Serbia is looking to replace the last of the Super Galeb jets it inherited from the former Yugoslavia with a new trainer and light attack aircraft type. (Janes/Sam Wise)
Serbia has launched a procurement effort to replace its Yugoslavia-era Soko G-4 Super Galeb (Super Seagull) jet trainer and light attack aircraft with a new type.
The Serbian Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Republic of Serbia Air Force and Air Defence (Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo i Protivvazduhoplovna Odbrana: RV i PVO) received a demonstration of the Embraer A-29 Super Tucano as one of the number of candidate airframes at Batajnica Air Base near Belgrade during the week beginning 21 July.
Designated N-62 in Yugoslav/Serbian service, the Super Galeb was delivered between 1978 and 1991. Of the 85 aircraft originally received, 21 remain in the inventory of the RV i PVO, of which 10 are understood to be fully operational at any given time.
It is understood that 24 new aircraft will be acquired to equip two squadrons of 12 aircraft each. Deliveries are slated to begin by 2030.
“We have set a fast pace, and the plan is for demonstrations of the aircraft that will be competing for the acquisition to be held in Serbia this year,” the Serbian MoD’s assistant Minister for Material Resources Nenad Miloradović said during the recent Paris Air Show 2025.
For more information on Serbian trainer and light attack plans, please see Serbia notes interest in Boeing-Saab T-7A Red Hawk jets
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