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Croatia, Serbia Buying Advanced Weapons Sputnik Europe <https://sputniknews.com/europe/> 01:33 01.02.2017(updated 05:27 01.02.2017) Get short URL Minsk is also in talks with Belgrade about acquiring the S-300 missile system. Zoran Djordjevic, Serbia’s Defense Minister, told local media, "These will be the S-300 V and S-300 PG variants that are in [Minsk’s] possession," according to Defense News <http://www.defensenews.com/articles/croatia-serbia-arm-up-with-nato-soviet-weapons> . Croatian Defense Minister Damir Krsticevic stated that the country’s military is seeking to acquire new fighter jets while phasing out Soviet-era military equipment constructed by NATO allies. © AFP 2016/ LIONEL BONAVENTURE This was alluded to in December 2016, when Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic announced that the country’s Air Force would select a new fighter by the end of 2017. In an interview with Vecernji List, Grabar-Kitarovic said, "I believe we will strengthen our cooperation with the US, considering that our armed forces must continue to shift to Western military technology. We postponed a decision on the purchase of supersonic military aircraft to the end of 2017 because that's how long we need to adopt a rational decision. But we have already adopted a decision to procure transport helicopters, most probably the American Black Hawks." Saab's JAS-39 Gripen and Lockheed Martin's F-16 are both in the running as top contenders for the new aircraft, and Israel’s Kfir, a variant of South Korea's T-50, and the French Mirage are considered as alternatives. Whichever aircraft is chosen will replace Zagreb’s aging Cold War-era MiG-21 fighters. https://sputniknews.com/europe/201702011050218507-croatia-serbia-buying-advanced-weapons/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "serbia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/serbia. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
