10.06.2021.
Minister Stefanović attends night firing at "Nikinci" range
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Nebojša Stefanović, PhD, attended the demonstration of weapons and military equipment that are being developed, as well as night live firing at the Nikinci Centre for Weapons and Military Equipment Testing. The Minister announced that one of the largest exercises that had taken place in the Republic of Serbia in recent decades would be conducted in the coming weeks, on the order of the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić.
- Tonight in Nikinci, we had the opportunity to see the employment of our units which showed that, with the use of modern optoelectronic devices developed by domestic industry and purchased from abroad, we can achieve excellent results in restricted visibility situations - Minister Stefanović said, after the firing ended.
The Minister thanked the "Lazar", "Miloš", BOV KIV, tank and "Pasars" crews who showed that successful training, upgrading and equipment acquisition significantly contributed to our being able to act at any time of the day or night and to protect Serbia.
- We do not always have the money to buy foreign products; we invest and rely heavily on domestic institutes and factories which can compete with those from much more powerful countries. We are trying to integrate everything they develop and produce into our weapons and equipment, and in that way make our units modern, efficient and capable of performing every task - Minister Stefanović said.
As announced by the Minister of Defence, one of the largest exercises that have taken place in the Republic of Serbia in recent decades will be conducted in the coming weeks, on the order of the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić.
- The exercise will consist of several parts and will include night and day firing, and a huge number of soldiers and armaments will be involved - said Stefanović.
In Nikinci, he also thanked all the people who have worked for years on the development of the weapons and equipment presented.
- I would like to thank the young men and women in uniform who have shown their skill and knowledge in the exercise tonight, and I wish them a lot of success in the exercises that are to be conducted on 22 and 27 June. I am convinced that the citizens of Serbia will have the opportunity to see how serious, capable and efficient our armed forces are - Minister Stefanović said.
The demonstration at the Nikinci range included the firing of the latest domestically produced weapons - the BOV-KIV command and reconnaissance vehicle, "Miloš-N" remote-controlled unmanned platform, 8X8 "Lazar 3" armoured combat vehicle, "Sparrow" unmanned aerial vehicle and infantry weapons with optoelectronic devices, while "Pasars" also engaged ground targets at distances of 1,200 and 500 metres.
In addition to the weapons already in service, weapons which are undergoing final tests were also fired. The upgraded BVP M80AB1 infantry fighting vehicle fired the 20 mm gun at distances of 1,200 and 500 metres and the PKT 7.62 mm machine gun at 500 metres, while the upgraded M84 AS2 tank engaged targets at a distance of 500 metres with its 12.7 mm stabilized DUBS.
Besides the Minister of Defence, Assistant Minister for Material Resources Nenad Miloradović, PhD, Head of the Development and Equipping Department, Brigadier General Milan Popović, Commander of the 72nd Special Operations Brigade, Brigadier General Miroslav Talijan and Chief of the Army Staff, Brigadier General Željko Tramošljika also attended the demonstration in Nikinci.
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