:text=The%20Council%20of%20Ministers%20of,addition%20to%20the%20monthly%20salary.
|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Latvia]]
| [[NATO Enhanced Forward Presence]]
| [[NATO]]
| '''20'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Participation {{!}} NATO Enhanced Forward Presence |url=https://www.mod.gov.al/eng/security-policies/international-missions/ongoing-missions/868-nato-enhanced-forward-presence-efp-latvia
|language=en-US}}</ref>
|}
{| style="border:1px solid black; background:#EAECF0; font-size:100%;"
|-
! [[Country]]
! [[Military operation|Former Mission]]
! Organization
! No. of personnel
|-
| {{flagcountry|Afghanistan}}
| [[Resolute Support Mission]]
| [[NATO]]
| ''87<sup>2015</sup>''
''126<sup>2016</sup>''
''166<sup>2017</sup>''
''212<sup>2018</sup>''
''270<sup>2019</sup>''
''177<sup>2020</sup>''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Participation {{!}} Resolute Support Mission |url=https://www.mod.gov.al/eng/security-policies/international-missions/accomplished-missions/870-resolute-support-mission-in-afghanistan
|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|Mali}} [[Mali]]
| [[European Union Training Mission in Mali]]
| [[European Union]]
| '''14'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Participation {{!}} European Union Training Mission in Mali
|url=https://www.military.ie/en/overseas-deployments/current-missions/
|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|Afghanistan}} [[Afghanistan]]
| [[ISAF]]
| [[NATO]]
| '''2944 in total.'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Participation {{!}} ISAF Enhanced Forward Presence |url=https://punetejashtme.gov.al/en/newsroom/marredheniet-shqiperi-afganistan/#:~:text=Albania%20has%20contributed%20with%202944,resettled%20in%20the%20United%20States.
|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|Georgia}} [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]
| [[United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia]]
| [[United Nations]]
| '''39'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Participation {{!}} United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia |url=https://www.mod.gov.al/eng/security-policies/international-missions/accomplished-missions/79-georgia
|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|Chad}} [[Chad]]
| [[MINURCAT]]
| [[European Union]]
| '''63'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Participation {{!}} MINURCAT |url=https://www.mod.gov.al/eng/security-policies/international-missions/accomplished-missions/78-chad-africa
|language=en-US}}</ref>
|}
==Equipment==
{{main|List of equipment of the Albanian Armed Forces}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.uniforminsignia.org/index.php?option=com_insigniasearch&Itemid=53&state=80&search_id=main Albania] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220033006/http://www.uniforminsignia.org/index.php?option=com_insigniasearch&Itemid=53&state=80&search_id=main |date=20 February 2012 }} at Uniform Insignia
*[http://www.globalfirepower.com/country-military-strength-detail.asp?country_id=albania Profile] at Global Firepower
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