21.07.2017.
Minister Vulin in AF and AD Command
Minister of Defence, Aleksandar Vulin visited today the Air Force and Air Defence Command in Zemun. The visit was attended by the State Secretary in the Ministry of Defence, Aleksandar Živković and the Chief of General Staff of Serbian Armed Forces, General Ljubiša Diković with associates.
Presenting the organisation and resources, AF and AD Commander, Major General Ranko Živak stressed that the operational capabilities of AF and AD were at the required level and that they enabled the execution of all tasks.
On that occasion, Minister Vulin highlighted that there was no free and sovereign country that did not control its sky and that did not control its entire territory.
- Owing to a dedicated and persisting work of all members of AF and AD, we can say that our sky is peaceful and safe and that Serbia is, in this area as well, a guarantee of stability in the entire region. We are capable of defending ourselves and our territory, primarily owing to exceptional competence of our men and their love for their homeland, but that would not be possible without suitable technical resources and I am quite looking forward to further strengthening of our Air Force, fielding new planes, fielding new Air Defence systems and all that makes such an arm successful, strong and efficient – Minister Vulin underlined concluding that the state leadership could count on its military, just like the military could rely on its Air Force.
Today’s gathering, along with the representatives of AF and AD, was attended by the members of the 250th AD Rocked Brigade who returned yesterday from live firing at Bulgarian training area “Shabla” where they achieved impressive results. Deputy Commander of AF and AD, Brigadier General Sava Milenković, who led the delegation of our Armed Forces, informed Minister Vulin about the preparations, the firing, the significance of the achieved results, and about the cooperation with the members of Bulgarian Armed Forces.
On behalf of the members of that unit, Lieutenant Marko Medarović one of the participants in shooting at the training area “Shabla” conferred to Minister Vulin a plaque of the 250th AD Rocket Brigade.
