Partner 2021 begins on Monday

Under the patronage of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Serbia, the 10^th International exhibition of arms and military equipment Partner 2021 will be held from the 11^th to the 14^th of October at the Belgrade Fair.

The importance of this largest regional event in the field of defense equipment and technology is reflected in its unique presentation to the domestic and global public of the accomplishments of the Republic of Serbia in the field of research, development and production of arms and military equipment. At the exhibition companies part of the group of the Defense industry of Serbia will be presented, Jugoimport SDPR, as well as numerous manufacturers from Serbia and abroad.

In the halls 1 and 4, as well as in the open space of the Belgrade Fair, will be exhibited more than 70 large weapons and military equipment from the Military technical institute (VTI), artillery-missile systems, Anti-aircraft systems, modernized combat and new armored vehicles, aircraft, unmanned aircraft and land platforms, antitank and fire management systems, field vehicles and different types of guided and unguided missiles.

As a special surprise at the event, there were announced numerous premieres and new types of “weapons of the future”.

Co-organizer of the exhibition, the domestic company “Jugoimport-SDPR” will present around 40 systems from its own development program, within its 3 business missions, as a carrier of development and manufacture of the complex combat systems and ammunition, as an integrator of the defense industry of Serbia on the global market and as a company which deals with supplying the Army o Serbia and the Ministry of Internal Affairs with domestic and import products.

At the exhibition “Partner” products from development and manufacture of the Jugoimport dependant companies will be displayed such as “Borbeni slozeni sistemi” from Velika Plana, with a plant in Kursumlija, the factory “Belom” from Uzici that manufactures small ammunition, “Utva” from Pancevo and “Kovacki centar” and new “Kapislana” from Valjevo. As a part of the group of “Jugoimpord-SDPR” dependant companies, except for the companies that are technological group members, one can also find the Bank of Serbia, as a financial and strategic partner of the company.

Mandatory anti-epidemic measures during the duration of Partner 2021.

It is mandatory to wear masks, keep the distance of 1,5m between participants during conversation, avoiding of handshakes and unnecessary gatherings, regular hand disinfection and ventilation of space;

All participants of the event (exhibitors, technical staff, business visitors and guests) are obliged, when picking up the entry passes for the Fair and during the duration of the Fair on the request of the authorities, to show:

Proof of vaccination with at least 2 doses of the vaccine or
A negative PCR test not older than 72 hours or
A negative antigen test not older than 48 hours or a document which confirms that the person has had COVID-19 and that from the first testing not less than 14 days have passed or more than 6 months.

In accordance with the international character of the event, and in accordance with the growing international military-technical and military-economic cooperation with partner countries, it’s expected that there will be a significant number of foreign, renowned manufacturers of arms and military equipment at the exhibition.

Expert forums and panel discussions during the exhibition, which will be attended by military experts from the country and abroad, opportunities of idea and experience exchange will arise in the field of defense technology.

The Partner Fair is on of the first regular fair events after a year and a half break caused by the pandemic of the corona virus.

The organization of the fair event will be completely compliant with the measures and recommendations of the Crisis staff for the battle against the spread of the corona virus epidemic.

Service information:

The first three days of the event will be closed for the general public, and only on the fourth day, on Thursday the 14^th of October, will it be open for visitors.