10.12.2020.
Minister Stefanović visits SAF members testing a new air-to-surface missile
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Nebojša Stefanović, PhD, visited “Colonel Pilot Milenko Pavlović“ airport in Batajnica today where members of the Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Armed Forces are testing the VRVZ-200 air-to-surface guided missile for the “Eagle“ aircraft.
- We are planning to continue the modernization of the “Eagle“ in the next two years. Our goal is to equip 12 “Eagles“ with modern equipment so that they are ready to join our squadrons. Serial production of this missile can begin in the coming period, hopefully in the next 12 months, and thanks to domestic institutes and know-how, it will be upgraded and used to equip our armed forces - said the Minister of Defence, adding that the new air-to-surface missile will be one of the key missiles for equipping the upgraded "Eagle" aircraft.The Minister of Defence thanked everyone who is working on the development of the new missile and who has carried out preparations for the missile test at the Batajnica airport today.
- I would like to thank these people, engineers, mechanics, all members of the armed forces and military institutes who work day and night so that we can continue the modernization of our armed forces and so that our Air Force can be ready to perform any assigned task – emphasized Minister Stefanović.
The airport in Batajnica was also visited today by Assistant Minister for Material Resources Nenad Miloradović, Head of the General Staff’s Development and Equipping Department, Brigadier General Milan Popović, Deputy Commander of the Air Force and Air Defence, Brigadier General Željko Bilić, Commander of the 204th Air Brigade, Brigadier General Brane Krnjajić and the director of the Military Technical Institute, Colonel Bojan Pavković.
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