Politis newspaper wrote that within the final 20 years, reinforcement works have been carried out little by little at RMMO and that a big a part of the funds is used for the upkeep wants of present gear, whereas buying new gear is within the background.
The newspaper famous that lately, the Serbian “Nora-B52 155mm” self-propelled howitzer and 6 “H145M” assault helicopters belonging to the French-German co-production “Airbus Helicopters” firm have been bought for RMMO, which value 140 million euros, and that this value will likely be paid off by subsequent yr. He said that it will be paid in installments.
It was additionally said within the information that an digital system was bought for RMMO to watch the Inexperienced Line.
The newspaper famous that the necessity to strengthen the remaining gear has been on the agenda for years, and that this requirement has grow to be much more distinguished after the sanctions imposed on Russia as a consequence of its invasion of Ukraine, and that it’s now doable to produce spare elements for the Russian weapon programs owned by RMMO. He said that they weren’t obtainable and {that a} process was initiated to switch them.
The newspaper wrote that earlier than Southern Cyprus joined the US weapons program, the RMMO Normal Workers evaluated that the most suitable choice was Israel's Merkava tanks, and famous that this selection was placed on maintain when the conflict in Gaza began.
In line with the information, after this selection, Leopard, Leclerc and American M1 Abrams tanks got here to the fore. Whereas the costliest amongst these choices is the M1 Abrams, this value is anticipated to lower as Southern Cyprus turns into concerned in weapons packages following the directions of former US President Joe Biden.
The newspaper wrote that the precedence relating to the strengthening works within the RMMO is the alternative of Russian weapon programs, and based on army sources, regardless of the hierarchy of priorities, it shouldn’t be anticipated that modifications will likely be made instantly in in the future.
Within the information, it was famous that RMMO's wants will likely be conveyed to the USA and that the USA will almost certainly additionally request floating autos and plane to examine the maritime borders.
