Armée Serbe / Vojska Srbije / Serbian Armed Forces

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Serbia looks to acquire two new rotorcraft types


By: Igor Salinger Belgrade

Source: Flightglobal.com

Serbia's air force is looking to acquire four new rotorcraft to complement its Mil Mi-8 transport helicopters, two of which it hopes to receive by year-end.

The new arrivals look likely to be a pair of Airbus Helicopters AS532 Cougars – a deal for which is close to being completed according to government sources - and two Russian-built Mi-171s.

“The country is finally ready to enter the acquisition process for two Russian and two German [French] helicopters, [some] to be delivered immediately, and the rest in one year,” says Serbian Prime Minister, Aleksandar Vucic.

“The armed forces’ priority is the acquisition of helicopters, and the request is to purchase two by year end and two more in 2016,” Bratislav Gasic, the Serbian defence minister, told the Serbian Tanjug state news agency.

Serbia currently operates seven Mi-8 helicopters, six of which were built almost 50 years ago, Flightglobal’s Fleets Analyzer database shows.


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Belgrade is also in talks with Airbus Defence & Space regarding the potential acquisition of a transport aircraft to replace its two Antonov An-26s.

The country also hopes that to engage the European aerospace giant to upgrade its Soko Super Galeb G-4MD trainers, as well as in the creation of a regional maintenance and overhaul facility for rotorcraft in collaboration with its Moma Stanojlovic facility near Belgrade.

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Serbia to Purchase Two Russian-Made Military Helicopters

16:09 02.09.2015
erbia is seeking to purchase two Russian military helicopters from Russia in the near future, the Russian Helicopters company's deputy CEO for sales, Grigory Kozlov, said Wednesday.


MOSCOW (Sputnik) — In August, Serbian Defense Minister Bratislav Gasic announced that Belgrade expected to reach an agreement with Russia on the purchase of two Mi-17 and Mi-171 helicopters for the Serbian Army.
The Mi-17 and Mi-171 helicopters were designed for the transportation of personnel and cargo. The helicopters come from the Mi-8/Mi-17 family of helicopters that, according to the company, are among the world's most popular Russian-made helicopters.


Read more: http://sputniknews.com/military/20150902/1026493128.html#ixzz3kaWoqRqM

Accord entre la Russie et la Serbie pour l'avquisition de M-17
http://cazasyhelicopteros2.blogspot.com.es/2015/09/belgrado-ha-pagado-un-adelanto-por-dos.html

Si ça se confirme, ça sera la 5éme nation qui acquis le Hip sans moteurs ukrainiens.Pour ceux qui savent pas, le peuple Serbe est à mon avis le peuple qui a beaucoup d'amour et de respect pour la grande nation russe, la Russie a un grand devoir vers la Serbie pour laver l'affront du démemdrage de la Yougoslavie.

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First Russian-Serbian Joint Flight Drills to Kick Off Friday

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17 nov 2015

72 Casques bleus du contingent serbe de la MINUSCA honorés par l’ONU



Ce mardi 17 novembre 2015, 72 Casques bleus du contingent serbe de la Mission multidimensionnelle intégrée des Nations Unies pour la Stabilisation en République centrafricaine (MINUSCA), qui travaillent à l’hôpital de Niveau 2 de la Mission, ont été décorés de la Médaille de la Paix des Nations Unies. Parmi les récipiendaires figuraient 24 femmes.

Cette médaille de la paix a été attribuée par la Représentante spéciale adjointe du Secrétaire général des Nations Unies et Adjointe au Chef de la MINUSCA, Diane Corner. Etaient présents également, le Commandant adjoint de la Force, le Major Général Shafiuddin Ahmed; le Chef de Cabinet du Représentant spécial du Secrétaire général des Nations Unies en République Centrafricaine et Chef de la MINUSCA, Aliou Sene ; le Directeur d’Appui à la Mission, Milan Trojanovic ; le Commandant de la mission de l’Union européenne en République centrafricaine- l’EUMAM RCA, le Général Dominique Laugel, ainsi que le Commandant du Contingent serbe, le colonel Goran Radosavljevic.

Les Casques bleus du contingent Serbe, décorés aujourd’hui, sont arrivés en République Centrafricaine le 24 juin 2015 pour remplacer la première équipe présente en Centrafrique depuis décembre 2014. La rotation avec ceux qui les remplaceront est prévue le 5 janvier 2016. Leur tâche principale est de fournir la qualité et le soutien médical en temps opportun à tous les employés de la MINUSCA (militaires, policiers et civils) 24h/24 et 7jours/7.

