Konštrukta – Defence

KONŠTRUKTA – Defence is a state-owned arms designer and manufacturer in Slovakia.

History

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

Zuzana 2

Self-propelled artillery 152mm

• 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

• 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

• 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

1. "KONŠTRUKTA - Defence, a.s. - historický názov: KONŠTRUKTA - Defence, akciová spoločnosť - zisk, tržby, hospodárske výsledky a účtovné závierky". finstat.sk.
2. "About us – KONŠTRUKTA – Defence".
3. "Zuzana 2 môže uspieť v zákazke pre brazílsku armádu – DMD group".
4. "SVK - BIA (155mm samohybná kanónová houfnice) : Československo / ČR / SR (CZK/CZE/SVK)". Valka.cz. September 12, 2023.
5. "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.
6. "SVK - Zuzana MV : Československo / ČR / SR (CZK/CZE/SVK)". Valka.cz. February 8, 2004.
7. "TATRAPAN Armoured Multipurpose Vehicle".