Serbia Opens Assembly Plant for Israeli-Designed Drones
President Aleksandar Vučić says the facility will employ about 100 workers and supply Serbia’s military as well as the armed forces of other countries.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced that Serbia has opened a factory for assembling Israeli-designed advanced drones. The facility is expected to employ about 100 people and supply drones to Serbia’s military and the armed forces of other countries. Vučić said at least three more factories could be established, but the plant’s location, Israeli partner, production scale and drone specifications were not disclosed. Journalists were barred from visiting because the production process was confidential.
Serbia has opened a facility dedicated to assembling advanced drones designed in Israel, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said in a message posted on Instagram on Thursday, according to a report by Iran’s IRNA citing Reuters.
Vučić described the drones as incorporating “up-to-date technology,” but the available report did not identify the Israeli manufacturer, disclose the location of the facility or provide technical details about the aircraft. It also did not specify when production or assembly began.
The plant is expected to create employment for approximately 100 workers. According to the report, the drones assembled there will be supplied to the Serbian military and to the armed forces of other countries. No potential foreign customers were identified.
Vučić also said that the Serbian government and its Israeli partners expect at least three additional factories to be established in different parts of Serbia. The report did not provide a timetable for those projects, identify their planned locations or clarify whether they would assemble the same type of drone.
The opening took place without a media tour. Journalists were not invited to visit the facility because the production process was classified as confidential, and Vučić released only limited images of the center. As a result, independent details about the plant’s size, equipment, workforce and operational status were not available in the supplied account.
The announcement points to an expansion of Serbia’s cooperation with Israeli partners in the defense-manufacturing field, centered initially on drone assembly. However, the available information does not establish the scale of production, the precise capabilities of the drones or the terms of any agreements involving their export.
The claims about the facility, expected employment and future factories come from Vučić’s statement as reported by IRNA, which attributed its account to Reuters. With no access for journalists and only limited images released, further details about the project remain unverified in the available evidence.