Marking the Day of the Aeronautical Institute Moma Stanojlović
Tuesday, 1.7.2025 | Culture and traditions
The military ceremony on the occasion of the Day of the Aeronautical Institute Moma Stanojlović was held today in the area of this military institution in Batajnica.
On the occasion of the holiday, a ceremony was held at the institution, the results of the previous year’s work were summarized, awards were presented to prominent individuals and a wreath was laid at the memorial to pilot Momčilo Moma Stanojlović, whose name the Institute is proud to bear.
In a review of the achieved results and the rich history of the Institute, the expertise and professionalism of the employees in the execution of all projects and tasks were emphasized, as well as the implementation of new technologies that have significantly improved the process of overhaul and maintenance of the Air Force and Air Defence equipment.
Today’s ceremony was attended by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and Air Defence Command, Colonel Dragan Mrdak, representatives of organizational units of the Ministry of Defence, the Serbian Armed Forces, the City Municipality of Zemun and business entities that have cooperation with this institution.
The Day of the Aeronautical Institute Moma Stanojlović is marked on July 1 in memory of the day when, in 1916, an airplane workshop was established at the airport Mikra near Thessaloniki, whose tradition the Institute cherishes.
