Defense industry of Serbia

Serbia made a powerful weapon

The new 30x173 millimeter cannon, which is produced by "Zastava Arms" and whose effectiveness was shown by the Serbian Army towards the end of last year, is in the final stage before entering the armed forces of the Serbian Armed Forces.
The M80 infantry fighting vehicle (BVP), as well as the "Lazar 3" will be armed with destructive weapons.

Vucevic attends display of new arms, military equipment at Nikinci

RUMA - Serbian Deputy PM and Defence Minister Milos Vucevic on Tuesday attended a display of new arms and military equipment and devices that are in the final stage of testing before being included in the Serbian Armed Forces' arsenal.

The display took place at the Nikinci centre for testing new arms and military equipment.

Serbian MoD, Jugoimport-SDPR sign arms deals worth around 13.5 bln dinars

BELGRADE - Serbian Defence Minister Milos Vucevic on Thursday attended the signing of five contracts between the Ministry of Defence and Jugoimport-SDPR on acquisition and modernisation of 92 complex combat platforms worth a total of approx. 13.5 bln dinars for the Serbian Armed Forces.

Vucevic meets with Egypt's army chief of staff, military production minister

BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy PM and Defence Minister Milos Vucevic held separate meetings with the Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces Lt-Gen Osama Askar and the country's Minister for Military Production Mohamed Mustafa at the IDEX 2023 arms fair in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

UAE's Sheikh bin Zayed al Nahyan visits Serbia booth at IDEX 2023

ABU DHABI - UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan visited the Serbia booth at the IDEX 2023 arms fair in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

He was cordially welcomed by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, who gave him a presentation of exhibits.

The booth features several Serbian defence industry companies, including heavyweight Yugoimport-SDPR.

Firm Linked to Minister’s Father Paid Less for Arms

Documents obtained by BIRN show that the management of the Serbian arms manufacturer Krusik hid key information about deals it agreed with GIM - a private arms intermediary connected to Branko Stefanovic, father of Serbia's Interior Minister, Nebojsa Stefanovic - and with Jugoimport SDPR, a Serbian state-owned intermediary.

Serbia makes new aircraft after 30 years

The airplane was manufactured in Utva Aviation Industry in Pancevo, Serbia.

41M program, better- known as Sova, is a project financed by Yugoimport-SDPR J.P., Serbian defence company.

Utva, largely owned by Yugoimport, arranged designing, modification, building prototypes, testing and plane certification, said the official release from the factory.

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