Serbia will not give up on new aircrafts for the Army of Serbia, but Defense Minister Bratislav Gasic says that one should “keep in mind the actual possibilities of the state”.
Purchase of these assets is not planned in the budget for this year, but they remain a part of the plan,” he said. “This year we will continue the modernization of combat equipment and their repairs, we will have significant new equipment and infrastructure investments, and priorities are still equipping Serbian Army units which will be deployed in peacekeeping missions, the procurement of equipment for the units of the Army of Serbia by model M-21, Air Force should receive new school aircrafts “Lasta”, we will continue development of our own telecommunication system, and we will also improve the conditions for the safe storage of combat equipment,…”