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 for 1 soldier[1]
NATO Membership

Montenegro intends to seek NATO membership, and has applied to join NATO's Partnership for Peace program. According to the Parliament of Montenegro, it will join sometime in November.
Ministry of Defense

A Ministry of Defense is being assembled from nothing, 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.

Since June 2006, Milo Đukanović is the self-appointed the Montenegrin Minister of Defence[2], a decision that led to a chorus of criticism from different NGOs. They point to a clear breach of Montenegrin constitution and a conflict of interest law that both prohibit members of government from performing multiple public duties.
Inventory

Fighter Planes

    * 17 G-4 Super Galebs

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

Leaders

    * 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

[edit] Divisions

Brigades

    * Pješadija Brigade, Commander: Colonel Goran Medojević
    * Brigade for Special Operations, Commander: Lieutanant Colonel Dragutin Dakić
    * Brigade for Traning and Support, Commander: Colonel Rifet Kosovac

[edit] Bases

    * Airbase, Commander: Colonel Vladislav Vlahović
    * Naval base, Commander: Battleship Captain Rajko Bulatović