eg ro ▁was ▁absor bed ▁into ▁Social ist ▁Y ug oslav ia , ▁and ▁the ▁armed ▁forces ▁came ▁under ▁a ▁new ▁command . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁the ▁country ▁was ▁dissol ved , ▁thus ▁the ▁republic s ▁of ▁Ser bia ▁and ▁Mont en eg ro ▁established ▁the ▁Federal ▁Republic ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ia . ▁The ▁Air ▁Force ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁of ▁Ser bia ▁and ▁Mont en eg ro , ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ia ). ▁In ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁they ▁suffered ▁heavy ▁losses ▁in ▁NAT O ▁bomb ing ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ia , ▁during ▁the ▁Kos ovo ▁War . ▁After ▁years ▁of ▁political ▁tur mo il , ▁Mont en eg ro ▁declared ▁its ▁independence ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁putting ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁Ser bia ▁and ▁Mont en eg ro ▁state ▁union . ▁ ▁A ircraft ▁invent ory ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁union ▁of ▁Ser bia ▁and ▁Mont en eg ro , ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Republic ▁of ▁Mont en eg ro ▁was ▁left ▁with ▁a ▁considerable ▁number ▁of ▁aircraft ▁at ▁the ▁Gol ub ov ci ▁air base , ▁more ▁than ▁required ▁for ▁its ▁own ▁needs . ▁After ▁the ▁break - up , ▁spec ulation ▁arose ▁regarding ▁the ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁aircraft , ▁but ▁the ▁Ser bian ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Def ense ▁issued ▁a ▁statement ▁declaring ▁that ▁the ▁event ual ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁fleet ▁was ▁not ▁in ▁either ▁country '