Quelques résultats concrets sont à leur actif : Plus de 8.600 soldats de la paix ont été traités par leurs soins. Depuis le 26 septembre 2015, période correspondant au début de la récente crise, 13 membres du personnel de MINUSCA blessés ont subi une intervention chirurgicale, 43 personnes en situation d’urgence ont subi une opération chirurgicale : 14 d'entre elles ont été blessées par balles et 12 ont subi des blessures dues aux engins explosifs. Egalement, il y a eu évacuation par avion de 25 malades vers d’autres hôpitaux spécialisés. Au total, 56 vies de soldats de la paix en état critique ont été sauvées. En outre, plus de 650 patients ont été traités pour différentes formes de paludisme, et en raison de suspicion de paludisme, 550 patients de plus ont été examinés.

Malheureusement, le Doctor Olivera Jovanovic, qui était en mission de décembre 2014 à juin 2015 est décédée juste au retour en République serbe le 27 juillet 2015, de la Malaria attrapée en Centrafrique.

Diane Corner a exprimé ses vives reconnaissances au Contingent serbe pour son « travail de sauvetage effectué par les équipes médicales serbes, qui ont fait preuve de dévouement, professionnalisme et efficacité dans la prestation de soutien médical de qualité à tout le personnel MINUSCA. » Elle a, cependant, regretté la mort tragique du Docteur Jovanovic : « Elle a été la première victime des forces armées serbes dans les opérations de maintien de la paix. »

En outre, la Représentante spéciale adjointe du Secrétaire général des Nations Unies a été particulièrement heureuse de voir une forte représentation de femmes parmi ceux qui ont reçu les médailles de la paix : 24 femmes membres du contingent serbe. Pour elle, cela sert à souligner l'importance de la pleine participation des femmes dans la prévention et la résolution des conflits, la consolidation et le maintien de la paix. Le mois dernier, a-t-elle fait savoir, le Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies a adopté à l'unanimité la résolution 2242 qui appelle à la participation accrue des femmes dans la résolution des conflits, y compris le doublement du nombre de femmes occupant des postes de maintien de la paix au cours des cinq prochaines années.

Les Contingents serbes ont longuement servi dans les opérations de maintien de la paix à travers le monde : Yemen (1963 -1964), République Démocratique du Congo (1960-1964), Iran (1988-1991), Namibie (1989-1990), Angola (1989-1993), Timor oriental (2002-2003), Burundi (2004-2005) et Tchad (2009-2010).

Actuellement, des forces armées serbes ont 327 militaires déployés dans 11 opérations de maintien de la paix, dont 7 sous les auspices des Nations Unies et 4 de l'Union européenne. Dans les opérations de maintien de la paix de l’ONU il y a 311 soldats de la paix.

Ainsi, la République serbe occupe-t-elle la 8eme place des pays européens contributeurs dans les opérations de maintien de la paix.

http://minusca.unmissions.org/72-casques-bleus-du-contingent-serbe-de-la-minusca-honor%C3%A9s-par-l%E2%80%99onu

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Russia is ready to offer the sale of S-300 air defense missile system to Serbia.
Serbia is interested in developing military and technical cooperation with Russia, Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said at a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin in Belgrade on Monday, January 11, 2016.


Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic received Monday, januray 11, 2016, First Deputy Director of Russia's Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation Andrey Boytsov and Russian representatives of the Serbia-Russia intergovernmental committee on military and technical cooperation.

At the meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation, participants discussed equipping of the Serbian Armed Forces with arms and military equipment of Russian production, improvement of capacities for maintenance of aircraft platforms and air defence systems of Russia origin in the Republic of Serbia, as well as the promotion of cooperation between defence industry enterprises of the two countries.

"Serbia will not ask for any concessions, although we have reasons to expect much from Russia," the Serbian president said, noting he was surprised with the fact that neighboring Croatia is holding talks on purchasing ballistic missile defense systems from Norway.

Rogozin assured Nicolic that he would fulfill Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order to "study and figure out the Serbian needs" as soon as possible. "Dmitry Rogozin said the Russian president highly assessed of relations between the two countries," the press service of the Serbian president said.

"We need to take additional efforts to enhance military, technical and economic relations," Rogozin said.

Dmitry Rogozin said in Belgrade that "we are ready to directly support our Balkan ally" in the purchase of weapons, including the S-300 surface-to-air missile system.

Serbia and Balkan rival Croatia, a NATO member, have recently clashed over alleged Croatian plans to acquire long-range missiles that could strike Serbia.

