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Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin and Deputy Chief of Staff Major General Petar Cvetković witnessed the firing of targets from the “Pasars” and “S1 armored” artillery and missile systems.
The shooting was carried out by members of the Third Missile Division of the 250 Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade, in the area of the “Pasuljanske livade” military complex, the Defense Ministry announced.
Vulin pointed out that the Serbian army prepares, exercises and trains every day and uses the new means it has, such as one of the most modern air defense systems, ‘armored’, but also the national production system, ‘pasars’.
“We are preparing and practicing, and that is the work of the army, but what you saw today is of special importance to us, because this is the first time that the ‘armor’ fires at targets on the ground, and the zero series of You will ‘pass’ on objectives. Also, this is part of our preparation for the great exercise that we will carry out in October and where we will show all the capabilities that the Serbian Army has achieved so far, ”Vulin emphasized.
The shooting was also attended by the Deputy Minister of Material Resources Nenad Miloradovic, the Commander of the Air Force and Air Defense Major General Dusko Zarkovic, the Deputy Commander of the Army General of Brigade Vladeta Baltic, Head of the Directorate of Development and State Equipment Brigadier General Milan Popovic shares Brigadier General Tiosav Jankovic.
The “Pasars” self-propelled artillery and missile anti-aircraft system is intended for the protection of ground units of the Serbian army, mainly mechanized armored and artillery and missile units during combat operations, as well as for the defense of important installations and facilities from the air space.
This system is effective in the fight against drones, combat helicopters, cruise missiles, low-flying aircraft, as well as for actions on targets on land and water.
The Military Technical Institute is in charge of the development of the complex combat system “Pasars”, and the process of modernizing the system, which must be the backbone of the defense of the Army units, contributes significantly to increasing the operational capacity of the army.
The “Pancir S1” artillery-missile system for antiaircraft actions is intended for the antiaircraft defense of important reconnaissance and action objects from the airspace, as well as for the protection of air defense units and means of war equipment.
With the acquisition of this medium-range artillery missile system and the modernization of the missile systems in use, the operational capabilities of air defense have been significantly increased.
