In September 2026, Serbia crossed a quiet but consequential threshold — moving from consumer to producer of advanced drone technology through a new assembly facility built in partnership with Israel. President Vucic's presence at the inauguration signaled not merely an industrial milestone, but a deliberate act of strategic positioning: a small nation threading its way between great powers, seeking security on its own terms. The factory is both a practical answer to a changed security landscape and a philosophical statement about sovereignty in an age when the ability to build weapons may matt