The S-300 is a family of Soviet-made surface-to-air defense missile system produced by the Russian Defense Company Almaz-Antey. The S-300 system was first deployed by the Soviet Union in 1979, designed for the air defence of large industrial and administrative facilities, military bases, and control of airspace against enemy strike aircraft.

The latest variant, the S-300PMU2 (NATO code SA-20B Gargoyle B) is an upgrade of the S-300PMU-1 with range extended to 195 km with the introduction of the 48N6E2 missile.

The S-300PMU2 Favorit can engage targets flying from 10 m to 27 km above the surface at a speed of up to 10,000 km/h. It is claimed that it has a kill ratio ranging from 0.8 to 0.93 against aircraft and from 0.8 to 0.98 against Tomahawk-class cruise missiles. The S-300PMU2 can engage up to 6 targets simultaneously while providing guidance for up to 12 missiles - two missiles per target ensuring target kill.




http://www.armyrecognition.com/january_2016_global_defense_security_news_industry/russia_is_ready_to_offer_the_sale_of_s-300_air_defense_missile_system_to_serbia_11201163.html

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Monday, 11 January 2016

Serbia will modernize its armed forces including the purchase of howitzers Nora
Chief of General Staff Gen. Ljubisa Dikovic announced a modernization of the Serbian Armed Forces, including the purchase of two multipurpose helicopters, howitzers Nora and one armored vehicle Lazar, and underscored that the armed forces stood ready to respond to any terrorist threat.





http://worlddefencenews.blogspot.com/2016/01/serbia-will-modernize-its-armed-forces.html

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Serbia about to take delivery of two Mi-8MTV-5 military helicopters

The delivery of two Russian Mi-8MTV-5 (NATO reporting name: Hip) medium military-transport helicopters to Serbia is scheduled for April 2016, according to a Russian defense industry source. "Both helicopters are ready for delivery, which is scheduled for April 2016. Serbia will get modern and reliable modification of world-known Mi-8 transport helicopter", the source said.






http://worlddefencenews.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2016-03-23T01:05:00-07:00&max-results=10

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Serbia could order two more Mi-17V-5 helicopters in 2016

Russia and Serbia may sign the contract for supply of two more Mil Mi-17V-5 medium military-transport helicopters to Belgrad in 2016, according to a Russian defense industry source. "Serbia ordered first pair of Mi-17V-5 helicopters in mid-2015. Both rotor-wing aircraft have been produced, painted in Serbian camouflage and prepared for the delivery, which is scheduled for late April. Serbia may order two more Mi-17V-5 helicopters in 2016," the source said.







http://worlddefencenews.blogspot.com/

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25 avr 2016

La MINUSCA honore 72 casques bleus serbes



Le samedi 23 avril 2016, le contingent serbe de la Mission multidimensionnelle intégrée des Nations Unies pour la Stabilisation en République centrafricaine (MINUSCA) a vu ses membres récompensés pour leurs contributions aux efforts de stabilisation de la Mission en Centrafrique, en recevant la médaille de la MINUSCA.

Pour ces casques bleus, qui appartiennent essentiellement au corps médical, opérant au sein de l’hôpital de Niveau 2 de la Mission, cette distinction intervient à une date mémorable étant entendu qu’il s’agit d’une journée dédiée aux Forces armées en souvenir de l’éclatement de la deuxième insurrection serbe contre l’Empire Ottoman (Turquie), le 23 avril 1815.

La cérémonie a vu la présence du Représentant spécial du Secrétaire général des Nations Unies en République Centrafricaine et Chef de la MINUSCA, Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, du Commandant a.i. de la Force, le Général Major Shafiuddin Ahmed, du Commissaire de la Police de la MINUSCA, Luis Carrilho, et du Directeur des services d’Appui à la Mission, Milan Trojanovic, entre autres personnalités.

Les 72 Casques bleus (68 membres de l’hôpital de niveau 2 de la Mission, deux officiers et deux observateurs militaires) sont arrivés en Centrafrique respectivement le 16 janvier 2016 et le 20 septembre 2015. Leur tâche principale est de procurer des soins médicaux de première et de seconde urgence aux personnels militaire, policier et civil des Nations Unies en Centrafrique.

Comme le fait valoir le Commandant du Contingent, Colonel Nikola Dejanovic, au crédit de cet hôpital, qui comprend aussi bien des chirurgiens, des radiologues, des traumatologues, des odontologistes, des biochimistes, des pharmaciens que des infirmiers et infirmières qui opèrent 24h/24 et 7jours/7, figurent plus de 4.000 consultations et soins pour diverses pathologies à des patients provenant de 67 pays. De cet efectif, 15 cas jugés plus serieux ont été evacués vers des hôpitaux de niveaux plus élevés en Ouganda, au Cameroun, en Mauritanie ou au Burundi, etc. L’équipe chirurgicale a aussi été à 30 cas d’interventions chirurgicales, parmi lesqueles des blessés graves.

