Final Phase of First Part of Joint Exercise “Victor 2026”
Friday, 11.9.2026 | Training
The final phase of the first part of the “Victor 2026” joint tactical live-fire exercise is currently underway at the “Pešter” temporary training ground, conducted jointly by units of the Serbian Armed Forces’ Army, Air Force and Air Defense, special forces, and military police.
General Milan Mojsilović, Chief of the Serbian Armed Forces General Staff, visited the exercise participants today. At the training ground, he observed the training of a reinforced tactical group for conducting combat operations on a modern battlefield; in doing so, he witnessed the excellent tactical and fire proficiency of the soldiers and commanders, as well as the high level of interoperability achieved by the participating units from various components of the Serbian Armed Forces.
More than two thousand members of the Serbian Armed Forces and over 500 key pieces of materiel are engaged in this phase of the joint tactical live-fire exercise at the “Pešter” training ground. In accordance with the established scenario, actions are being carried out using modernized tanks and other armored vehicles, combat aircraft and helicopters, air defense missile systems, anti-tank missile systems, artillery pieces, numerous unmanned and robotic platforms, as well as a wide range of modern small arms.
The aim of the exercise is to enhance further the skills and operational readiness of commands and units for the preparation and execution of combat operations, as well as for organizing joint action, cooperation, and force protection, with a particular focus on the employment of newly introduced and modernized assets and systems with which the Serbian Armed Forces have been equipped in the recent period.
The participating units deployed to the field in the middle of last week, and intensive activities at this training ground conclude on Sunday, September 13, with a reinforced tactical group conducting an offensive operation. On that occasion, the determination and proficiency of Serbian Armed Forces personnel, the firepower of new and modernized assets and systems, and the high level of interoperability and cooperation in responding to challenges, risks, and threats to the security of the Republic of Serbia will be demonstrated to the general public.
