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USA donates Hummer SUVs to Serbian Army
Belgrade,
28 January 2012
The Ministry of Defence stated today that a Protocol on a donation of 17 Hummer multi-purpose SUVs was signed with the US Department of Defence.
Author:
novosti.rs
The basis for the conclusion of the Protocol on the donation is the conclusion of legislative procedures under the provisions of ”Letters of offer and acceptance”, signed by State Secretary of Defence Tanja Miscevic and US representatives on 23 December 2011.
On behalf of the Serbian Ministry and the US Department of Defence, the Protocol was signed by Acting Chief of International Military Cooperation Colonel Predrag Kraljevic and US defence attaché in Serbia Colonel Paul Brotzen.
Using the approved funds under the program of assistance to foreign armies, the United States has so far allocated approximately $3.7 million to Serbia.
Given that this is new military combat equipment, the US Department of Defence will soon sign a special contract with the Hummer manufacturer under which a special production programme of these vehicles for the needs of the Serbian Army will commence.
According to estimates, the first Hummer vehicles for the Serbian Army will be completed in spring 2012. The main idea of the Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Army General Staff is that the vehicles should be used for equipping the Special Brigade units and for training units which will be engaged in multinational operations.
The Ministry of Defence launched the administrative procedure to procure additional Hummer SUVs through the Global Peacekeeping Initiative (GPOI), another US assistance program, the statement adds.
On behalf of the Serbian Ministry and the US Department of Defence, the Protocol was signed by Acting Chief of International Military Cooperation Colonel Predrag Kraljevic and US defence attaché in Serbia Colonel Paul Brotzen.
Using the approved funds under the program of assistance to foreign armies, the United States has so far allocated approximately $3.7 million to Serbia.
Given that this is new military combat equipment, the US Department of Defence will soon sign a special contract with the Hummer manufacturer under which a special production programme of these vehicles for the needs of the Serbian Army will commence.
According to estimates, the first Hummer vehicles for the Serbian Army will be completed in spring 2012. The main idea of the Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Army General Staff is that the vehicles should be used for equipping the Special Brigade units and for training units which will be engaged in multinational operations.
The Ministry of Defence launched the administrative procedure to procure additional Hummer SUVs through the Global Peacekeeping Initiative (GPOI), another US assistance program, the statement adds.
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