Dans son intervention, le Chef de la MINUSCA a d’abord rendu un hommage au Docteur Olivera Jovanovic, radiologiste à l’hôpital serbe de décembre 2014 à juin 2015 et décédée des suites d’une malaria attrapée en Centrafrique quelques semaines après son retour en Serbie, le 27 juillet 2015. Et Parfait Onanga-Anyanga de souligner que les casques bleus serbes sont en Centrafrique « pour la cause de la paix et la dignité au bénéfice de toute l’humanité », les remerciant pour les divers soins administrés aux personnels des Nations Unies en Centrafrique, afin que ceux-ci puissent servir, en bonne santé, la population. « Vous avez fait votre travail avec abnégation et compétence, je vous encourage à continuer dans cette lancée », a-t-il conclu.

Les Contingents serbes ont longuement servi dans les opérations de maintien de la paix à travers le monde : Yemen (1963-1964), République Démocratique du Congo (1960-1964), Iran (1988-1991), Namibie (1989-1990), Angola (1989-1993), Timor oriental (2002-2003), Burundi (2004-2005), Tchad (2009-2010) et Centrafrique depuis 2014.

Ainsi, la République serbe occupe-t-elle la 8e place des pays européens contributeurs dans les opérations de maintien de la paix.

http://minusca.unmissions.org/la-minusca-honore-72-casques-bleus-serbes

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Serbia to Welcome Military Drills With Russia If Receives Invitation



Serbia will welcome Russia's invitation to take part in joint military drills if receives such an offer, the country's Defense Minister Zoran Djordjevic told Sputnik on Thursday.



MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Serbian defense chief said the Balkan nation hoped to continue on the path of strengthening its military cooperation with Russia.
"For the past few years we were developing our military cooperation with Russia. This includes an increase in a number of joint military drills. We will be happy to accept an invitation from the Russian side to participate in such events in the future," Djordjevic said.
He added that this year, the two countries are set to hold army exercises and work closer on military education, including exchanges of military schools' students.


Read more: http://sputniknews.com/military/20160428/1038785632/drills-serbia-invitation.html#ixzz4798mK6yM

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Serbia to Purchase Two Russian Helicopters - Internal Ministry


Serbian army intends to purchase two Russian helicopters, Minister of Internal Affairs Nebojsa Stefanovic said Tuesday.

GROZNY (Sputnik) — Serbia is interested in tight cooperation with Russia not only in the arms trade but between the armies and police forces to fight terrorism


"The thing that we have discussed and agreed on is to purchase two helicopters for our army," Stefanovic told journalists at the 7th international meeting of high representatives overseeing security issues.
The 7th International Meeting of High Representatives for Security Issues is being held in Grozny, Chechnya, on May 24–25 and is attended by representatives of more than 60 countries. Such meetings are held every year in a Russian city at the initiative of Russia’s Security Council.


Read more: http://sputniknews.com/military/20160525/1040199537/serbia-russian-helicopters.html#ixzz49eyjT

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29/06/2016

La Serbie réceptionne ses premiers Mi-17V-5 !




Belgrade, la Serbie a réceptionné ses deux premiers hélicoptères de type Mil Mi-17V-5. Au total le le pays a passé commande pour 8 hélicoptères dans cette nouvelle version. Ceux-ci vont progressivement venir remplacer la flotte actuelle composée de Mi-8T.

Les Mi-17V-5 sont incorporés au sein de l’Escadron 890 basé à Batajnica. Les Mi-17 sont arrivés à bord d’un Antonov An-124 de transport.

Le MIL Mi17-V-5 :

Le Mi-17V-5 est la dernière version de l'hélicoptère Mi-17. Cet appareil est destiné à transporter des cargaisons et des parachutistes, ainsi que du fret de grande dimension sur un support extérieur. La version armée du Mi-17V-5 a pour tâches d'appuyer par le feu les forces terrestres ou les parachutistes, lors du débarquement ou de l'évacuation, ainsi que de mener des bombardements de précision. Un système de guerre-électronique équipe l’appareil contre les missiles sol-air ennemis.

