Dronna and armoured vehicles from which states has Kosovo acquired arms in recent years?

This process began in 2018, following the adoption of legal changes, and is expected to last ten years.

Kosovo, with a population of 1.5 million, is expected to have more than 7,500 active soldiers and reserve, as well as a police force of about 9,000 members.

The United States has supported the transformation of the KSF into the military from the beginning, but not NATO, which insists that the KSF maintain its original duties, such as crisis response or civil protection.

Kosovo Defence Ministry confirms for Radio Free Europe That “all the weapons Kosovo has acquired in the past four years are in line with NATO standards. They are mainly weapons purchased by the United States, Turkey, Germany and other countries”.

spokeswoman Liridona Gashi does not reveal how much has been spent this year on weapons, but stresses that this government has invested “multiple times the past.

In September, the KSF has agreed to fears bought by the United States ʹ model RQ-20 Puma LE.

In August, the KSF is also equipped with armoured vehicles purchased by the United States.

Last year, it has applied to buy another 200 antitank missiles, Yavelin, and is now in the process of payment.

Kosovo has also purchased a fleet of Turkish drones, Bayraktar, in 2023.

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti has announced that Kosovo has purchased the Bayraktar fears in 2023.

In 2018, U.S.A. to Kosovo have reached Humvee-type military vehicles. The Kosovo government, then, has signed a contract with the US company AM General for the purchase of 51 vehicles of this type.

Two years later, Kosovo has purchased other military vehicles from the US, while in 2021, the US Government has donated Kosovo 55 vehicles A. SV.

In recent years, the Government of Kosovo has increased the defence sector budget this year to 207.8m euros.

KSF is constantly trained in American and European bases, and also participates in multinational exercises such as “Defeder Europe”.

At the end of last year, Kosovo has also signed an agreement with Turkey to build its first ammunition plant.

Gashi, from the Defence Ministry, says the expectations are for it to function “within two years”. While, for the military co-operation declared in March between Kosovo, Albania and Croatia, it says currently “is compiled the joint plan of activities”.

However, Kosovo's path towards NATO is still long, since four alliance countries do not recognise its citizenship.

Albania's former defence minister, Fatmir Mediu, suggests the establishment of joint military capacities.

“The only way to cope with this kind of political aggression of Serbia in co-operation with China and Russia is to build three important elements: a military deployment of NATO countries in the Balkan region, a political detector for a joint analysis of security issues and an economic transparency. These are linked to one another”.

Referring to the experience of Baltic countries, Mediu appreciates the initiative of Albania, Kosovo and Croatia for defence co-operation, in hopes that it will be raised to a more advanced level.

Albania's Defence Ministry, which was the host of the signing ceremony of the agreement, announced that in September 2025, the guide, which is in the final stages of development, would be presented to the ministries of Albania, Kosovo and Croatia for approval.

The declaration, signed by incumbent Kosovo Defence Minister Ejup Macedonia, Albania's Defence Minister Pirro Veng, and Croatia's Defence Minister Ivan Anuspic, set four co-operation points:

Promoting defence skills and co-operation in respective industries;

Increasing interaction through education, training and military exercises;

Reaction to hybrid threats and strengthening endurance;

Full support for Euro-Atlantic integration.

Buying protective capacities is the first obligation from the declaration. According to Macedonia, the purpose is to make a single order instead of the three orders separated from each country.

For example, for a system of [arms], which we are interested in the three states to buy from the U.S., make the order as a purchase, using each country's legislature, but that the amount and time of literature be realized as common, because from the U.S. when you buy more, it costs cheaper, and it comes sooner and faster, Ejup Macedonia, Kosovo's acting defence minister, has declared.. /Periscopi/