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Serbian Armed Forces conducted a live-fire demonstration using a Chinese-made FH-95 armed drone, striking ground targets with FT-8B/C laser-guided missiles. Serbia has been one of the earliest European countries to acquire Chinese combat drones, receiving CH-92A systems with FT-8C missiles in 2020 and adding CH-95 reconnaissance-strike drones in 2022–2023.

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