Photo : Un des deux premiers Mi-17V-5 serbe @ Kasan

http://psk.blog.24heures.ch/archive/2016/06/29/la-serbie-receptionne-ses-premiers-mi-17v-5-861686.html

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Russia deliver first 2 Mi-17V-5 helicopters to Serbia
Jun 30, 2016





Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, delivered two medium military-transport helicopters to the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Serbia. The rotorcraft was manufactured at Kazan Helicopter Plant. The delivery was carried out under a contract signed by Rosoboronexport.

The agreement was signed in September 2015 and was fulfilled on time. In addition to the manufacturing of helicopters, it also provided for retraining pilots of the Serbian air force and technical personnel.

“This is the first contract with the Serbian Ministry of Defense for the supply of new helicopters. Its timely implementation is very important and will contribute to further development of relations between our two countries. When we receive a request from the Serbian side, we will be ready to provide timely after-sales service,” said Russian Helicopters CEO Alexander Mikheev.

In addition, under the terms of the contract Serbian crews of four pilots and two flight engineers were trained at the Kazan Helicopter Plant’s Aviation Training Center (ATC). The retraining included a theoretical course, simulator training, as well as daytime and night flights. In addition to the pilots, three master technicians and four radio-electronic equipment.specialists also completed the course.

Starting this year the ATC is implementing a program of outreach flight training for helicopter crews. This project is unique in that the flights are tailors to each country’s specific terrain and weather conditions, which helps pilots learn the technique of flight operations. Kazan Helicopter Plant specialists will also conduct flight training in Serbia.

The Aviation Training Center at Kazan Helicopter Plant was established in 1995. In over 20 years it trained nearly 9,000 professionals. The Center offers courses for retraining and advanced training of flight and technical staff by instructors who are the company’s leading specialists. The ATC staff is taught at leading helicopter centers in Russia and abroad, constantly improves teaching skills, and receives certification from aircraft manufacturing companies. All training programs for civil aviation at the ATC are approved by the Federal Agency of Air Transport (Rosaviatsia). The ATC provides training on Mi-8/17 and Ansat helicopters. In the future, there are plans to establish a similar program for the Mi-38 helicopter training.


http://defence-blog.com/news/russia-deliver-first-2-mi-17v-5-helicopters-to-serbia.html

Photos de l'arrivée des Mi-17V-5.

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Serbia Prepares for 2 Joint Military Drills With Russia, Belarus

Serbian Defense Ministry reported that Serbia is getting ready for two upcoming joint military drills with Russia and Belarus.



BELGRADE (Sputnik) — Serbia is getting ready for two upcoming joint military drills with Russia and Belarus: Slavic Brotherhood and Bars, a spokesperson for the Serbian Defense Ministry said Monday.
"Slavic Brotherhood-2016 drills will take place on the Serbian territory between September and October 2016. The drills will be held by three parties with the participation of representatives of Russian, Belarus and Serbian armed forces," the spokesperson told RIA Novosti.

The parties will agree on the exercise's details, including the date, the number of the participants and venue, at a conference in late August.

"Bars-2016 drills will be held on Serbian territory and in airspace in October 2016. The exact time will depend on weather conditions. MiG-29 jet fighters and new Mi-17 helicopters, which have just been bought by the Serbian Armed Forces from Russia, will be primarily used during the exercise," the spokesperson said.

In September 2015, paratroopers from Russia, Belarus and Serbia took part in the Slavic Brotherhood drills in Russia. Russia also held Bars-2015.

http://sputniknews.com/military/20160808/1044071028/serbia-drills-russia-belarus.html

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Serbian Deputy Defense Minister Calls Army-2016 Expo Successful, Impressive

KUBINKA (Moscow Region) (Sputnik) — The ongoing Army-2016 expo near Moscow is very successful and impressive in terms of the number of displayed armament units and variety of participating Russian enterprises and organizations, Acting Assistant Minister for Material Resources Nenad Miloradovic, who is heading the Serbian delegation to the event, told Sputnik on Wednesday.

"This is a huge and very successful, in my opinion, exhibition. I have visited many exhibitions and this is very impressive in terms of size and number of items, number of people attending it," Miloradovic said. He reminded that the Serbian army has been using Russian military equipment for a long time. "We have a very good opinion of this equipment and we are aware of most of the systems that are being exhibited here," he added.



Miloradovic underlined that "there is a number of impressive items, although, it will be difficult to single out one or a couple of them, including ones related to air defense, armored vehicles, the various equipment to be added to armored vehicles."

The Army-2016 forum, organized by the Russian Defense Ministry, kicked off on Tuesday and is due to last through Sunday. The forum is held in the military-themed Patriot Park in Kubinka near Moscow and in a number of locations in Russia's military districts.

Read more: https://sputniknews.com/military/20160907/1045061684/serbia-russia-army-expo.html