TIRANA, Nov 6 /ATA/ The Albanian Armed Forces, part of the most powerful military Alliance in the world, will have its airspace surveillance radar.
Minister of Defense, Olta Xhaçka, inspected on Friday the works for construction of the radar located on Mount Mida in Puka at an altitude of 1 680 meters above the sea level.
Defense Minister Olta Xhaçka said that $ 22 million, of which 19 million from the state budget and 3 million in US donations were spent on the building of the radar system on Mount Midas by the prestigious Lockheed Martin.
This is the largest investment in an integrated airspace surveillance system. The Air Force has long been involved in a modernization process, which also includes the Black Hawk helicopters that will come soon.
The Albanian government, the Minister said, through the Ministry of Defense has prioritized the strengthening of the AF capacities.
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