Conditionality of the operational capabilities building on the development of the Serbian Armed Forces' doctrine

Abstract

The transformation and development of the Serbian Armed Forces made use of, among other things, the best foreign experiences. A principle set for this development was the interoperability with foreign armed forces in the processes and activities involving units of the Serbian Armed Forces, such as the Partnership for Peace program, or the participation in multinational operations outside the Republic of Serbia. A particular aspect of the application of foreign experiences is the concept of the development of the Serbian Armed Forces, based on capabilities. In foreign armed forces, these capabilities are known as 'essential operational capabilities', and in the Serbian Armed Forces as 'operational and functional capabilities'. Building of these capabilities is based on factors, among which one of the key ones is the military doctrine. The topic of this paper is the conditionality of the operational capabilities building on the development of the Serbian Armed Forces' doctrine.

Keywords

• military doctrine
• operational capabilities of the military
• the serbian armed forces