Each of the Yugoslav constituent republics had its own Territorial Defense military formations, while the regular army for the whole Federation was the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), which also maintained its own reserve forces.
Yugoslavya'nın kurucu cumhuriyetlerinin her biri kendi bölgesel savunma oluşumlarına sahipken, tüm federasyonun düzenli ordusu aynı zamanda kendi yedek kuvvetlerine de sahip Yugoslav Halk Ordusu (JNA) idi.