Tag: military
Macedonia 02.01.24 | 22:51

Ethnic Albanians falsely declare they are Macedonians to get jobs in the army

VMRO-DPMNE official Dragan Kovacki warns about a growing practice that ethnic Albanians who want to get jobs in the military to change their stated ethnicity to Macedonian. The Defense Ministry has a new invention that hasn’t been seen so far. After Defense Minister Slavjanka Petrovska said that...

Macedonia 20.05.23 | 21:45

Presentation of military equipment for the citizens of Kumanovo

The Macedonian military will present its equipment for the citizens of Kumanovo tomorrow. The site will be the Adzi Tepe sports airport and the army will showcase its ground fighting vehicles, several helicopters, light artillery and parachute and diving equipment. School children from Kumanovo will...

World 06.03.23 | 22:06

Orban reviewed the state of the Hungarian defense forces

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban visited the main army control center today, to review the state of the armed forces. The development of our army and our defense industry must not slow down despite the sanctions and the economic crisis. We are for peace, but we have to be careful and ready, Orban...

Macedonia 08.05.22 | 10:04

Display of military plans and helicopters at the Stenkovec airport

The Defense Ministry is organizing a display of attack planes and helicopters at the Stenkovec airport near Skopje. The display is part of the Swift Response 22 military exercise. It will include Apache, A-10, Chinook, MI-17, Blackhawk and other helicopters and planes. The Ministry prepares bus transport...

Macedonia 13.04.20 | 19:08

Sekerinska: Soldiers deployed in Prilep “to maintain order” amid spike in coronavirus cases

With coronavirus cases increasing quickly in Prilep, the army was ordered into the city today to maintain order at banks and supermarkets. Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska and other Government officials were in Prilep today, as 15 soldiers deployed to order citizens to keep distance from each other. Prilep...

Macedonia 15.02.20 | 21:53

Another indignity – the Army of Macedonia to be renamed into the Army of North Macedonia

The ruling majority intends to have another item to what is expected to be the last session of this Parliament – amendments to the defense law that would rename the Army of the Republic of Macedonia into the Army of the Republic of North Macedonia. The proposal will be put up for a vote on Sunday,...

Macedonia 17.04.19 | 12:01

Major American – Macedonian military exercises begin in late May

A series of large military exercises involving 2.000 American soldiers and 2.000 soldiers from the Macedonian army, will be conducted between late May and early July, the Government announced today. The Resolute Strike exercise will include 400 military vehicles. Also invited are small contingets from...