Serbian Defense Ministry announces purchase of AA artillery

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The Serbian Defense Ministry announced a public procurement order for anti-aircraft artillery, the eKapija portal said on Wednesday.

President Aleksandar Vucic said during a visit to Serbian and Russian forces on a joint exercise in Serbia late in October that official Belgrade had ordered the Russian the Pantsir anti-aircraft system (NATO reporting name SA-22 Greyhound). The eKapija portal did not specify the exact type of weapon in the public procurement announcement.

The Defense Ministry’s Department for Defense Technology, which is conducting the public procurement procedure, said that this is a negotiation procedure without a public invitation for offers.

The ministry will send an invitation to a producer who holds a license to make weapons and military equipment and is on the list of companies making products and offering services of importance to the defense of Serbia, the announcement said.