Beginning of Joint Exercise Lightning Strike 2021
Tuesday, 15.6.2021 | Training
Based on the directive of the Supreme Commander of the Serbian Armed Forces and the President of the Republic, Aleksandar Vučić, the combat readiness check of the commands, units and institutions of the Serbian Armed Forces began early this morning.
The check is carried out in order to determine the achieved level of operational capabilities of the General Staff, commands and units for the execution of assigned tasks, and it began by alerting more than 15,000 members of the Serbian Armed Forces.
This morning's activities are an introduction to the Joint Tactical Exercise with live shooting ‘Lightning Strike 2021’, which is carried out in cooperation with units of the Army, Air Force and Air Defense, 72nd Special Operations Brigade and 63rd Parachute Brigade at eight locations throughout the Republic of Serbia.
During the exercise activities, several tactical exercises and tactical exercises with live shooting will be conducted, and the most complex will be a combined exercise with live shooting of a reinforced tactical group in conducting an offensive operation, which will be held on June 27 at the temporary range ‘Pešter’. The state leadership will be then shown the determination, training, firepower and high level of cooperation and interaction of the units of the Serbian Armed Forces to respond to challenges, risks and threats to the security of the Republic of Serbia.
At the end of the exercise, on June 28, an open day will be organized in Kragujevac, when citizens will have an opportunity to see the demonstration of the latest pieces of war equipment of the Serbian Armed Forces and equipment in development.
