Country catalog

Serbia Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 20 weapon systems built or assembled in Serbia, including air defense, artillery, and related systems, with images, specifications, source notes, and conflict records.

20 weapon systems

20Catalog records

4Equipment categories

8Leading builders shown

8Conflict links shown

Category Mix

Air Defense1 Artillery5 Infantry Weapons5 Munitions9

Builder Links

Yugoimport SDPR8 PPT Namenska4 Zastava Arms4 BNT Novi Travnik3 Krušik3 Sloboda Cacak2 Yugoslav state arsenals2 Kharkov Tractor Plant1

Conflict Coverage

2014 Russia-Ukraine War52009 Boko Haram Insurgency42011 Syrian Civil War42020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict41991 Somali Civil War22014 War Against the Islamic State21991 Croatian War of Independence11999 Kosovo War / Operation Allied Force1

MT-LB with Zastava M55 anti-aircraft gun, Tracked self-propelled anti-aircraft gun conversion, Air Defense

2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ConflictMT-LB with Zastava M55 anti-aircraft gunTracked self-propelled anti-aircraft gun conversionBuilt by: Kharkov Tractor Plant / Zastava ArmsThe MT-LB with Zastava M55 anti-aircraft gun was an Armenian/Artsakh field conversion that mounted Yugoslav/Serbian 20 mm triple M55A3 or M55A4 guns on the rear deck of the Soviet MT-LB tracked carrier. In the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, open-source loss records and regional reporting documented these vehicles as short-range air-defense and direct-fire support systems that were destroyed, damaged, or captured by Azerbaijani forces.

60 mm M57 mortar, 60 mm light infantry mortar, Artillery

2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict60 mm M57 mortar60 mm light infantry mortarBuilt by: PPT NamenskaThe 60 mm M57 is a Yugoslav-pattern smoothbore light infantry mortar now listed by Serbian manufacturer PPT Namenska and in Yugoimport export material. Its official sheets describe a high-angle fire-support weapon built around barrel, base plate, bipod, sight, tools, spares, and accessories; post-Yugoslav records also show Serbian surplus stocks and Balkan export activity. In the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, open-source loss documentation recorded M57 mortars captured from Armenian forces.

82 mm M69 mortar, 82 mm smoothbore infantry mortar, Artillery

2001 War in Afghanistan, 2011 Syrian Civil War +2 more82 mm M69 mortar82 mm smoothbore infantry mortarBuilt by: Yugoslav state arsenals / PPT Namenska / BNT Novi TravnikThe 82 mm M69 is a Yugoslav-designed smoothbore infantry mortar family that remains in Serbian and former Yugoslav production and service channels, with the M69A variant using a four-person crew, NSB-3 sight, and high-angle fire out to roughly 4.9-6.25 km depending on ammunition. Direct open-source documentation links the family to Afghan government losses in 2021, Syrian opposition use near Aleppo, Armenian and Artsakh losses in Nagorno-Karabakh, and Ukrainian wartime receipt of BNT-marked M69A mortars.

120 mm UBM-52, 120 mm heavy mortar, Artillery

1991 Croatian War of Independence120 mm UBM-52120 mm heavy mortarBuilt by: Yugoslav state arsenals / PPT NamenskaThe 120 mm UBM-52 is a Yugoslav heavy mortar designed by the Military Technical Institute Belgrade as a lighter, wheeled alternative in the Soviet 120 mm mortar lineage. Croatian archive-derived reporting documents UB M52 mortars with Croatian police and ZNG-linked defenders around Otočac during the 1991 Croatian War of Independence.

120 mm M74 mortar, 120 mm smoothbore towed mortar, Artillery

2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, 2023 Sudan War +1 more120 mm M74 mortar120 mm smoothbore towed mortarBuilt by: PPT Namenska / BNT Novi Travnik / UnisGroupThe 120 mm M74 is a Yugoslav-origin towed mortar developed in the mid-1970s as part of the M74/M75 light-mortar generation. Current Serbian, Bosnian, Polish, and SIPRI records keep the system in the export-industrial and wartime-transfer record, while open-source conflict documentation places captured examples in Nagorno-Karabakh and a CIG-identified M74 in RSF-linked fighting at El Fasher.

NORA M-84, 152 mm towed gun-howitzer, Artillery

1999 Kosovo War / Operation Allied ForceNORA M-84152 mm towed gun-howitzerBuilt by: Yugoslav defense industry / Yugoimport SDPR / BNT Novi TravnikNORA M-84 is a Yugoslav-origin 152 mm towed gun-howitzer developed as a longer-range successor to the D-20 family. Its 39- to 40-caliber ordnance, split-trail carriage, semi-automatic breech, and compatibility with D-20 ammunition made it a bridge between legacy Soviet-caliber artillery and later Serbian NORA self-propelled systems, with limited open-source visual evidence identifying NORA fire during the 1999 Kosovo War / Operation Allied Force period.

