Serbian Armed Forces display HQ-17AE anti-aircraft defence system for first time

KRUSEVAC - The Serbian Armed Forces' newly-acquired HQ-17AE anti-aircraft defence system was publicly displayed for the first time at Friday's tactical and technical assembly in Krusevac, also attended by Serbian PM Milos Vucevic and government ministers.

The HQ-17AE is a Chinese-made short-range anti-aircraft defence system designed to protect troops on land.

It can simultaneously fire at four targets at distances of up to 15 km and altitudes of up to 8 km.

The Serbian army's most powerful anti-aircraft defence system, the Chinese-made FK-3, and the French-made Mistral short-range air defence missile system were also on display alongside modernised and Serbian-made arms and military equipment.