In 1999, during the NATO aggression on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Serbia’s 250th Air Defense Missile Brigade, then part of the Yugoslav air defense forces, gained global fame by using a second-generation S-125 missile to shoot down a US F-117A stealth aircraft of NATO – the first recorded instance of a stealth aircraft being downed by an air defense missile. Over two decades later, this well-known Serbian unit has again drawn international attention by showcasing its newly acquired Chinese air defense missile systems, at a time when China’s made-for-export equipment such as the J-10CE fighter jet has recently scored outstanding performances in recent foreign combat operations.In April 2022, reports of six Chinese Air Force Y-20 transport planes landed at Belgrade’s civilian airport reportedly carrying surface-to-air missile systems for the Serbian military sparked global interest.The US F-117A stealth aircraft was shot down by the Serbian brigade’s Soviet-era S-125 missile, a medium-range system developed in the late 1950s to intercept low-to-medium-altitude aircraft using radio command guidance. Do you think that there an invicible military technology ?
