By South China Morning Post | Created at 2025-01-06 11:05:04 | Updated at 2025-01-07 21:59:11
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The Serbian air force is able to independently operate and maintain the Chinese-made FK-3 air defence missile system, with all training completed in China, the country’s defence ministry has said.
The FK-3 is the export version of China’s latest HQ-22 mid-range air defence weapon system. It consists of a vehicle with a command centre, rocket launchers, radars and logistics vehicles, according to the Serbian Ministry of Defence.
They were delivered in April 2022 by a dozen PLA Air Force Y-20 transport planes, in what was believed to be the largest-ever airlift delivery of Chinese arms to Europe.
Serbia’s airspace control and protection system “has been significantly improved” with the addition of the FK-3, the ministry said in a statement published on December 31.
“Training is carried out daily in the 250th Air Defence Missile Brigade’s battalion armed with the FK-3, along with the monitoring and evaluation of the crews’ performance,” it said.
This practice ensures that the unit is fully capable of defending important facilities, [Serbian Armed Forces] troops, and territory from airborne reconnaissance and aerial attacks,” the statement added.
