The Armed Forces of Serbia are the armed force of the defense system. They develop on best domestic and foreign experiences and achievements of science in the field of security and defense.

The Armed Forces are assigned missions and tasks.
The missions of Armed Forces are defined by the Serbian Parliament, in accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter, based on the international law principles which regulate the use of force and based on the Serbian Constitutional Charter.

The Serbian Armed Forces missions are:
-defending Serbia from armed foreign threats.
-participating in the process of building and maintaining peace in the region and across the world.
- providing support in case of natural disasters and catastrophes.

Basic tasks of the Serbian Armed Forces are:

- deterring armed threats and other military challenges, risks and security threats.
- defending the territory, territorial waters of Serbia and air space.
- enabling soldiers, commanders, commands, units and institutions to accomplish objectives and missions.
- Participating in international military cooperation under the UN patronage and the system of joint security.
- Providing support in the case of natural disasters and catastrophes of larger proportion where lives are at stake, as well as the environment and material property.

By the act issued by the Parliament of Serbia and the Supreme Defense Council the Armed Forces can perform additional tasks.

Basic organizational structure and the number of the Armed Forces members are defined by the Supreme Defense Council, at the proposal of the Ministry of Defense, depending on the level of threats, resources, missions, tasks and international standards.
The army is staffed with professional, duty and reserve corps members, with the tendency to be completely professionalized. It develops its respective systems of training and logistics, relying on Serbia’s and its foreign partners’ resources. Based on the Supreme Defense Council’s decision, places its capacities to the disposal of other users.