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Defense industry of Serbia

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The defense industry of Serbia is the largest in the Western Balkans. Serbia's export of weapons and military equipment in 2021 was valued at $1.23 billion (1.13 billion).[1] It consists of around 200 companies, both public and private, working in many different fields. Serbian defense companies closely cooperate with the Military Technical Institute, country's top-level military scientific research institution, in developing new weapons, as well as with Serbian Armed Forces' Technical Testing Center, using its services for testing of new defense products. Universities and colleges in Serbia also participate through various contracts with the companies.

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Zastava NTV, Lazar 3 and BOV M16 Miloš

All Serbian manufacturers of defense equipment must abide to the Law on Manufacturing and Sale of Weapons and Defense equipment.[2] There is a special permission for manufacturing defense material and manufacturers must meet many criteria in order to get a permit for manufacturing. There is also a special registry that all companies have to apply to in order to obtain permits for import or export defense products; as of 2018, 219 companies were registered for arms import-export.[3]

Education

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There are several universities that have proper defense industry study programs, such as:

Manufacturers

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Production is performed in many companies, both public (state-owned) and private. There is a close cooperation between some of these in numerous projects.

Public

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Public companies i.e. those that are state-owned are grouped into "Defence Industry of Serbia" holding (Serbian: Одбрамбена индустрија Србије, romanizedOdbrambena industrija Srbije).

Company Portfolio Employees Revenue
(as of 2019, EUR)
Yugoimport SDPR armored vehicles and artillery systems 1,520 181.85 million
Krušik large-caliber ammunition (missiles, rockets, shells) 3,186 81.48 million
Prvi Partizan small-caliber ammunition 1,713 61.21 million
Sloboda large-caliber ammunition 1,750 58.55 million
Milan Blagojević - Namenska gunpowder 1,282 46.06 million
Trayal explosives, protective devices 1,124 43.20 million
Zastava Arms firearms 2,631 32.59 million
Yumco uniforms, bulletproof vests 2,040 24.18 million
PPT Namenska multiple rocket launchers, anti-aircraft systems, mortars, robots 701 17.80 million
Prva iskra explosives 168 11.74 million
Teleoptik - žiroskopi optics 202 2.91 million
Fabrika automobila Priboj off-road trucks 200 1.45 million
Zastava TERVO off-road vehicles 46 0.47 million
Total 16,374 563.49 million

Private

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Partial list of private companies includes:

  • EDePro - rockets, ammunition, UAV, seekers for IR guided missiles, engines for rockets and UAV
  • Iritel - electronics, radars
  • Tigar - NBC protection, tank and vehicle parts
  • Proizvodnja 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
  • Pneumatik flex - hydraulics for self propelled artillery and other vehicles
  • Pneumo logic - acclimatization and ventilation systems for self propelled artillery and other vehicles
  • Poliester - tubes for MANPADS
  • VLATACOM - security systems, radars
  • Ei-OPEK - 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

Fairs

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Every two years international defense fair "Partner" is organized in Belgrade. Defense companies of Serbia participate at fair presenting its latest products.[8]

References

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  1. ^ K, D. (2023-04-20). "Gde Srbija izvozi naoružanje i vojnu opremu - objavljen godišnji izveštaj". N1 (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  2. ^ "Zakon o proizvodnji i prometu naoružanja i vojne opreme: 41/1996-2, 7/2005-1 (Dr. Zakon), RS 85/2005-30 (Dr. Zakonik), RS 36/2018-17 (Dr. Zakon)".
  3. ^ "Za izvoz i uvoz naoružanja i vojne opreme u Srbiji registrovano 183 firmi - Od 2005. Do 2014. Izvezeno oružje vredno 4,9 MLRD USD".
  4. ^ "Машински факултет - Катедра за војно машинство".
  5. ^ "Машински факултет - Катедра за ваздухопловство".
  6. ^ "Наградни конкурс фонда".
  7. ^ "Military Academy Belgrade - Homepage". Archived from the original on 2018-04-07. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  8. ^ "ПАРТНЕР 2017" (PDF). partner.mod.gov.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 July 2018.

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