Ministry of defence Republic of Serbia
 
15.06.2010.

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I am certain that both Presidents Josipovic and Tadic represent factors of stability not only in these two countries, but in the whole Western Balkans as well, adding that the Agreement signed between the two countries could strengthen the cooperation.

SAF air force pilot, Major Slobodan Jocic, commander of the 1st division of 241st fighter-bombing squadron stationed in 98th aviation base, crashed on 3 Junein Knic Lake in the vicinity of Kragujevac. The cause was the failure of the landing gear. The crash caused no damage to the environment, given the fact that the surrounding towns and settlements draw water from the lake.

We talked with Brig. Gen. Mitar Kovac, PhD, Chief of the Department for Panning, and Development on current plans for equipping, development and other activities including development projects and procuring new weapons as well as cooperation with institutions within the system and beyond.

After talks with the MEPs,Minister Sutanovac during his visit to Brussels said that Serbia has to improve its relations with EU by increasing mutual trust.

The new generation of Military Grammar School students has graduated. Where the top three students in the class, all straight A students, Pavle Dugalic, Aleksandar Borovcanin and Stefan Slavkovic were presented with watches with an inscription, while the valedictorian Pavle Dugalic was presented with “Borko Nikitovic” award.

MoD wil get apartments for a 43 million EUR worth of military compound in Viniraca, in Jagodina.

Cacak defense industry has achieved excellent results, as Serbia proves to be able to export both its weapons and its brains, said Suta novac during his visit to Sloboda Cacak factory where he announced that it would soon get a NATO standard certificate, while the overhaul institute would be employing new engineers.

The level of threats to the security system is relatively low and the problems pertaining t the self-proclaimed independence of Kosovo are the biggest threats, as Svetko Kovac, Director of the Military Security Agency stated in his report of his work from December last year to April this year submitted to the Parliamentary Board for Defense and Security.

Science and research are main incentives of each social activity and defense. This is why SAF are concentrating on planning, realization and investment into research projects and the development of weapons.

– Everyone is a winner, both you who will compete and all of us who are attending this event with our hearts full all with one main goal in mind to promote sport. The physical training and sports in the system of defense are important elements and we are ware that by strengthening it we boost our combat capacities, as Minister stated at the opening ceremony of the SAF sports championship.

NCOs will form a basis for the new army, which will soon be professionalized. NCOs will have to overcome adjustment difficulties and take their rightful place for the obligations they expect.


In April a very strong earthquake hit China. The People’s Liberation Army of China responded promptly and arrived at the scene at 4000 m altitude.

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