Serbia exercises with new military equipment

05 July 2021

by Igor Bozinovski

The Serbian Armed Forces (SAF) used new army gear throughout train ‘Munjeviti Udar (Lightning Strike) 2021′, which was held on 15–27 June. Greater than 15,000 troops have been concerned within the train that was held at eight coaching areas all through Serbia.

Two Serbian H145M helicopters firing S-8KOM 80 mm rockets from indigenously-developed L80-07 rocket pods throughout train ‘Munjeviti Udar (Lightning Strike) 2021′ held on 15-27 June. (Serbian MoD)

A brand new model of the Zastava Terenska Vozila (Terrain Autos, TERVO) M-20 6×6 mine-resistant, ambush-protected (MRAP) armoured combating car was unveiled on the train. The car now options add-on armour for higher ballistic safety however its transport compartment not has firing ports and aspect doorways. There are three bullet-proof home windows on all sides of the car, together with one every for the motive force and commander doorways, and a single side-opening door as a substitute of the pair of doorways within the rear a part of the M-20 prototype.

Additionally debuting was the Fabrika Automobila Priboj (FAP) BOV-OT M-21 4×4 armoured personnel provider, designed to accommodate a driver, commander, and eight troopers. The car has a 1,500 kg payload capability and is provided with a stabilised remote-controlled weapon station with a 12.7 mm machine gun. It’s powered by a brand new 280 hp engine with an computerized gearbox producing a most velocity of 110 km/h.

T-72B1MS White Eagle foremost battle tanks (MBTs) donated by Russia and domestically developed and produced Mali (Little) Miloš unmanned floor autos (UGVs) armed with two M80 Zolja (Wasp) disposable one-shot 64 mm rocket-propelled grenades every have been seen dwell firing for the primary time.

Prototypes of domestically modernised M-84AS1 and M-84AS2 MBTs have been famous with particular coatings to cut back their infrared signatures.