Overview
- President Aleksandar Vucic said Serbia holds a significant number of CM-400AKG missiles and plans to acquire more, sharing no totals and noting only a slight discount on price.
- Serbia adapted its Soviet-era MiG-29 fighters to carry the missiles after photos of the weapons mounted on its jets circulated online this week.
- Croatia called the acquisition a threat to regional stability and said it would warn NATO about the new capability.
- Manufactured by China’s CASIC, the CM-400AKG is a supersonic air-to-surface ballistic missile with 150–200 kg warhead options and an advertised range of up to 400 km.
- The buy fits a wider buildup that includes China’s FK-3 air defenses and CH-92A drones alongside a 12-jet Rafale order from France, supported by defense spending near 2.6% of GDP.