18 March 2021
The US State Department approved yesterday the sale of 54 Stryker light armored vehicles to the Army of the Republic of North Macedonia – ARM, informs the Defense Ministry of North Macedonia and the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency. The sale is part of the larger take on the modernization of ARM, in which the […]
4 March 2021
The Army of the Republic of North Macedonia – ARM, received 1,269 M4 assault rifles from the US as a donation worth US$1.2 million, aimed to assist the equipping of the Light Infantry Battalion Battle Group, the primary NATO-declared unit. These new items will be followed by procurement of equipment and weaponry consisting of handguns, […]
24 February 2021
An ambitious plan for the development of the Krivolak Military Range in North Macedonia, in cooperation with the USA was announced yesterday by the Macedonian Defense Minister Radmila Shekerinska – Jankovska, who visited the military training range in the center of the country, together with the US Ambassador Kate Byrnes. Macedonian and US engineering units […]
30 November 2020
Мedical personnel from the Military Medical Center, consisting of 12 doctors and 20 nurses, today began working in the Department of Internal Medicine at the Clinical Center in Skopje, where there are several COVID-19 wards, informs the Health Ministry. Since the emergency situation was declared, apart from medical personnel, the Army, as an unarmed force, […]
25 September 2020
Around 500 communications experts from all NATO member countries will participate in the biggest allies conference for public relations that next year should take place in Skopje, announced the Defense Minister Radmila Shekerinska – Jankovska yesterday. “The plans for NATO’s communications with the general public, the fight against false news, and attacks will be built […]
26 August 2020
Starting from today and in the next 6 years, the Boro Menkov military base in Kumanovo, North Macedonia, will be the headquarters of the South-Eastern Europe Brigade (SEEBRIG), peacekeeping forces formed in 1999 as part of the SEDM process for regional defense cooperation. “SEEBRIG” returned home – since in 1998 it was in Skopje that […]
2 April 2020
The mobile military hospital will be put into use starting from next week. This facility with additional 130 beds is situated close to the Clinic for Infectuous Diseases in Skopje. The Health Minister, Venko Filipche, the Defense Minister Radmila Shekjerinska and the Mayor of Skopje Petre Shilegov visited this location today. -Here is the center […]
31 March 2020
The British Ambassador Rachel Galloway greeted the building of a montage hospital close to the Infection clinic at the ocation where the student dormitory used to be. “Excellent cooperation between Ministry of Defence and City of Skopje on building capacity to tackle the #COVID19 outbreak. This mobile hospital will double the capacity of the Clinic […]
25 March 2020
Macedonian army’s General Staff informed that there are two confirmed cases of members of the army that were tested positive to the coronavirus. These are an officer and a solider serving in Skopje. One of them worked in the army’s restaurant at the Ilinden army barracks. “As soon as it was confirmed, the army restaurant […]
3 March 2020
During today’s session, the Macedonian government discussed the report by the Steering Committee for Coordination and Management of the Crisis Management System regarding the situation with the migrant crisis, informs the government press service. The government has adopted many decisions that start from the fact that Macedonia has already has an established system for managing […]
30 October 2019
Civil associations for the protection of the environment have requested today from the President Stevo Pendarovski and the Prime Minister Zoran Zaev to fight the enormous air pollution by activating the army and the police. Referring to the constitutional right for a healthy living environment, the activists have issued an open letter addressed to Pendarovski […]
13 June 2019
In the future, the Krivolak Military Base will be key to training and exercising, assessed General Joseph Lengyel, Chief of the US National Guard Bureau, during his visit to the “Decisive Strike” exercise at the largest military range in the region. From the beginning of the largest military exercise organized by the ARM, many others […]
30 May 2019
For more than a month, around 2,700 troops from six countries will participate in the largest and most complex military exercise ever to be held in Macedonia. Around 1,300 Macedonian and US soldiers, as well as troops from Albania, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Montenegro will take part in the “Decisive Strike” exercise at the Krivolak training […]
21 May 2019
After a break of several months in posting job advertisements in state organs and enterprises due to the presidential elections, the Ministry of Defense “broke the ice” and posted an advertisement for civil personnel in the army of the Republic of North Macedonia. The advertisement is looking for candidates for the employment of a psychologist […]
17 May 2019
The army’s transformation process into its new formation structure will last 10 years announced the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant-General Vasko Gjurchinovski. ARM’s transformation was announced in the Strategic defense overview that was made last year, and Gjurchinovski expects the President and Supreme COmmander Stevo Pendarovski to determine the new structure and formation of the army […]
17 May 2019
Today, professor and vice-president of the Faculty of Security Marjan Gjurovski and the President of the Private Security Chamber Verica Mileska-Stefanovska, informally promoted the idea of the introduction of private security in ARM facilities and the Ministry of Defense. Security agencies would replace army guards through a public-private partnership, Gjurovski and Mileska-Stefanovska announced, and through […]
24 April 2019
The State Commission for Prevention of Corruption (SCPC) has made a decision to file two procedures against President Gjorge Ivanov for his decisions for promotion of senior officers in ARM during the election period which represents a violation of bans that are determined by the Election Code and the Law for prevention of corruption and […]
20 March 2019
The abbreviation MANU of Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts will remain unchanged even after the academy will be renamed and its new name will be decided by the academics themselves, said today the government’s spokesperson Mile Boshnjakovski during the regular press conference at the government. He said that the new name for the army […]
18 March 2019
ARM has revoked “certain authorization” from the two of its members suspected of spreading fake news, discovered by Belgian investigative journalist Maarten Schenk. Against the two, who are a Major-Officer for security and a professional soldier, the ARM has announced other sanctions after the formal completion of the disciplinary procedure. “One member was withdrawn from […]
21 January 2019
The ARM (Army of the Republic of Macedonia) is waiting for “specialized services” to conduct an investigation about the soldier Slagan Bojkovski, referred to as a creator of fake news. Depending on what the investigation will reveal, there could be disciplinary action against the professional soldier for damaging the reputation of the Army, which, in […]
