Aircraft
New Serbian Light Attacker Revealed
The UTVA Kobac prototype was unveiled in April. (Photo: David Donald)
The UTVA Kobac prototype was unveiled in April. (Photo: David Donald)

Serbian company UTVA is developing a light attack aircraft, known as the Kobac (Sparrowhawk). It is based on the Lasta-95 piston-powered trainer that has been sold to the Iraqi air force, and was formerly known as the Lasta-TP. Designed by UTVA in conjunction with the military technical institute and Yugoimport-SDPR, the turboprop-powered Kobac is being offered for weapons training and counter-insurgency roles. Serbian defense minister Dragan Sutanovac revealed the existence of the project on April 2 during a ceremony at UTVA’s Pancevo factory, and AIN obtained further details at last week’s Sofex special forces show in Amman, Jordan.