The Bosnian Armed forces were unified in 2005 and are composed of two founding armies: Bosniak-Croat, Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Bosnian Serb, Army of Republika Srpska. The Ministry of Defense of Bosnia and Herzegovina, founded in 2004, is in charge of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The supreme commander of the Bosnian Armed Forces is the current president of Bosnia and Herzegovina thus the Presidency commands the Bosnian Army, then the Bosnian Ministry of Defence with the minister Selmo Cikotic, then the Chiefs of Joint Staff with Sifet Podžic as the head of the chiefs. Conscription was completely abolished in Bosnia and Herzegovina effective on and from 1 January 2006. The total active manpower of Bosnia Herzegovina is around 9,410 military people.
The land forces of Bosnia Herzegovina are composed by around 9,000 soldiers with the structure:
- 3 infantry brigades (each with 3 infantry battalions, 1 reconnaissance company, 1 signal platoon, 1 military police platoon)
- 1 tactical support brigade with 1 armoured battalion, 1 artillery battalion, 1 engineer battalion, 1 military intelligence battalion, 1 military police battalion, 1 de-mining battalion, 1 signal company, 1 NBC defense Company
- 1 Air Force and Air Defense brigade with 2 helicopter squadrons, 1 air defense battalion, 1 Early Warning & Surveillance battalion, 1 Flight support battalion.