TIRANA, Nov 21 /ATA/ The 2025 budget ensures full financial support for the modernization projects of the Armed Forces.
Minister of Defense, Pirro Vengu, announced on Thursday that the 2025 budget also ensures the implementation of initiated reforms, with the ultimate goal of translating investments in defense into dignified treatment for military personnel.
Vengu also emphasized that the goal is to enhance the operational readiness of our forces, as well as improve military infrastructure and ensure proper management of the assets of the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces.
Vengu emphasized that the 2025 budget guarantees sustainable capacities for managing civil emergencies, as well as investments for a dynamic defense industry.
Specifically, 54.8% of the 2025 budget is allocated for modernization and increasing operational readiness. This ensures the continuity of modernization projects and the initiation of 8 new projects.
Additionally, the capabilities of the largest branch of the Armed Forces, the Infantry, are being enhanced with modern weapons, ammunition, machinery, and equipment.
As for the Air Force, the plan includes the purchase of dual-use civil-military aircraft, as well as the enhancement of capabilities with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Further investment is planned for the NATO base in Kuçova, as well as the completion, maintenance, and training with the U.S. side for the Black Hawk helicopters.
For the Naval Force, the budget includes investment in ships for maritime operations, technological improvements to the radar system, as well as the purchase of autonomous underwater systems.
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