Sazan Island is being cleared from dangerous ammunition

The Support Command of Albanian Armed Forces, in cooperation with the Navy and the Land Force, undertook yesterday the operation of clearing the island of Sazan from combat ammunition, deposited over the years on this island.

During the operation of the engineering forces, were detonated in accordance with the security protocol; unexploded ordnance, artillery shells of 120 mm, 130 mm and 77 mm.

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Special Forces jointly with Air Force and Navy exercise in Pashaliman

The Pashaliman Naval Base was transformed for about two weeks into the largest training theater of the Armed Forces for this year.

Staff from four Companies of the Special Forces Battalion, backed by Navy ships and Air Force helicopters, tested and further enhanced their capabilities and capabilities to deal with a variety of situations that could threaten security and peace.

During the two-week exercise, Special Forces troops improvised various scenarios, on land and at sea.

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The “blue” phase of the Individual Basic Training in Bunavi has started

The new recruits of the Albanian Armed Forces completed the "green" period of Individual Basic Training at the Troop School in Bunavi. As never before, the entire training program is being developed with strict adherence to COVID-19 measures.

In this first phase of the training, the rules and basic knowledge on the AAF were introduced to the youngsters.

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Minister Xhaçka welcomes her counterpart Quni: There is no stabilized region without Kosovo's integration

Albania will continue to be the best protector of the Republic of Kosovo’s interests in Euro-Atlantic structures.

The confirmation comes after the visit of Kosovo’s Minister of Defense Anton Quni to Tirana, who was received by the Minister of Defense Olta Xhaçka.

Minister Xhaçka congratulated her counterpart Quni on his new assignment and assured him of the Albanian government's unstinting support for Kosovo, co-operation in the field of Security and Defense, and the integration processes of the Republic of Kosovo. Here are some of the topics which have been discussed by the two delegations.

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Defense Ministerial, Xhaçka confirms: We will be in Kosovo, Afghanistan, Latvia

Albania reconfirms its participation in all missions, where the Albanian Armed Forces are committed. It was stated by the Albanian Defense Minister Olta Xhaçka, at the Ministerial of Defense of 30 NATO member states, gathered for the second time online due to COVID - 19. 

The meeting was scheduled to be held in Tirana, but the pandemic of the last three months made it impossible to organize in our country, one of the most important annual events of the Alliance.

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