Ministry of Defence

Albania - USA, joint drone exercise in Zall-Herr

Members of the Albanian Armed Forces, along with soldiers and aviators...Tuesday, 11 March 2025
Deputy Defence Minister Blerina Abrazhda visits Pejë, meets with KFOR Troops

Deputy Defence Minister Blerina Abrazhda visited Pejë, where she met...Tuesday, 11 March 2025
New generals for the Albanian Armed Forces, Minister Vengu: Investing in human capital

The Albanian Armed Forces have officially welcomed six high-ranking...Monday, 10 March 2025
The Vessel "Butrinti" rescues a raft with 32 Afghan migrants

During a patrol in the Aegean Sea in the early hours of Friday morning,...Friday, 07 March 2025
The new campus of the Albanian Armed Forces Academy will bring to Albania the model of one of the best academies in...

The new campus of the Albanian Armed Forces, designed to NATO...Thursday, 06 March 2025

Historic Arrival of Albania’s first UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters January 2024UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters will enable the military to conduct MEDEVAC, SAR, and also fight forest fires and provide support for NATO operations...

Defence Directive 2024 January 2024The leading document on the work, programs, and commitments of the MoD, and the AAF to fulfilling the constitutional mission, as well as the obligations as a NATO member country...

Setting the record straight January 2024De-bunking Russian disinformation on NATO: We will continue to respond to Russian threats and actions in a united and responsible way, it includes also calling out Russia's...

NATO releases first ever quantum strategy January 2024Quantum technologies are getting closer to revolutionizing the world of innovation and can be game-changers for security, including modern warfare...

The Museum of Armed Forces has unveiled its new exhibits and surrounding December 2023The Armed Forces Museum has officially relocated to its new site in Bërzhitë, marked by a impressive inauguration attended by the Defense Minister Niko Peleshi...

Defence Ministerial of the U.S.-Adriatic Charter Initiative November 2023The cooperation of Albania, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Bosnia-Herzegovina along with the USA is the “Adriatic Charter” Initiative. It's based on the annual cooperation programs in the field of Defence...

The NATO Defence Ministers Meeting in Brussels October 2023The latest NATO Defence Ministers Meeting held...

Albania takes over again the SEEBRIG Command August 2023On the 31- st of August 2023 in Kumanovo, North Macedonia, the COMSEEBRIG handover – takeover took place...

The Secretary General’s Annual Report 2022 21 March 2023The Report includes the results of new polls on the public perception of the Alliance. These demonstrate that, in a year of upheaval, overall support for the NATO Alliance,...

NATO's Strategic Concept March 2022The Strategic Concept reaffirms NATO’s values and purpose, and provides a collective assessment of the security environment; it drives its strategic adaptation and guides the future political and military development,...