An employee holds a NATO standard M21 SBS assault rifle, manufactured by Zastava Arms, Serbia
2024-09-19 618词 中等
During the cold war, security-paranoid Yugoslavia had a large army supported by a sprawling military-industrial complex. Vestiges of its defence industry are now concentrated in Bosnia and Serbia, which account for over 90% of the western Balkans’ military exports. Of particular interest to Ukraine and its backers is the industry’s ability to churn out both Soviet- and NATO-standard munitions and equipment. Its wares are also generally cheap: a Bosnian shell may go for a quarter the price of a Western one.
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