Press release of the Ministry of Defense Press Office

Today, we were shocked and outraged by the statement issued by Mrs. Albana Vokshi, who repeated without thinking some baseless allegations about the use of AAF helicopters to conduct an election campaign, filed by an individual, who after failing to be included in the lists of candidates for member of parliament of DP, since he was rejected with contempt by the membership of this party in the district of Dibra, whom we know very well, his character and deeds, now tries to gain points with the leadership of the DP by inventing delusive stories with helicopters.

Allegations like these, in fact, do not deserve reaction, as they are low staging and attempts to throw mud and spoil the good work that has been done in the AAF in recent years.

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Mida Mountain Radar has been activated. Xhaçka: We have a completed view of the Albanian Territory.

Albanian Armed Forces from now on will have the lacking eye for the airspace surveillance.
Defense Minister Olta Xhaçka inspected the newly built radar being operated in Mide, Pukë.
The radar is an investment of the Albanian and the American Governments and the project was implemented by the American Company “Lockheed Martin”.
Minister Xhaçka stressed that this is one of the largest investments in the Armed Forces, which will be followed by others, especially for the Air Force.

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The Academy of the Armed Forces reopens the university studies after 10 years of interruption, Xhaçka: We aim to bring it to the level of NATO countries academies

The Academy of the Armed Forces reopened the studies at the bachelor level after 10 years of interruption. 60 young men and women started their studies this Monday at the Faculty of Defense and Security.

In the ceremony held on this occasion, Defense Minister Olta Xhaçka noted that it took a lot of effort and determination to reopen the Academy of the Armed Forces, the closure of which, as she pointed out, was one of the most incomprehensible catastrophes of the transition.

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Academy of Sciences donates 220 titles to the Academy of the Armed Forces, Xhaçka: Knowledge, the biggest investment in the Armed Forces

The library of the Armed Forces Academy is enriched on the eve of the new academic year, which after a 10-year break will welcome the cadets to attend the bachelor cycle in military sciences.

The Academy of Sciences donated 220 titles and about 600 copies of books, which are added to the fund of 8 thousand titles of the Library of the Academy of the Armed Forces.

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