Serbia ** Aleksandar Vučić, during a visit to the static display of the Serbian Armed Forces and military equipment, openly stated that Serbia is close to completing the equipping of the third set of FK-3 anti-aircraft missile systems.
In 2019, Serbia and China ordered 3 sets of FK-3 medium and long-range surface-to-air missile systems, and in April 2022, China dispatched 4 batches of 6+6+6+4 Y-20 with a total of 22 sorties to transport a set of FK-3 medium- and long-range surface-to-air missile systems to Serbia, which also proves that China has transcontinental delivery capabilities.
The delivery of the remaining 2 sets is due to the end of 2022, however, the NATO country Bulgaria does not allow the Chinese Y-20 transport aircraft to pass through its airspace and send ** to Serbia.
Serbia is a veritable landlocked country completely surrounded by NATO member countries, and Serbia has no seaport, so Chinese cargo ships cannot be transported directly to Serbia. In April 2022, the arrival of the Y-20 in Serbia was also a twist and turn, after the Y-20 took off from China, it had to stop in Baku, Azerbaijan and Istanbul, Turkey, and then crossed a number of Central Asian countries, and finally flew to the skies over Armenia and Bulgaria, and finally landed in Belgrade.
This behavior directly caused the dissatisfaction of the United States, and therefore, NATO put pressure on Serbia's neighboring countries not to allow the airspace to be opened to Chinese planes again, and even Bulgaria, which has always been friendly with China, was unable to open its airspace to China because of NATO's pressure, which directly led to the delay in the delivery of FK-3.
But now Serbia says that it is close to completing the armament of the third set of FK-3 anti-aircraft missile systems. This also means that China has broken through NATO's obstruction and sent the FK-3 anti-aircraft missile system to Serbia, and how China did it, Serbia did not say clearly, but China can break through NATO's obstruction, which also highlights China's strength.
For the first time, Vučić also publicly and unequivocally confirmed that Serbia had procured Chinese HQ-17A field air defense systems, revealing that "we will see that soon." This also means that our army's Y-20 will once again be delivered across the border, which is also a test moment.
You must know that the HQ-17A field air defense system may be one of the most expensive field equipment in the PLA Army, but it is also known as the world's most advanced field mobile air defense system, and the estimated minimum guarantee for a single vehicle is more than 15 million US dollars. Previously, there was no record of the export of the HQ-17A field air defense system.
Why is the HQ-17 so awesome? It adopts a number of advanced technologies such as all-solid-state phased array radar, vertical cold launch, direct force rapid turn, rotating tail, etc., the system has a short response time, can adapt to the complex battlefield electromagnetic environment, a single combat vehicle can fight independently and has the ability to launch between the march, and multiple combat vehicles can also be networked for combat. Strike distance 1 is possibleAir targets within 5 km to 15 km and at altitudes of 10 m to 10 km have a maximum speed of Mach 3. Its detection range is up to 45 km and is capable of simultaneously monitoring 48 targets, tracking 24 targets, and simultaneously attacking 2 targets. The Hongqi-17A has a tracked chassis with a maximum speed of 65 km/h, which can keep up with the high-speed advance of armored troops, and also has the ability to launch at a speed of 25 km/h.
It can be seen that the range of the Red Flag-17A has exceeded the maximum attack distance of the US armed forces by more than 5 kilometers, so it can effectively resist the threat of the US Army Aviation, and the most powerful thing is that the missile can not only immediately turn and fly to the target after vertical lift-off, but more excessively, it has even been the case that the missile has flown out and turned around and rushed to the target, which means that it can directly "shoot and forget it" and take the initiative to pursue the target.
Hongqi-17A can intercept combat aircraft, cruise missiles, air-to-surface missiles, anti-radiation missiles and other air targets that enter the combat airspace, and Hongqi-17 can intercept almost any kind of precision guidance**, which is very important in the modern battlefield of precision guidance** "rampant", and it is no wonder that the PLA calls it the "killer weapon" of field air defense.
You must know that the United States has always wanted to launch civil strife in Serbia and overthrow Vučić and the Balkans, which has always been called a "powder keg," but many people have always blamed it on the inherent contradictions of the Yugoslav nation, and have never said that imperialism has constantly incited, instigated, and subverted this place. Since 2022, the United States has been stirring up a wedge between Kosovo and Serbia, even threatening that Vučić's disobedience will allow the Kosovo authorities to attack Serbs.
Serbia's purchase of China's advanced ** system will be conducive to the stability of Serbia's domestic situation, but this is obviously not in line with the wishes of the United States. The Associated Press has issued an article saying that China's delivery of advanced anti-aircraft missile systems to Serbia, an ally of Russia, will pose a threat to the fragile peace of the Balkan Peninsula, known as Europe's powder keg, and will especially exacerbate tensions between Serbia and Kosovo.
Therefore, this is also a test moment for China, to solve the problem of the delivery of Serre's orders, and even in the future, it will no longer be troubled by the problem of the opening of transit airspace.
This is very important for the meaning of the first industry, which will set up a safe and reliable image for my first worker, the military industry is not better than other transactions, safe and reliable, and it is very important to be creditworthy, after all, the first imported by any country is above the demand, and it is also to enhance the national defense strength, if the best equipment can not be delivered on time, and even will be blocked, then it will not be able to establish prestige in the international military market.
Serbia regards China as the most important friend, and is willing to maintain cooperation with China in all aspects, if China can solve Serbia's reasonable military needs in a timely manner, it will be a new beginning for our country, which means that in the future, there will be more and more exchanges with Serbia, and both sides have achieved mutual benefit and win-win results.
In addition to the HQ-17A field air defense system, Vučić also said that he has purchased a lot of drones from China, and it is expected that there will be about 1,000 drones, the Russian-Ukrainian war, the Red Sea crisis, and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict are all telling countries that drones have become the key to winning on the battlefield, and Serbia naturally wants to expand its drone force, and Serbia is currently equipped with a lot of DJI drones, including: 60 DJI Mini 3 Pro, 90 DJI M**IC 3 and more than 30 DJI Matte 30 and 38 DJI Matrice 350s. In addition, Serbia is equipped with the CH-92A UAV, which has a maximum range of more than 250 km, a maximum flight altitude of 5000 meters, and a speed of about 200 km per hour.
It can be said that as the world's most diverse and feature-rich drone power, the purchase of drones from China is the most worthwhile behavior.