Manufacturer catalog

Arsenal Resita

Arsenal Resita is a Romanian artillery and ammunition plant in Reșița, Caraș-Severin County, operating within the ROMARM state defense-industrial network. ROMARM says Arsenal Reșița was established in 1972 to produce large and medium-calibre guns and became a National Company ROMARM subsidiary in 2001. Open weapon references connect the Reșița arsenal line to the Romanian 120 mm M1982 mortar and to Romanian D-20-family 152 mm gun-howitzer production under the A411 and M1981 designations.

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The Reșița plant is one of the clearest named links between Romania's postwar defense industry and its domestic towed-artillery inventory. ROMARM's subsidiary page identifies the facility by address in Reșița and states that its original 1972 role was large and medium-calibre gun production, with civilian products and services added after 1990. ROMARM's corporate materials also place the parent company under Romanian state ownership and describe ROMARM as Romania's largest supplier of military equipment, ammunition, and maintenance services.

Publicly available product-level evidence is uneven, but several independent sources give usable boundaries. WeaponSystems.net lists Romania - Reșița arsenal as producer of the 120 mm M1982 mortar, while its D-20 reference identifies Romania - Arsenalul Armatei as a D-20 producer and lists A411 and the Romanian M1981 service designation. GlobalSecurity's Romanian Army equipment table separately names Arsenal Resita beside A-411/M1981, A-412, A-565, A 407, A 475, Bucegi, and Oerlikon-related Romanian artillery lines. Defense-industry reporting in 2024 described a restart effort focused first on 152 mm artillery shells, with later plans to restore artillery-system production.

Artillery systemsMortarsMedium and large-caliber ammunitionRomanian defense-industrial production

Notable Systems

120 mm M1982 mortar, 120 mm towed heavy mortar, Artillery

120 mm M1982 mortar

120 mm towed heavy mortar

WeaponSystems.net identifies the 120 mm M1982 mortar's producer as Romania's Reșița arsenal.

Sources: WeaponSystems.net 120mm M1982
D-20, 152 mm towed gun-howitzer, Artillery

D-20 / A411 / M1981 152 mm gun-howitzer

152 mm towed gun-howitzer

The public D-20 catalog record covers the Romanian A411 and M1981 production designations; WeaponSystems.net lists Romania - Arsenalul Armatei among producers, and GlobalSecurity names Arsenal Resita beside the A-411 howitzer model 1981 line.

Sources: WeaponSystems.net 152mm D-20, GlobalSecurity Romanian Army Equipment

Manufacturer History

  1. Arsenal Reșița established

    ROMARM states that Arsenal Reșița was established in 1972 to produce large and medium-calibre guns.

    Sources: ROMARM Arsenal Reșița

  2. Civilian work added after the Cold War period

    ROMARM says the factory also focused on civilian products and services after 1990, reflecting a broader shift in Romanian defense-industry demand.

    Sources: ROMARM Arsenal Reșița

  3. Integrated into ROMARM

    ROMARM's subsidiary page says Arsenal Reșița has operated as a National Company ROMARM subsidiary since 2001.

    Sources: ROMARM Arsenal Reșița

  4. Restart agreement reported

    Army Recognition reported that a contract to restart production at the Reșița plant was signed on April 4, 2024, with an initial focus on 152 mm artillery shells and later artillery-system production plans.

    Sources: Army Recognition Arsenal Reșița revival

Website links
Official Arsenal Reșița pageROMARM corporate site

Public source coverage for Arsenal Resita is strongest for ROMARM corporate status, facility history, address, and selected artillery designations. Weapon records should keep their own source-backed production claims instead of inferring every Romanian artillery system to this plant.

Manufacturer Sources

  • WeaponSystems.net 120mm M1982Publisher: WeaponSystems.net | Note: Supports Reșița arsenal as the listed producer for the Romanian 120 mm M1982 mortar. | Accessed: 2026-07-06
  • ROMARM Arsenal ReșițaPublisher: C.N. ROMARM S.A. | Note: Supports Arsenal Reșița's 1972 establishment, large and medium-calibre gun role, post-1990 civilian activity, ROMARM subsidiary status since 2001, and Reșița address. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • ROMARM corporate overviewPublisher: C.N. ROMARM S.A. | Note: Supports ROMARM's state-owned holding structure, Ministry of Economy authority, and role as Romania's largest military-equipment, ammunition, and maintenance supplier. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • WeaponSystems.net 152mm D-20Publisher: WeaponSystems.net | Note: Supports D-20 Romanian licensed production context, Romania - Arsenalul Armatei producer attribution, and A411/M1981 Romanian designations. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • GlobalSecurity Romanian Army EquipmentPublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports Romanian Army equipment table references that name Arsenal Resita for A-411/M1981 and other Romanian artillery lines. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Militarnyi Arsenal Resita reopening reportPublisher: Militarnyi | Note: Supports independent background on the S.C. Arsenal Resita ordnance factory and its Romanian artillery and ammunition production role. | Accessed: 2026-07-06
  • Army Recognition Arsenal Reșița revivalPublisher: Army Recognition | Note: Supports 2024 reporting on the Reșița plant restart agreement, initial 152 mm shell focus, staffing plans, and later artillery-system production goals. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Artillery

Tube artillery, rocket artillery, and long-range ground fires.

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120 mm M1982 mortar, 120 mm towed heavy mortar, Artillery2001 War in Afghanistan120 mm M1982 mortar120 mm towed heavy mortarBuilt in: RomaniaThe 120 mm M1982 mortar is a Romanian smoothbore heavy mortar built as a late Cold War replacement for older Reșița and Soviet PM-43-pattern 120 mm mortars. It combines a conventional tube, bipod, triangular baseplate, and two-wheel transport carriage with Romanian service adaptations for truck towing, short-distance crew movement, and mountain-troop pack transport. Direct conflict evidence is narrow but usable: Romanian troops are documented firing the M1982 in Afghanistan in 2008.