Ministry of Defence

BELGRADE - The Serbian ministries of defence and interior have signed a contract with Airbus Helicopters to buy nine Airbus H145M helicopters, the Defence Ministry said in a statement Thursday.

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BELGRADE - The Serbian ministries of defence and interior have signed a contract with Airbus Helicopters to buy nine Airbus H145M helicopters, the Defence Ministry said in a statement Thursday.

Military prosecutors of the Romanian Supreme Court on Friday indicted former president Ion Iliescu and other former senior officials with crimes against humanity for their role in the violence in 1990 that left at least four dead and over 700 wounded in Bucharest. 

BELGRADE - The Serbian government on Thursday decided to set up a commission to assess the facts and circumstances related to the death of two Yugoslav Army guardsmen 12 years ago.

According to the Sofia City Prosecutor's Office (SCPO), the initial indictment against Defence Minister Nenchev is that, in the period 05.05.2015 - 09.09.2015, in his official capacity as a person occupying a post of grave responsibility - defence minister, he did not fulfill his professional obligations and did not ensure aviation safety and flight efficiency of the military aircraft belonging

BELGRADE - Seventy 9 mm CZ-99 semi-automatic pistols, five 7.62 mm M-70 AB2 automatic rifles and two crates of 7.62 mm and 9 mm ammunition have been found missing from a Belgrade military warehouse, the Ministry of Defence said on Thursday.

The arms were found missing during a routine check, a statement said.

Parliamentary Defence Committee approves BGN 1.6 B for modernization and filling vacancies at the Bulgarian army.

However, lawmakers in the Committee are still not sure that these funds will be enough to achieve their intentions, according to Bulgarian National Radio.

The 31st contingent of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Bulgaria returned to the country on October 7 after successful participation in NATO's mission in Afghanistan Resolute Support.

The contingent was greeted at Sofia Airport by the Chief of Staff of Allied Command Commodore Dimitar Yordanov.

A counter-terrorism training session will take place at Plovdiv Airport on September 27, reported the Ministry of Interior.

A perimeter will be set up and training is expected to start at 10:00 hrs.

The Ministry of Defence has a regular problem with the preparation of its public procurement orders. This became clear after it stopped three public procurement orders in the last month.