Ministry of defence Republic of Serbia
 
01.06.2010.

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1259 youths and girls applied for the Military Grammar School for a total of 240 vacancies, while 209 candidates applied for 25 vacancies in MMA medical school, as Minister Sutanovac stressed at a press conference held in May.

We have formally out of the crisis and statistically but this had not yet affected the standard of the people, said Prime Minister Cvetkovic at his lecture in the School of National Defense, stating that we could not expect a speedy recovery. We can expect to return to the pre-crisis growth rate not before 2012.

Trgoviste municipality in the south of Serbia was ridden with unprecedented floods. Minister Sutanovac accompanied by Minister f Labour and Social Policy Rasim Ljajic and LTG Miletic, SAF CHOD, visited this poor municipality.

Colonel Miroslav Knezevic, Head of the Military Museum, in his interview to ODBRANA magazine states that the history of the Military Museum dates back to 1878 when Milan Obrenovic showed interest for the tradition of the people under his reign and the wish to document this military heritage.

Minister of Defense Dragan Sutanovac, a guest of honor of the Righteous among the Nations medal awarded to non-Jews who helped save Jews during WWII, stated that even though the 20th century would be remembered for its remarkable advancements, it would unfortunately be a century of unprecedented conflicts and suffering.


We present you CLB (Central Logistics Base), where this base as an intermediary just between the end-user, that is, SAF units and its logistics, and the suppliers, that is, competent MoD and GS departments, does all in its power to meet the demands of both sides.

72nd reconnaissance-commando battalion gives a demo exercise.
Experiences of our army professionals deployed in the peace mission in Cote D Ivoire.

What are the consequences of the global repositioning of car-industry? The car designers pressed by the environmentalists and due to a fast depletion of fossil fuel sources, have to start seeking for new solutions in developing engines powered by “cleaner and more eco-friendly” fuels, such as liquefied oil and natural gas, alcohol, methanol and electrical power. Hybrid vehicles are just a first step towards modern four-wheelers whose exhaust fumes will not pollute the atmosphere, or cause climate changes, which have been endangering our planet for a while now.

We visited lt. Zivan Ikras. The Ikras family loved Vranje and the warm hospitality of its citizens. They love the people’s warmth and directness, and it is a fact that SAF have a good reputation among the citizens of Vranje.

In her interview to ODBRANA magazine, lecturer of the Cranfiedl University professor Laura Cleary, PhD, stresss that security means freedom from fear and poverty, as the mankind’s greatest concern today is how to get water, food and shelter. Therefore, countries are obliged to effectively define and establish a safe environment for their respective citizens. However, they must be aware that this means globalization which results in limited autonomy.
When Japan emerges to the world defense market, we can expect shift in relations, judging by past experiences when Japan emerged with its products in other fields of industry spreading and almost conquering the world. Weapons cannot be compared with cars when it comes to affordability but this would open a whole new possibility for affirming Japan as an economic power which will certainly to find new allies.

The first ever unmanned military space shuttle has been launched. Pentagon, DARPA, and Boeing are working jointly on developing a space shuttle for military ops, which would fly at 25 mach speed, and with all the upgraded and latest systems for thermal protection, autonomous managing navigation systems with a pre-programmed route and with a decreased skeleton of the already tested shuttles. This mini shuttle was launched in April and will remain in the space for nine months. It will be used as a research platform for other shuttles and other space technical equipment.

Sports competitions in SAF and orienteering competition in Slovenia.

FORTY YEARS OF THE MILITAY GRAMAR SCHOOL
 
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