Zastava M21 assault rifle, 5.56x45 mm NATO assault rifle, Infantry Weapons

2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 2016 Anglophone CrisisZastava M21 assault rifle5.56x45 mm NATO assault rifleBuilt by: Zastava ArmsThe Zastava M21 is a Serbian 5.56x45 mm NATO assault rifle derived from the Kalashnikov operating system and produced by Zastava Arms. In this catalog, its strongest conflict evidence is Cameroon-linked: Boko Haram and ISWAP material showed M21s in Lake Chad basin insurgent hands, while Amnesty International documented M21s with armed separatist groups during the 2016 Anglophone Crisis.

Zastava M02 Coyote, 12.7 mm heavy machine gun, Infantry Weapons

2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 2011 Syrian Civil War +2 moreZastava M02 Coyote12.7 mm heavy machine gunBuilt by: Zastava ArmsThe Zastava M02 Coyote is a Serbian 12.7 mm heavy machine gun that adapts Zastava's licensed M87/NSV-pattern gun to a cradle and tripod for infantry fire support. Official Zastava material lists both 12.7x108 mm and 12.7x99 mm offerings, while conflict documentation places M02 Coyotes with Syrian opposition fighters, armed groups in the Sahel, seizure reporting linked to Boko Haram, and UAE-allied militias in Yemen.

M80 Zolja, Disposable 64 mm anti-tank rocket launcher, Infantry Weapons

2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2001 Insurgency in Macedonia +1 moreM80 ZoljaDisposable 64 mm anti-tank rocket launcherBuilt by: Sloboda Cacak / Yugoimport SDPRThe M80 Zolja is a Yugoslav-origin, single-shot 64 mm shoulder-fired anti-tank rocket launcher built around a disposable tube and HEAT rocket. Official Serbian export material presents the RBR M80 as a light infantry weapon for close-range engagements against armored vehicles and fortified positions, while conflict reporting documents Zolja-type weapons in the 2001 Insurgency in Macedonia, Boko Haram materiel evidence, and North Macedonian transfers to Ukraine.

M79 Osa, Reusable 90 mm anti-tank rocket launcher, Infantry Weapons

1991 Somali Civil War, 2011 Syrian Civil War +2 moreM79 OsaReusable 90 mm anti-tank rocket launcherBuilt by: Sloboda CacakThe M79 Osa is a Yugoslav-designed, reusable 90 mm shoulder-fired anti-tank rocket launcher built around unguided HEAT rockets, a detachable rocket container, and optical sighting. Direct conflict-use evidence includes Free Syrian Army firing in Damascus, Islamic State-associated M79 Osa rockets and launchers in Syria and Iraq, and a Somali security-force seizure in Puntland; source-backed family context also covers the RL90 M95, OSA 2, and thermobaric rocket payload.

M76 sniper rifle, Semi-automatic designated marksman/sniper rifle, Infantry Weapons

2009 Boko Haram InsurgencyM76 sniper rifleSemi-automatic designated marksman/sniper rifleBuilt by: Zastava ArmsThe M76 is a Zastava-built Yugoslav semi-automatic marksman rifle originally chambered for 7.92x57 mm Mauser and built around an enlarged Kalashnikov-pattern action. Its catalog significance is twofold: it was a Yugoslav People's Army precision rifle with distinctive 8 mm ammunition and optic arrangements, and it later appears in Lake Chad Basin reporting as a Serbian-origin sniper rifle associated with Boko Haram factions.

30x165 mm ammunition, 30x165 mm autocannon ammunition family, Munitions

2014 War Against the Islamic State30x165 mm ammunition30x165 mm autocannon ammunition familyBuilt by: STV Group / MSM Group / Yugoimport SDPR30x165 mm ammunition is a Soviet-origin autocannon ammunition family marketed by STV GROUP, MSM Group, and Yugoimport SDPR for Soviet-pattern 30 mm automatic guns. STV lists the family for 2A38, 2A42, and 2A72 autocannons mounted on BMP-2, BMP-3, BMD-2, BMD-3, and BTR-80A platforms, with HE, HEI, HEI-T, HE-T, HE-SR-T, and AP-T variants. Conflict Armament Research also documented a single 30 x 165 mm cartridge ammunition item in its Iraq sample of Islamic State materiel, without identifying the specific round variant or firing platform.

