Defense industry of Serbia

The defense industry of Serbia is the largest in the Western Balkans. For the 2016 calendar year, Serbia's export of weapons and military equipment was valued at $483 million (€435 million).[1] It consist of around 200 companies working in many different fields but usual joined on larger projects under Yugoimport SDPR or Military Technical Institute Belgrade.

Defense companies in Serbia often use Technical Testing Center services for testing and developing new defense products. Universities and schools in Serbia also participate through various contract and education to Serbia defense industries.

All manufacturers of defense equipment must abide Serbian "Law on manufacturing and sale of weapons and defense equipment" (Serbian: Zakon o proizvodnji i prometu naoružanja i vojne opreme).[2] There is a special registry that all firms have to apply in order to import or export defense products. Special permits needs to be obtained for export and import. There is a special permission for manufacturing defense material and manufacturers must implement lots of criteria in order to get a permit for manufacturing. As of 2016 - 186 companies was registered for arms import-export. [3] In 2018, their number rose to 219.

Education

Many universities and schools have proper programs to educate and prepare workers and engineers for defense industries. Among such universities that have special teachers, departments and programs are:

  • Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade
    • Department for Aerospace[4]
    • Department for Military engineering[5]
  • Military Academy Belgrade[6]
  • Faculty of Engineering, University of Kragujevac - studies for military-industrial engineering[7]

Manufacturers

Production is performed in many companies. There is a difference whether they are private owned companies or companies under state control. In many projects they work together in order to achieve results.

Defense companies under state control that are part of public organisation "Defence Industry of Serbia (Serbian: Odbrambena industrija Srbije) include:

CompanyPortfolioEmployeesRevenue 2017
EUR
Yugoimport SDPRAnti-armor, artillery systems, armored vehicles, combat boats392185.51 million
Krušik ValjevoMissiles, rockets, grenades, mines, artillery ammunition2,61587.44 million
Prvi PartizanAmmunition1,54667.62 million
Sloboda ČačakAmmunition2,01567.50 million
Milan Blagojević - NamenskaChemicals, gun-powders, rocket fuel1,29756.16 million
Zastava ArmsFirearms, rifles, grenade launchers and small caliber guns up to 40mm2,42229.69 million
Trayal CorporationProtective devices and explosives, grenades1,04728.05 million
Yumco Vranjetextile manufacturer, uniforms and personal protection1,43517.33 million
Prva iskra BaričExplosives15216.58 million
PPT-Namenska ADHydraulics, airplane parts, Multiple rocket launcher, Mortars, grenade launchers, robots and anti aircraft systems6378.78 million
Fabrika automobila PribojTerrain vehicles2702.39 million
Zastava TERVOTerrain vehicles120.005 million
Total13,820567.06 million

Many of these companies produce weapons or systems developed by Yugoimport SDPR, Military Technical Institute Belgrade and Mihajlo Pupin Institute. Yugoimport SDPR owns several factories in Serbia.

Companies owned completely or partially by Yugoimport includes:

  • Kovački centar Srbije - large caliber ammunition forgery
  • Borbeni složeni sistemi - Lazar 2, Lazar 3, Nora B-52, BOV Milos, BOV M11, artillery barrels
  • PMC Inženjering - engineering and construction
  • Belom - hunting ammunition
  • Utva Aviation Industry - general aviation, combat and training airplanes, UAV

Aside from government owned or controlled companies there are many non-state owned companies. Partial list includes:

  • Teleoptik - žiroskopi Zemun - electronics, guidance for missiles and optics for rifles, electronics and optics for tanks, IR homing heads
  • EDePro - rockets, ammunition, UAV, seekers for IR guided missiles, engines for rockets and UAV
  • Iritel - electronics, radars
  • Tigar Corporation Pirot - NBC protection, tank and vehicle parts
  • Proivodnja Mile Dragić - uniforms, shoes, boots, personal protections etc.
  • NB Inat - pistols, rifles and guns
  • SovaNVision - electronics and optics
  • Senzor Infiz - electronics, battery chargers, laser designations, ballistic computers
  • Imtel komunikacije - portable radars, radar detectors, electronics
  • PPT-TMO - mechanical parts for rifles, tanks, rockets
  • Imtel komunikacije - portable radars, radar detectors, electronics
  • Pneumatik flex - hydraulics for self propelled artillery and other vehicles
  • Pneumo logic - acclimatization and ventilation systems for self propelled artillery and other vehicles
  • Poliester Grupa Priboj - tubes for Man-portable anti-tank systems Osa, Strsljen and Zolja
  • Istraživački-razvojni centar VLATACOM - security systems, radars
  • Ei-OPEK Nis - ammunition fuzzes, multiple rocket launchers controllers and electronics
  • FTN-IRAM-RT - radar spare parts, electronics for radar data acquisition and radar controllers
  • Tehnoremont - combat vehicles overhaul
  • Azimuth-DPS - combat vehicles overhaul, tank overhaul, T-55 modernization, combat wheeled vehicles production

and many others companies that are not on this list.[8]

Also involved in airplane, helicopter, UAV, vehicle, armament and ammunition repair and overhaul are:

as part of Ministry of Defence (Serbia).

Fairs

Every two years domestic and international defense fair "Partner" is organized in Belgrade. Defense companies of Serbia are participating in fair and presenting its latest products.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Đorđević: Izvoz od namenske industrije i milijardu evra za 5-6 god". blic.rs (in Serbian). Tanjug. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. ↑ http://www.pravno-informacioni-sistem.rs/SlGlasnikPortal/reg/viewAct/395e57ca-66ee-4c03-b55d-8f4477c70174
  3. ↑ https://www.ekapija.com/news/1527107/za-izvoz-i-uvoz-naoruzanja-i-vojne-opreme-u-srbiji-registrovano-183
  4. ↑ http://www.mas.bg.ac.rs/organizacija/katedre/16
  5. ↑ http://www.mas.bg.ac.rs/organizacija/katedre/17
  6. ↑ http://www.va.mod.gov.rs/cms/view.php?id=220
  7. ↑ http://www.mfkg.rs/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=540&Itemid=357
  8. ↑ http://www.partner.mod.gov.rs/izlagaci-2017#.WsZhLZqxWUk
  9. ↑ "ПАРТНЕР 2017" (PDF). partner.mod.gov.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 July 2018.

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