Войти

Serbia to increase funding for armed forces

2664
0
0
Image source: © РИА Новости / Валерий Шарифулин

TSAMTO, February 15. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic visited the Vrh Koplja 2021 exercise on February 7, according to the results of which he said that the Serbian authorities intend to allocate additional funds for the development of the country's Armed Forces.

According to Jane's Defense Weekly, the exercises were conducted at the Rastko Nemanich base in Panchevo with the involvement of the 72nd Special Operations Brigade. According to A. Vucic, the brigade is armed with 10 multi-purpose armored vehicles BOV M16 "Milos" with a 4x4 wheel formula and five armed ground DUMAS "Mali Milos". As planned, by the end of the year, another 20 M16 BBMs will be delivered to the group.

In addition, on February 6, Serbian Defense Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic told the Serbian newspaper Politika that in the second quarter of this year, Serbia will receive four more upgraded MiG-29 fighters donated by Belarus, bringing their total number to 14 units. The Minister noted that the remaining 10 aircraft are undergoing modernization in the country. Work on the MiG-29 should be completed by June. In 2021, 19 more T-72B1MS main battle tanks and 20 upgraded BRDM-2M armored reconnaissance vehicles will be delivered, bringing their number to 30 units.

This year, Serbia will also receive French-made Mistral-3 man-portable air defense systems, and by the end of the year, the number of 155-mm self-propelled howitzers NORA-B52 M15 of national production in service with the Serbian Armed Forces will be increased from six to 18 units.

Vucic announced Serbia's plans to increase funding for the Armed Forces on the same day that local media reported receiving a letter from US President Joe Biden calling on Serbia to recognize Kosovo's independence. According to Vucic, Serbia still does not recognize Kosovo as an independent state. Serbian officials view the modernization of the armed Forces not only in the context of ensuring the security of Serbia itself, but also of the Serbs living in the region, especially the Serbian minorities in Kosovo and Montenegro. The strengthening of the Armed Forces is accompanied by diplomatic efforts aimed at strengthening relations with the United States, Russia, China, the EU and NATO, as well as balancing between these countries and organizations.

The rights to this material belong to
The material is placed by the copyright holder in the public domain
  • The news mentions
Do you want to leave a comment? Register and/or Log in
ПОДПИСКА НА НОВОСТИ
Ежедневная рассылка новостей ВПК на электронный почтовый ящик
  • Discussion
    Update
  • 31.03 13:35
  • 8260
Without carrot and stick. Russia has deprived America of its usual levers of influence
  • 31.03 12:34
  • 2
Vladimir Putin has allowed the possibility of temporarily introducing external governance in Ukraine under the auspices of the United Nations
  • 31.03 11:34
  • 1
Китай обнародовал планы по миссиям к Венере, Марсу, Юпитеру и Нептуну
  • 31.03 10:44
  • 4
Об естественном и социальном отборах как необходимых условиях развития
  • 31.03 04:59
  • 0
Вот интересно в связи с разговорами о завершении СВОйны.
  • 31.03 04:01
  • 0
Ответ на "Владимир Путин допустил возможность временного введения на Украине внешнего управления под эгидой ООН"
  • 31.03 02:39
  • 312
Главком ВМФ России: проработан вопрос о создании нового авианосца
  • 31.03 02:18
  • 1
How France is launching Ukrainian attacks
  • 31.03 01:28
  • 0
О "сдерживании России" еврославянскими Аника-воинами.
  • 30.03 21:10
  • 0
Ответ на ""Сдержать Россию": зачем Польше нужны войска США"
  • 30.03 20:11
  • 0
Немного о "НАТО на краю пропасти"
  • 30.03 20:11
  • 1
Ответ на "Украина. В погоне за победой ЕС навредил сам себе, а НАТО теперь беззащитна (IL Fatto Quotidiano, Италия)"
  • 30.03 17:47
  • 6
"The global division of labor is a very unreliable thing"
  • 30.03 14:16
  • 8614
Минобороны: Все авиаудары в Сирии пришлись по позициям боевиков
  • 30.03 09:51
  • 3
Hero of Russia Roman Taskaev: The Russian MC-21 aircraft will take off with passengers in 2028