60 mm M73 HE mortar shell, 60 mm high-explosive mortar shell, Munitions

2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 1991 Somali Civil War +1 more60 mm M73 HE mortar shell60 mm high-explosive mortar shellBuilt by: Yugoimport SDPR / KrušikThe 60 mm M73 HE mortar shell is a Serbian high-explosive round in the Yugoimport and Krušik 60 mm mortar-shell catalogs. Beyond catalog data for M57 mortar firing, open reporting and UN monitoring have tied M73 rounds to Ukrainian use, al-Shabaab mortar attacks in Somalia, and seized ammunition after the 2023 Banjska attack.

60 mm M08 illuminating shell, 60 mm illuminating mortar shell, Munitions

60 mm M08 illuminating shell60 mm illuminating mortar shellBuilt by: Yugoimport SDPRThe 60 mm M08 illuminating shell is a Serbian/Yugoimport 60 mm mortar illumination round for the M57 light mortar. Yugoimport's sheet describes a TP M67 time-fuzed, parachute-retarded candle round with 180,000 cd output for 35 seconds, a 2.5 m/s descent rate, and a 400-2,450 m firing envelope from the 720 mm-barrel M57.

60 mm M62 practice shell, 60 mm practice mortar shell, Munitions

60 mm M62 practice shell60 mm practice mortar shellBuilt by: Yugoimport SDPRThe 60 mm M62 practice shell is a Yugoslav-pattern training mortar round sold by Yugoimport-SDPR for short-range practice firing. Yugoimport lists the complete shell at 1,080 g and publishes the same 50-280 m ballistic envelope for use with the 60 mm Mortar M57 and 60 mm Commando Mortar M70, while propellant and reseller references independently preserve the M62 practice-shell designation.

60 mm Mk10 smoke shell, 60 mm smoke mortar shell, Munitions

60 mm Mk10 smoke shell60 mm smoke mortar shellBuilt by: KrušikThe 60 mm Mk10 smoke shell is a Serbian smoke mortar round in the Krušik and Yugoimport 60 mm mortar-ammunition catalogs. Official sheets identify a 410 mm, 2.1 kg fuzed shell with a UT M88P1 impact fuze, ignition cartridge, increment charges, and M57 mortar ballistic data; the Krušik product image specifies a white-phosphorus smoke charge and a 5.035 km maximum range from a 1200 mm barrel.

S-8 rocket family, 80 mm unguided air-to-surface rocket family, Munitions

2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil War +2 moreS-8 rocket family80 mm unguided air-to-surface rocket familyBuilt by: Soviet defense industry / NPO SplavThe S-8 is a Soviet-origin 80 mm unguided air-to-surface rocket family fired from B-series pods on attack helicopters and ground-attack aircraft. The family uses warhead-specific designations for HEAT-fragmentation, concrete-piercing, thermobaric, illumination, smoke or marking, and later high-power or guided derivatives, with documented conflict use from Syria and Georgia to Darfur and Ukraine.

120 mm HE M62P8 mortar shell, 120 mm high-explosive mortar shell, Munitions

2014 Second Libyan Civil War120 mm HE M62P8 mortar shell120 mm high-explosive mortar shellBuilt by: Yugoimport SDPR / KrušikThe 120 mm HE M62P8 is a Yugoslav-origin high-explosive mortar shell for 120 mm mortars, documented by Yugoimport with 606 mm overall length, 12.6 kg mass, TNT fill, and a UTU/M93P1 superquick-delay fuze. In Libya, a UN Panel of Experts report listed Krušik 120 mm M62P8 mortar bombs as an ammunition-transfer violation for Hafter-affiliated forces during the 2014 Second Libyan Civil War.

120 mm HAL-20 mortar shell with fuze UT M88 P2, 120 mm thermobaric mortar shell, Munitions

120 mm HAL-20 mortar shell with fuze UT M88 P2120 mm thermobaric mortar shellBuilt by: Yugoimport SDPRThe 120 mm HAL-20 mortar shell with fuze UT M88 P2 is a Serbian thermobaric mortar round in Yugoimport's 120 mm ammunition line. Yugoimport's brochures describe it as a UT M88 P2-fuzed shell with M74 ignition, six increment charges, thermobaric PBX fill, and ballistic data for the 120 mm M75 mortar.

5.45×39 mm cartridge, Soviet intermediate rifle cartridge, Munitions

5.45×39 mm cartridgeSoviet intermediate rifle cartridgeBuilt by: SovietThe 5.45×39 mm cartridge is a Soviet intermediate rifle round developed for the AK-74 family and adopted in 1974 as the smaller-caliber successor to the 7.62×39 mm Kalashnikov ammunition line. This relationship-only entry covers official C.I.P. dimensions, service-load variants, and cataloged rifles or squad automatic weapons that fire the cartridge without inheriting conflict-use claims from those parent weapons.