Serbia: Russia & Serbia carry out ’BARS 2016’ military drills near Belgrade

Military personnel of the Russian Aerospace Forces continued to participate in the joint Russian-Serbian ’BARS 2016’ military drills at the Batajnica airport near Belgrade, Thursday. Around 10 joint Russian-Serbian crews conducted combat search and rescue as well as training aimed at protecting airspace and securing air transport in Serbia. A number of different fighter jets and helicopters took part in the drills including the Russian Mi-17V-5 helicopter and the MiG-29 jet fighter. SOT, Colonel Bane Krn