01.07.2019.
New issue of ODBRANA
It seems that our leaning toward history, if it is not our chosen occupation, matures with time. Very often, in some mature years, we reach for encyclopaedias, and then for rare and specific editions that bring us a picture of the common past. The family trees, arranging the pictures of ancestors are not rare either. And if we have a closer look at each other, we will see that the core of these trees are – soldiers. Such was our history.
The reliance on tradition is, of course, only one of the pillars of identity. Identity is what distinguishes us and determines us – both as individuals, and as a nation, and as an army. Knowing one's own identity, answering questions according to the instructions of the existentialists: who am I, where do I come from, where am I going to, determines to some extent wider identity as well – the nation we belong to.
In the Standing Point section of this issue we are writing about the identity of the Serbian Armed Forces. Its tradition is certainly important in shaping the identity of the nation. And that identity has a special role in creating a sense of belonging. The sense of belonging in this pyramidal series gives rise to patriotism and, consequently, a strong willingness-morale component. The one that drives us and leads us.
There are few nations that have always been on the right side of history – on the side of the good. There are few small nations that are represented in capital letters in the world history by their sacrifices; and by their war waging skills – always defensive. Our military tradition is part of a culture of memory, a part of national identity.
Focus section features the visit of the Belarusian Minister of Defence and the 9th International Fair of Arms and Military Equipment “Partner 2019”.
The July edition of Odbrana magazine with attractive photographs and interesting articles follows four military exercises: The Fifth Joint Air Defence Live Firings Shabla 2019, Platinum Wolf 18 multinational exercise, mobile camping for the members of the Mixed Artillery Brigade “Fire Jump 2019”, “Slavic Brotherhood 2019”.
Arranging the thematic contents of the July issue of Odbrana, we are writing about Moma Stanojlović Aviation Institute on the occasion of 103 years of its existence, but also the just concluded Partner exhibition where Airbus CEO ceremonially handed over Certificate approving Moma Stanojlović Aviation Institute as Service Centre for Gazelle helicopter.
As our pilots and rocketeers showed their skills in joint firings with members of the armed forces of the Republic of Bulgaria at the Shabla firing range in Bulgaria, in the Global - Parallels section, we are writing about the modern Bulgarian army. Visit of the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Belarus, Lieutenant General Andrei Ravkov, is followed by the text on Belarus – on the corridor of great wars.
In the Culture section we bring texts about the promotion of the novel “The Balkan Line” by Ivan Naumov and the exhibitions of the Šid's landscapes by Sava Šumanović, and in the Sport section we are writing about the “Ingushetia Cup 2019”, which we attended.
Odbrana 325, July 2019.
2 | THE CONTENTS
3 | EDITORIAL
WHAT WE ARE BUILT ON
IN FOCUS
4 | RICH MILITARY COOPERATION BETWEEN SERBIA AND BELARUS
6 | Ninth International Fair of Arms and Military Equipment “Partner 2019”
OUR KNOWLEDGE FOR OUR WEAPONS
STAND POINT
8 | Identity of the Serbian Armed Forces
POWER OF FUNDAMENTAL VALUES
THE SYSTEM
15 | A PRESENT TO THE LOGISTICS DEPARTMENT
16 | The Fifth Joint Air Defence Live Firings Shabla 2019
DANCING TO THE TARGET
22 | Multinational exercise
“PLATINUM WOLF 19”
26 | Mobile camping for the members of the Mixed Artillery Brigade
“Fire Jump 2019”
32 | “Slavic Brotherhood 2019”
CONSISTENT ACTION
38 | Moma Stanojlović Aviation Institute
ALTITUDES AS CHALLENGE
43 | International Scientific Conference
RESEARCH OUTCOME
GLOBAL
46 | Contemporary Bulgarian Army
BETWEEN REFORMS, DOWNSIZING AND INTEGRATIONS
50 | Belarus
ON THE CORRIDOR OF THE LARGEST WARS
55 | HISTORY AT DEAD END
55 | CHINESE GEOSTRATEGY ALTERNATIVE TO WESTERN GLOBALISATION
CULTURE
56 | Exhibition of Sava Šumanović – an occasion for a word more
PAINTER IN WHITE COAT
58 | Promotion of the novel “The Balkan Line” by Ivan Naumov
THE SECRET OF THE SERBIAN IDENTITY
HISTORY
60 | ALEXANDER VASILJEVICH SUVOROV
SPORT
61 | Ingushetia Cup 2019
GOLD MEDAL FOR SERBIA
ADVERTISEMENTS
62 | Service information, open announcements
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT – 201
EIGHT CENTURIES OF THE SERBIAN ORHODOX CHURCH
THE GUARDIAN OF THE SERBIAN SOUL
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