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Serbia Outlines Helicopter Plans, Buys Mistral

A mixture of helicopters from East and West will continue to equip the Serbian forces, along with the indigenous maintenance of the existing Gazelle fleet

One of the nine H145Ms ordered by Serbia was on display at this year's Paris Air Show. (photo: Airbus)

July 17, 2019

Serbia’s long-term plans for its helicopter fleet include three main elements, deputy defense minister Nenad Miloradovic said in an interview granted to the tangosix.rs portal at the end of June. They comprise the procurement of more Airbus H145M helicopters; keeping the Aérospatiale Gazelle (manufactured by the Serbian company SOKO under license) in service, with maintenance being performed by the recently Airbus-accredited Moma Stanojlovic facility; and retaining and expanding its fleet of Russian-made Mil helicopters.

In 2019, Russia is expected to supply Serbia with seven Mi-35 (“Hind-D” export versions) and three Mi-17 helicopters—as agreed earlier this year by the two countries’ presidents. Additionally, Russian companies are upgrading all of Serbia’s 14 MiG-29s, equipping them with modern radars, among other elements. According to Belgrade, talks are ongoing to deliver Russian BUK-M1, BUK-M2 missile and 2K22 Tunguska gun and missile systems to Serbia for air defense.

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