Serbia Military & Defence

SOFIA, (BM) - Russia's anti-aircraft missile defense system, the S-400 Triumph, poses a real threat to Bulgaria and NATO, Prof. Momchil Doichev, Co-Chairman of the Atlantic Council said on Saturday, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. His statement is according allegations and so far only rumors have it that a S-400 remained in the territory of…

BELGRADE, (BM) - Serbia does not plan to purchase Russia's S-400 missile defense systems, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic interview on Wednesday. Read more: Serbia Would Like to Have the Russian S-400 Missile System in Service "From what I saw, this is an impressive system. But we don't plan to…

BELGRADE, (BM) - Russia and Serbia have wrapped up their Slavic Shield-2019 joint drills using S-400 surface-to-air missile systems and a battery of Pantsyr-S anti-aircraft missile/gun launchers, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: Russia Has Launched Sineva Missile from Nuclear Submarine (Video) "The Slavic Shield joint tactical…

BELGRADE, (BM) - Serbia would like to have the Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile system in service with its army, but so far it cannot afford it. This was stated by Serbian President Alexander Vučić, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Topwar. Read more: Russia Has Deployed S-400 Air Missile Systems to Serbia The President of Serbia on…

MOSCOW, (BM) - Russia’s armed forces have deployed S-400 long range surface to air missile systems to Serbia, accompanied by complementary Pantsir-S1 air defence combat vehicles, for joint exercises with the armed forces of the Eastern European country, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: Serbia Buys Russian Pantsyr-S Air Defence System…

BELGRADE, (BM) - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said he will soon inspect a Russian-made Pantsyr-S surface-to-air missile/gun system after Belgrade has placed an order for it, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting TASS. Read more: China Sells Armed Drones in Europe, Serbia is the End User "An S-400 is in our country because of the…

BELGRADE, (BM) - Serbia’s military will receive Chinese-built armed drones in the coming months, marking the first time Chinese remotely piloted aircraft have been sold to a European country, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Stars and Stripes. Serbia will take delivery of nine Chengdu Pterodactyl-1 drones within six months, with a…

MOSCOW, (BM) - First joint Russian-Serbian air defense exercises, Slavic Shield - 2019, will begin on Wednesday in southern Russia’s Astrakhan Region, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Defence 360 Europe. Read more: Joint Military Exercise Between Russian and Serbian Armed Force "The exercise involves units of the air and missile…

MOSCOW, (BM) - Russia and Serbia have completed a joint military exercise by 1,000 troops at a proving ground in the Leningrad Region, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Defence 360 Europe. Read more: Russian Military Units Have Repelled ‘Enemy’ Drone Attacks Taking part in the exercise were 200 pieces of military equipment, including…

BELGRADE, (BM) - On the 16 July, on the occasion of the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Serbia, MBDA announces the signing of a contract for the acquisition of Mistral 3 short-range air defense systems by the Ministry of Defence of Serbia, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according MBDA statement. With this first European missile…

VARNA, (BulgarianMilitary.com) - Yesterday, June 10, was opened the joint tactical exercise “Shabla  2019” with combat firing of Air Defence formations of the Bulgarian Army, joint experimental and combat firing of aviation formations of the  Air Force with international participation, firing with missile complex  9K79 Tochka, and performance of…

SOFIA, (BGM) - Servicemen from the 10th Mechanized Battalion of the Brigade Command take part in the international joint exercise Platinum Wolf 2019 in the Republic of Serbia, Military Base South, located near the town of Bujanovac, from 3 to 18 June 2019, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Commander of the Bulgarian platoon is Captain Miroslav…

BELGRADE, Serbia (BulgarianMilitary.com) - During his visit to Serbia, the Commander of the Western Military District (WMD) troops of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Alexander Zhuravlev, discussed with Lieutenant General Milosav Simovic, the Serbian Army Commander, the conducting of joint exercises with the use of real ammunition, learned…

MOSCOW, the Russian Federation, (BulgarianMilitary.com) - In the period from 1st to 5th October, for the second time, Serbia hosted the joint Russian-Serbian flight tactical exercise BARS 2018. Within the drill in the Serbian sky, pilots from the Russian Aerospace Forces and the Serbian Air Force, as well as representatives from the Serbian Air…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com), 31 July 2018, Editor: Stanislava Georgieva, Photo credit: Mil.Gov.ua The Bulgarian-American joint exercise „Platinum Lion 18“ began yesterday, 30th July, on the territory of Novo Selo training polygon. The training will last till 10th August, learned BulgarianMilitary.com Read more: Eight NATO member…