Defense industry of Serbia

The defense industry of Serbia is the largest in the Western Balkans. For the 2018 calendar year, Serbia's export of weapons and military equipment was valued at $897 million (€796 million).[1][2] 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.

Zastava NTV, Lazar 3 and BOV M16 Miloš

All Serbian manufacturers of defense equipment must abide to national Law on manufacturing and sale of weapons and defense equipment (Serbian: Zakon o proizvodnji i prometu naoružanja i vojne opreme).[3] 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.[4]

Education

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

Manufacturers

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

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

CompanyPortfolioEmployeesRevenue
(as of 2019, EUR)
Yugoimport SDPRarmored vehicles and artillery systems1,520181.85 million
Krušiklarge-caliber ammunition (missiles, rockets, shells)3,18681.48 million
Prvi Partizansmall-caliber ammunition1,71361.21 million
Slobodalarge-caliber ammunition1,75058.55 million
Milan Blagojević - Namenskagunpowder1,28246.06 million
Trayalprotective devices1,12443.20 million
Zastava Armsfirearms2,63132.59 million
Yumcouniforms, bulletproof vests2,04024.18 million
PPT Namenskamultiple rocket launchers, anti-aircraft systems, mortars, robots70117.80 million
Prva iskraexplosives16811.74 million
Teleoptik - žiroskopioptics2022.91 million
Fabrika automobila Pribojoff-road trucks2001.45 million
Zastava TERVOoff-road vehicles460.47 million
Total16,374563.49 million

Private

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

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

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. "Serbia's defence industry exports hit $897 mln in 2018 - govt aide". seenews.com. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  3. "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)".
  4. "Za izvoz i uvoz naoružanja i vojne opreme u Srbiji registrovano 183 firmi - Od 2005. Do 2014. Izvezeno oružje vredno 4,9 MLRD USD".
  5. "Машински факултет - Катедра за војно машинство".
  6. "Машински факултет - Катедра за ваздухопловство".
  7. "Наградни конкурс фонда".
  8. "Military Academy Belgrade - Homepage". Archived from the original on 2018-04-07. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  9. "ПАРТНЕР 2017" (PDF). partner.mod.gov.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 July 2018.

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