Konštrukta – Defence
Slovakian state-owned arms manufacturer
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Konštrukta – Defence is a state-owned arms designer and manufacturer in Slovakia.
Company typeCorporation
IndustryArms industry, Armament engineering
Founded30 April 1996
Headquarters
- Lieskovec 575/25,
- Dubnica nad Váhom,
- 018 41 Slovakia
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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 |
| Products |
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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 |
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
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)
- EVA M2, 155mm 52L, 27t (2023)[4][5][6]
- Diana, a prototype with Zusana 2 turret on a UPG-NG track chassis (2015)