Serbia Unveils PEGASUS Drone With Long-Endurance ISR and Precision Strike Capabilities
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Serbia’s Ministry of Defence unveiled the PEGASUS drone at Partner 2025 in Belgrade, showcasing its ISR and precision strike capabilities. The system reflects Serbia’s push to expand autonomous military technology with long-endurance surveillance and modular strike options.
At Partner 2025, Serbia unveiled the PEGASUS unmanned aerial vehicle, presented by the Ministry of Defence as a multipurpose remotely piloted system combining long-endurance intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance functions with the ability to conduct precision actions when fitted with armament. The system highlights Serbia’s ambition to integrate autonomous aerial capabilities into modern operational concepts where persistence, modularity and autonomy are increasingly decisive.
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By choosing to exhibit PEGASUS with its integrated ground and support systems, the Serbian Ministry of Defence signaled a step forward in the deployment of long-endurance unmanned aerial solutions designed to combine persistence in surveillance with the flexibility to deliver precision effects (Picture source: Army Recognition Group)
PEGASUS is described as an intelligence-reconnaissance and combat remotely piloted aerial vehicle with an operational radius exceeding 200 km and a maximum payload capacity of 54 kg, supported by a maximum take-off weight of 265 kg. Its endurance is declared at up to ten hours, and the air vehicle features fully autonomous take-off and landing, alongside an integrated rescue-and-return-to-base function. The system is delivered as a complete operational package comprising three unmanned aircraft with transport cabins, a ground control station, a retranslation station, a remote video terminal and associated logistics equipment.
The mission spectrum includes intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, laser designation and target tracking, artillery fire correction and post-strike assessment. According to the presentation, PEGASUS can also carry out precision actions on the ground when equipped with an armament system, extending its role beyond reconnaissance to active engagement.
Alongside PEGASUS, Serbia also introduced the RASH-2M, a conversion kit for transforming mortar mines into cost-effective guided ammunition. The system is compact so as to enable its use in most aviation and helicopter platforms as well as in unmanned platforms such as PEGASUS, offering an economical pathway to deploy precision effects.
When considered against the capabilities described, the PEGASUS system stands out as a long-endurance, beyond-line-of-sight ISR and light strike option. Its endurance and declared operational radius give it the ability to provide persistent surveillance and target tracking well beyond the reach of smaller tactical drones. Coupled with the option of carrying precision effects such as RASH-2M, the system reflects a broader move to close the sensor-to-shooter loop in a compact, deployable form, a trend with immediate tactical and strategic resonance for neighbouring theatres.
By choosing to exhibit PEGASUS with its integrated ground and support systems, the Serbian Ministry of Defence signaled a step forward in the deployment of long-endurance unmanned aerial solutions designed to combine persistence in surveillance with the flexibility to deliver precision effects. The unveiling at Partner 2025 underscores an effort to create deployable, multi-mission packages that enhance both tactical autonomy and regional deterrence.
Written by Teoman S. Nicanci – Defense Analyst, Army Recognition Group
Teoman S. Nicanci holds degrees in Political Science, Comparative and International Politics, and International Relations and Diplomacy from leading Belgian universities, with research focused on Russian strategic behavior, defense technology, and modern warfare. He is a defense analyst at Army Recognition, specializing in the global defense industry, military armament, and emerging defense technologies.
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Serbia’s Ministry of Defence unveiled the PEGASUS drone at Partner 2025 in Belgrade, showcasing its ISR and precision strike capabilities. The system reflects Serbia’s push to expand autonomous military technology with long-endurance surveillance and modular strike options.
At Partner 2025, Serbia unveiled the PEGASUS unmanned aerial vehicle, presented by the Ministry of Defence as a multipurpose remotely piloted system combining long-endurance intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance functions with the ability to conduct precision actions when fitted with armament. The system highlights Serbia’s ambition to integrate autonomous aerial capabilities into modern operational concepts where persistence, modularity and autonomy are increasingly decisive.
By choosing to exhibit PEGASUS with its integrated ground and support systems, the Serbian Ministry of Defence signaled a step forward in the deployment of long-endurance unmanned aerial solutions designed to combine persistence in surveillance with the flexibility to deliver precision effects (Picture source: Army Recognition Group)
PEGASUS is described as an intelligence-reconnaissance and combat remotely piloted aerial vehicle with an operational radius exceeding 200 km and a maximum payload capacity of 54 kg, supported by a maximum take-off weight of 265 kg. Its endurance is declared at up to ten hours, and the air vehicle features fully autonomous take-off and landing, alongside an integrated rescue-and-return-to-base function. The system is delivered as a complete operational package comprising three unmanned aircraft with transport cabins, a ground control station, a retranslation station, a remote video terminal and associated logistics equipment.
The mission spectrum includes intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, laser designation and target tracking, artillery fire correction and post-strike assessment. According to the presentation, PEGASUS can also carry out precision actions on the ground when equipped with an armament system, extending its role beyond reconnaissance to active engagement.
Alongside PEGASUS, Serbia also introduced the RASH-2M, a conversion kit for transforming mortar mines into cost-effective guided ammunition. The system is compact so as to enable its use in most aviation and helicopter platforms as well as in unmanned platforms such as PEGASUS, offering an economical pathway to deploy precision effects.
When considered against the capabilities described, the PEGASUS system stands out as a long-endurance, beyond-line-of-sight ISR and light strike option. Its endurance and declared operational radius give it the ability to provide persistent surveillance and target tracking well beyond the reach of smaller tactical drones. Coupled with the option of carrying precision effects such as RASH-2M, the system reflects a broader move to close the sensor-to-shooter loop in a compact, deployable form, a trend with immediate tactical and strategic resonance for neighbouring theatres.
By choosing to exhibit PEGASUS with its integrated ground and support systems, the Serbian Ministry of Defence signaled a step forward in the deployment of long-endurance unmanned aerial solutions designed to combine persistence in surveillance with the flexibility to deliver precision effects. The unveiling at Partner 2025 underscores an effort to create deployable, multi-mission packages that enhance both tactical autonomy and regional deterrence.
Written by Teoman S. Nicanci – Defense Analyst, Army Recognition Group
Teoman S. Nicanci holds degrees in Political Science, Comparative and International Politics, and International Relations and Diplomacy from leading Belgian universities, with research focused on Russian strategic behavior, defense technology, and modern warfare. He is a defense analyst at Army Recognition, specializing in the global defense industry, military armament, and emerging defense technologies.
