04.12.2024.
New issue of Odbrana
In the December issue of the Odbrana magazine, after reviewing the most important activities in the Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Armed Forces in November, readers will have the opportunity to read about the process of equipping with new assets in the column STANDING POINT on the occasion of the Air Force and Air Defence Day, as well as the dynamics of the replenishment of resources, overhaul and modernisation of key assets, taking into account the number and variety of significant tasks that this service branch of the Serbian Armed Forces performs.
We begin the column SYSTEM with a story about the 41st Infantry Battalion, which sees and performs its basic mission within the framework of the control of the Ground Security Zone. We continue the column with a story about the Military Technical Institute, which marks 76 years of existence next month, as well as a report from the Transportation Training Battalion, located at the ‘Ribnica’ Barracks in Kraljevo, which uses the ‘Beranovac’ training ground to produce reliable and high-quality drivers of military motor vehicles. We complete this column with the text entitled ‘Ready for Challenges’ that brings the story of the first days of cadets at the Military Academy.In the HEALTHCARE column, we learn about acupuncture treatment at the Military Medical Academy, which, through a specific treatment method, represents a special philosophy of life. With the text ‘Prevention as the best medicine’, we pay tribute to the Centre for Preventive Medical Care, which, on a daily basis, continuously, throughout the calendar year, through the work of its employees, creates all the important and necessary prerequisites for the health care of members of the Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Armed Forces.
With the article ‘Pride of an Era’ in the TRADITION column, we remind you of the significance of the upcoming 22nd December that was used to mark the Day of the Yugoslav People’s Army in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and was accompanied by the award of the same name, which was awarded to deserving scientists.
Traditionally, in the ARSENAL column, from the pen of a regular contributor to the editorial staff of the ‘Odbrana’ magazine, we bring you an article about the famous Thompson submashine gun that was used for almost the entire 20th century, but we also publish an article about the history of fighter aircraft in the Serbian and Yugoslav Air Force.
We are completing the December issue of Odbrana magazine with a story about another city – a hero and its suffering, Surdulica, that was the target of unscrupulous and cruel occupiers in the previous century.
CONTENTS OF ODBRANA 391
| COVER PAGE |
| Page 2 |
| IMPRINT AND CONTENTS |
| EDITOR’S WORD |
| Page 3 |
| WARRIOR |
| IN FOCUS |
| Page 4 |
| Activities of the Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Armed Forces in November |
| PRESERVING PEACE AND STABILITY |
| STANDING POINT |
| Page 10 |
| On the eve of the Day of the Air Force and Air Defence |
| MODERNISATION AND NEW CAPABILITIES |
| SYSTEM |
| Page 16 |
| 41st Infantry Battalion |
| AT THE WALL OF DEFENCE |
| Page 22 |
| Military Technical Institute in 2024 |
| HOUSE OF KNOWLEDGE AND DEVELOPMENT |
| Page 28 |
| Transportation Training Battalion |
| PRODUCING RESPONSIBLE DRIVERS |
| Page 34 |
| The Youngest Cadets of the Military Academy |
| READY FOR CHALLENGES |
| HEALTHCARE |
| Page 42 |
| Fifty Years of Acupuncture at the Military Medical Academy |
| PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE AND METHODS OF TREATMENT |
| Page 46 |
| On Preventive Medical Care in the Defence System |
| PREVENTION AS THE BEST MEDICINE |
| TRADITION |
| Page 51 |
| Former Yugoslav People’s Army Day, 22nd December |
| PRIDE OF AN ERA |
| ARSENAL |
| Page 54 |
| Thompson Submachine Gun |
| WAR TRUMP CARD OF THE ALLIES |
| Page 60 |
| Fighter Aircraft in the Serbian and Yugoslav Air Forces |
| FROM BLERIOT TO RAFALE |
| HISTORY |
| Page 66 |
| Serbian Hero Cities – Surdulica |
| A PLACE OF CONTINUOUS SUFFERING |
| CULTURE |
| Page 75 |
| ODBRANA MEDIA CENTRE WINS AWARD AT THE 59TH NIŠ BOOK FAIR |
| Page 76 |
| Small Gallery of the Central Military Club |
| EXHIBITION ‘THE WEIGHT OF CHAINS’ BY ĐORĐE ARALICA |
| OPEN COMPETITIONS |
| Page 78 |
| Open competitions and information |
