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 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 colleges in Serbia also participate through various contract and education to Serbia defense industries.

Legal aspect[]

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).^[3] 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 meet many criteria in order to get a permit for manufacturing. As of 2016 - 186 companies was registered for arms import-export. ^[4] In 2018, their number rose to 219.^{[citation needed]}

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^[5]
  • Department for Military Engineering^[6]
• Military Academy Belgrade, University of Defence^[7]
• Faculty of Engineering, University of Kragujevac
  • Department for Military-Industrial Engineering^[8]

Manufacturers[]

Production is performed in many companies. There is a difference whether they are privately 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:

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 include:

• - large caliber ammunition forgery
• - Lazar 2, Lazar 3, Nora B-52, , BOV M11, artillery barrels
• - engineering and construction
• - 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:

• EDePro - rockets, ammunition, UAV, seekers for IR guided missiles, engines for rockets and UAV
• - electronics, radars
• - NBC protection, tank and vehicle parts
• - uniforms, shoes, boots, personal protections etc.
• - pistols, rifles and guns
• - electronics and optics
• - electronics, battery chargers, laser designations, ballistic computers
• - portable radars, radar detectors, electronics
• - mechanical parts for rifles, tanks, rockets
• - hydraulics for self propelled artillery and other vehicles
• - acclimatization and ventilation systems for self propelled artillery and other vehicles
• - tubes for Man-portable anti-tank systems Osa, Strsljen and Zolja
• - security systems, radars
• - ammunition fuzzes, multiple rocket launchers controllers and electronics
• - radar spare parts, electronics for radar data acquisition and radar controllers
• - combat vehicles overhaul
• - combat vehicles overhaul, tank overhaul, T-55 modernization, combat wheeled vehicles production

and many others companies that are not on this list.^[9]

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

• Technical overhaul institute Čačak (Serbian: TRZ Čačak)
• Technical overhaul institute Kragujevac (Serbian: TRZ Kragujevac)
• Aeronautical Plant "Moma Stanojlović" Batajnica (Serbian: VTRZ "Moma Stanojlović" Batajnica)

as part of Ministry of Defence of 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.^[10]

See also[]

• National security of Serbia

References[]

Sources[]

• "Serbia to invest some budget savings in defence industry - Prime Minister". Reuters. 20 April 2017.
• "Serbia is the biggest exporter of weapons in the region". Министарство трговине, туризма и телекомуникација.
• "Serbia celebrates arms industry revival". Financial Times.

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