Konštrukta – Defence
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| Company type | Corporation |
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| Industry | Arms industry, Armament engineering |
| Founded | 30 April 1996 |
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Area served | Europe |
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| Revenue |  €79.1 million (2022[1]) |
| €13,9 million (2022[1]) | |
| Total assets |  €42.1 million (2022[1]) |
| Total equity | €19.6 million (2022[1]) |
Number of employees | 150-199 (2023[1]) |
| Website | kotadef |
KONŠTRUKTA – Defence is a state-owned arms designer and manufacturer in Slovakia.
History[edit]
KONŠTRUKTA Trenčín was founded in 1953, in the town of Trenčín. During the communist era, national economic policy was much more focused on defence; as the economy weakened in the 1980s, Konštrukta diversified into other branches of machine-building and manufacturing. In 1993, the government of Slovakia split the company into two parts; KONŠTRUKTA – Defence and KONŠTRUKTA – Industry. In 2004, KONŠTRUKTA – Defence was absorbed into the state-owned holding company "DMD Group"[2] alongside ZTS – ŠPECIÁL, a manufacturing and engineering business.
Products[edit]
Self-propelled artillery 152mm[edit]
- DANA, 152mm 37L, 28t (1979)
- MODAN, an upgraded DANA, but with improved range, rate of fire, and accuracy, 152mm 42L, 28t (1999)
- ONDAVA 152mm, 47L, 28t (1992)
Self-propelled artillery 155mm[edit]
- Zuzana, 155mm 45L, 31t (1997)
- Himalaya, a prototype with Zusana turret on a modified T-72 chassis
- Zuzana 2, 155mm 52L, 37t (2009)[3] an updated version with new turret
- EVA, 155mm 52L, 20t (2015)
- BIA, 155mm 52L, 27t (2023)[4][5]
- Diana, a prototype with Zusana 2 turret on a UPG-NG track chassis (2015)
Other products[edit]
- DELOSYS, artillery fire control system
- Zuzana MV, an ammunition supply vehicle to support the Zuzana 2[6]
- Tatrapan, now manufactured by VYVOJ Martin[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "KONŠTRUKTA - Defence, a.s. - historický názov: KONŠTRUKTA - Defence, akciová spoločnosť - zisk, tržby, hospodárske výsledky a účtovné závierky". finstat.sk.
- ^ "About us – KONŠTRUKTA – Defence".
- ^ "Zuzana 2 môže uspieť v zákazke pre brazílsku armádu – DMD group".
- ^ "SVK - BIA (155mm samohybná kanónová houfnice) : Československo / ČR / SR (CZK/CZE/SVK)". Valka.cz. September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Další houfnice ze Slovenska: BIA kombinuje EVU a ZUZANU 2 s poznatky z války, zájem by mohly mít země NATO a Ukrajina". September 18, 2023.
- ^ "SVK - Zuzana MV : Československo / ČR / SR (CZK/CZE/SVK)". Valka.cz. February 8, 2004.
- ^ "TATRAPAN Armoured Multipurpose Vehicle".