Serbia kitted out with indigenous vehicles
The Serbian military and internal security forces have begun ordering indigenous armour vehicles and self-propelled artillery.
The news had been announced openly for the first time by Serbian Prime Minister Alexander Vucic in March 2017, who said in front of the press that a significant order was to be placed to the local manufacturer and arms exporter Yugoimport SDPR.
Later on it was revealed that the order would include 12 Lazar 3 armoured personnel carriers and 12 Nora B-52 155mm self-propelled howitzersfor the Serbian Land Force.
The Serbian Gendarmerie service in the structure of the Ministry of Interior will get
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