According to Branislav Urosevic in See News, Serbia’s Defense ministry purchased six Nora B-52 self-propelled howitzers from state-owned Defense products maker Jugoimport-SDPR’s subsidiary Borbeni Slozeni Sistemi (BSS). The units will be delivered later this week, the ministry said in a statement on March 23.
The Serbian Ministry of Defense also looks to procure six Lazar 3 multi-role combat vehicles from BSS, as well as new units of Milos unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), the statement read. The Ministry didn’t specify how many Milos UGVs it is planning to purchase.
Lazar 3 is the latest version in the Lazar family of 8×8 wheeled armored IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle). It has been developed by the Serbian company Yugoimport to be configured as an APC (Armored Personel Carrier), an IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle), a command post, an ambulance, an air defense missile system, an anti-tank vehicle, and more. Lazar 3 was unveiled in 2016 and is now in service with Serbia and Turkmenistan.