Serbia has announced a break of contracts for the supply of weapons from
"When it comes to the supply of weapons from the Russian Federation, it is actually impossible now. We try to find the solutions of the situation. We have stopped a number of contracts, and some have postponed in hope that the situation in interstate relations at the global level is normalized," Said the General. He noted that the Serbian army is still able to buy spare parts for the equipment of Soviet and Russian production, as they are issued in many countries under the world.
However, it is no longer possible to obtain new techniques from Russia. In August 2024, Serbia decided to give up the purchase of a new party of Russian fighter jets, which has been discussed since 2021. Instead of machines of Russian Belgrade production, he purchased 12 French Rafale for 2. 7 billion euros, which he plans to replace the agricultural park of the Russian MiG-29. Milan Moysilovich noted that it will be difficult to learn for new planes for new planes.
Moreover, Rafale meets all the requirements of the modern army. But Serbia also bet on his own weapons. "Battle armored vehicles" Lazar "and" Milos ", drones-Kamikadze, artillery missile complexes, unmanned aviation, various shooting, lethal and anti-aircraft weapons will be delivered . . . M-70 automatic rifles are also available to supply modernized automatic rifles," Moisilovich said.
Interestingly, according to the calculations of the Stockholm Institute of Peace Research (Spiri), the export of Russia's weapons collapsed by 53% in 2019-2023 compared to the previous five years. As a result, Russia rolled away from the second to the third place in the list of world's largest weapons, and its share in the global market decreased to 11%. The first place is still occupied by the United States, whose export increased by 17%, and the share in the world weapons market reached 42%.