Serbia receives Chinese-made CH-92A reconnaissance and attack drones

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On July 4 at “Colonel-Pilot Milenko Pavlović” airfield in Batajnica, President of the Republic and Supreme Commander of the Serbian Armed Forces Aleksandar Vučić attended a presentation of new unmanned aerial vehicles CH-92A delivered to the Serbian Armed Forces, capable of delivering attack by laser-guided missiles on targets on the ground.

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Chinese-made CH-92A drones delivered to the Serban army (Picture source: Serbian MoD)

Chief of General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces General Milan Mojsilović was also present at the presentation. As Alexander Vučić noted at the ceremony, CH-92A UAVs can hit targets from a distance of up to 9 km and at the same time conduct a reconnaissance mission. So far, the Serbian Army has received 18 missiles. More will be purchased. According to unofficial information, the FT-8C missiles fired by this drone cost about 50,000 U.S. dollars (In 2018, Aleksander Vučić stated that the cost of 2-3 UAV sets purchased in China would be $30 million). They are already combat proven. The CH-92A weighs about 18 kg and has a 6.8 km range.

Serbian President also pointed out the importance of reaching an agreement with China on the transfer of technologies necessary for the gradual integration of the national Pegasus UAV into the armed forces. Serbian Armed Forces are the first in the region to acquire the CH-92A, whose range exceeds 250 km, the maximum flight altitude is 5,000 m, and the speed is about 200 km/h. The maximum take-off weight of the basic version of the CH-92 developed by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is 300 kg, with a 75 kg payload. The wingspan is 8.10 m, the height is 1.60 m, the length is 4.30 m. The flight autonomy of this version is about 8 hours, at a maximum altitude of 5,950 m.

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Chinese-made FT-8C laser-guided missile (Picture source: Serbian MoD)

So far, the Serbian Army has received 18 missiles. More will be purchased. According to unofficial information, the FT-8C missiles fired by this drone cost about 50,000 U.S. dollars (In 2018, Aleksander Vučić stated that the cost of 2-3 UAV sets purchased in China would be $ 30 million). They are already combat proven. They weigh about 18 kg and have a 6.8 km range. FT-8C missiles were delivered along with the UAV.