As part of the observance of Army Day, the artillery battalion unit will conduct a ceremonial artillery salute tonight at 19:00 at the “Ilinden” barracks in Skopje. A total of 10 volleys will be fired from 6 artillery pieces, preceded at 18:00 by a test firing consisting of one volley of 6 rounds.

The Army’s 34th anniversary will also be celebrated at the “Jane Sandanski” barracks in Shtip, where a parade by the 2nd Infantry Battalion, together with other Army units, is planned.

According to the General Staff’s announcement, the ceremony will be attended by representatives of the Army’s senior command, the mayors of municipalities within the 2nd Infantry Battalion’s area of responsibility, heads and directors of institutions and public enterprises in Shtip, as well as representatives of religious communities.

August 18 was designated Army Day because the “Mirče Acev” Battalion, regarded as the first organized military formation, was established on Mount Slavej on August 18, 1943.

The establishment of the modern Macedonian Army began in 1992. At that time, President Kiro Gligorov and the JNA leadership signed an agreement providing for the withdrawal of the federal army from the territory of the Republic of Macedonia.

Today, the Army of North Macedonia is part of the largest collective security system, after the Republic of North Macedonia was admitted to NATO in March 2020 as its 30th full member.

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The equipment from the first package, as well as part of the second package, has already arrived in the country. It includes various tools and systems, such as radars, thermal cameras, transport vehicles, simulators, a 3D radar and portable sensors. Meanwhile, the third package will include logistical equipment, as well as equipment for communication and infantry units.

Present at the presentation were Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski, Defense Minister Vllado Misajlovski and European Union Ambassador Michalis Rokas.

“Security is an essential part of the European Union’s European partnership with North Macedonia, especially considering that in 2024 we signed the security and defense partnership. Today we are truly pleased to see tangible results from this partnership. I am convinced that we will continue to work closely to confront all the security challenges facing Europe,” said Michalis Rokas, the EU ambassador to North Macedonia.

“This is a package totaling around 40 million euros and an additional 2 million euros for the Balkan countries. We are working continuously, and I hope that in the coming period we will announce new packages that will include additional equipment, but what I want to say is that the extraordinary cooperation we have with the ambassador, with the European delegation, is bearing great fruit, additional equipment, an increased budget, which is very important,” said Defense Minister Vllado Misajlovski.

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