Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said today that at a meeting with the leadership of the Ministry of Defense and the Serbian Armed Forces, he proposed the development of a strategy for robotization and digitalization of the army and announced additional purchases of military equipment and weapons, local media reported, quoted by BTA.
“I proposed the development and adoption of a robotization strategy, the formation of a battalion-level unit equipped with robotic platforms, organizational preparation for the formation of divisions and battalions of long-range drones, training of special reconnaissance units to determine the coordinates of targets for artillery and aviation fire control, as well as additional equipment and training for the use of drones in other units“, Vucic said after a meeting with the military leadership of Serbia and the leadership of the defense ministry in the Belgrade barracks “Banica 2“, quoted by TANJUG.
He assessed that the security situation is “more complex than in January“, adding that this is due “mainly to the actions of the triple alliance of Tirana, Pristina and Zagreb“, but stressed that Serbia's position has not changed.
On March 18, 2025, Kosovo, Albania and Croatia signed a declaration in Tirana, through which the countries commit to strengthening their cooperation in the field of defense and security. The three countries pledged to increase interoperability between their armed forces through education, training and joint exercises, as well as to engage in the fight against hybrid threats and coordinate their policies for Euro-Atlantic integration. The agreement has sparked sharp reactions from Belgrade, which has expressed concerns that the initiative is aimed at Serbia. In February this year, the Serbian president said that he had received assurances from Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković that cooperation between Croatia, Albania and Kosovo was not aimed at Serbia.
“Our commitment to preserving peace and stability has not changed and we can only maintain it if we are strong enough, if we are powerful enough“, the Serbian president said today.
Vučić announced that the signing of “large and important contracts“ for the purchase of weapons and military equipment is expected in the coming days, emphasizing that “large orders“ have been placed for the army and that everything will be raised “to a higher level“ in the next period.
Yesterday, the Serbian president announced that the country plans to jointly produce combat drones with Israel in order to strengthen its defense capabilities and expand the export of weapons and military equipment.