Serbia opens Israeli drone assembly plant

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic during an interview with Reuters in Belgrade — ZORANA JEVTIC Sept 17 (Reuters) - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday that Serbia had opened a factory to assemble advanced Israeli-made drones, which will supply the Serbian military and armed forces in other countries.• Plant to assemble "state-of-the-art" Israeli-designed drones, he said in a post on Instagram.• Facility to employ around 100 workers.• The government and its Israeli partners expect to open at least three more factories across the country, he added.• Journalists were not invited to visit the facility due to the confidentiality of the production process.• Vucic released only limited footage of the facility, saying the public would be impressed by what was being produced there.(Reporting by Antonis Pothitos; Editing by Joe Bavier) AL-MONITOR All-Access gives you unlimited access to all our journalism, the full Daily Briefing, exclusive interviews, premium newsletters, and live events — for less than $2/week.