Krušik (company)
Native name | Vistad |
|---|---|
| Company type | Government owned |
| Industry | Defense |
| Founded | Valjevo, Serbia (22 February 1939) First founded 22 February 1939 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Mladen Petković (General director) |
| Products | Anti-tank missile Mortars Munitions Rocket artillery |
| Services | Production, consultancy, research |
| Owner | Government of Serbia (100%) |
Number of employees | 2177[1] |
| Website | www |
Krušik Holding Corporation (Serbian: Krušik Holding korporacija, Крушик Холдинг корпорација) is a Serbian state-owned company for the production of defense and civil related equipment, with the headquarters in Valjevo, Serbia.
The company was founded in 1939 in what was then Kingdom of Yugoslavia, for the needs of then Yugoslavia defense industry and army. Today the company represents the Government and military industrial complex of Serbia in the sphere of production of defense and civil equipment. Company works together with the Serbian Army, Military Technical Institute Belgrade , Yugoimport and many other private companies in Serbia and around the world in producing new weapons and systems. The company also provides weapons design, joint participation in sales and manufacturing technology transfer.
History
In 1939 company "Vistad" in Valjevo was founded by engineer Nikola Stanković. It produced small caliber (12 kg) aircraft bomb, hand offensive grenades, infantry rifle ammunition. After WWII factory was nationalized and renamed to Military-Technical Institute of Valjevo. In 1948 the Company was registered under the name of “Krušik”.
Subsidiaries
- RJ-6 "Fabrika akumulatora" - Battery factory founded in 1957. most notably product is battery for MiG-29 airplane and other uses.[2]
- "Krušik-IRC - Istraživačko razvojni centar" founded in 2007 for purpose of development and research in Electrical engineering, Mechanical engineering and communications technologies.[3]
Products
- Bumbar AT Missile System
- 9M14 Malyutka AT Missile System
- 9K32 Strela-2 surface-to-air missile system (MANPAD)
- Unguided rockets for Multiple rocket launcher M-77 Oganj M-63 Plamen BM-21 Grad M-87 Orkan 107mm LRSVM Morava
- Mortar shells for 60mm 81/82mm and 120mm mortars
- Air bombs
- Artillery shells, fuses and gun primers
- Hand grenades
- Anti tank mines
- Anti hail rockets
References
- ^ "HK "Krušik" a.d. » Profile". krusik.rs. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
- ^ "Fabrika akumulatora". krusik-fabrikaakumulatora.rs. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
- ^ "Home". krusikirc.rs. Retrieved 2016-11-23.