Manufacturer catalog
Bulgarian producers covers Bulgaria's defence-industrial base where public weapon records identify Bulgarian manufacture but do not isolate a single plant, trading company, or corporate successor. The sector includes long-running ammunition and arms firms such as Arsenal JSCo., VMZ Sopot, Arcus JSC, and related producers that make Soviet-pattern and NATO-compatible small arms, RPG and recoilless-system ammunition, mortar rounds, artillery ammunition, fuzes, rockets, and repair or modernization products.
1 weaponsBulgaria retains a diverse arms and ammunition production base rooted in Cold War-era Warsaw Pact standardization and later export production. Public sources describe a mix of state-owned and private companies, with VMZ Sopot listing artillery ammunition, RPG-7V ammunition, SPG-9 and 2A28 gun ammunition, MLRS ammunition, unguided aircraft rockets, hand grenades, fuzes, and anti-tank guided missiles. Arcus presents itself as a defence-products manufacturer with ammunition, fuzes, firearms, and grenade launchers, while Arsenal's public product pages and catalogue records cover small arms, grenade launchers, RPG-compatible rounds, mortar bombs, and anti-tank ammunition.
The Bulgarian-origin evidence for exported or recovered ammunition often stops at national manufacture rather than a specific factory. Markings, photographs, depot records, and product catalogues may establish Bulgarian origin or family identity without proving which Bulgarian company made the specific lot.
The OG-15V is a Soviet-origin 73 mm high-explosive fragmentation round for the 2A28 Grom. Small Arms Survey annex material supports Bulgarian production context for Russian-designed OG-9 / OG-15 73 mm projectiles, while VMZ lists ammunition for SPG-9 launchers and 2A28 guns among its product areas.
Sources: Small Arms Survey Mpila Ammunition Depot Explosions Annexes, VMZ Sopot official website
Bulgarian-origin RPG-7-compatible projectiles appear in public reporting where Bulgarian manufacture is identified but the exact model is not always named. Official Bulgarian industry pages document RPG-7 ammunition and grenade-launcher ammunition as active product areas for the national production base.
Sources: Arsenal RHEAT-7MA6 product page, VMZ Sopot official website, Arcus JSC official websiteArsenal's official public description identifies it as a Bulgarian manufacturer of weapons and ammunition since 1878, making it one of the long-running anchors of the country's arms-production base.
Sources: Arsenal JSCo. official website
Public association listings describe BDIA as a non-profit industry body founded by major Bulgarian defence companies to represent and coordinate the sector with state authorities and industry partners.
Sources: BDIA listing - Bulgarian Industrial Association, BDIA profile - ASDSource
Rheinmetall announced a joint venture with VMZ Sopot for artillery shells and energetic materials in Bulgaria, with Rheinmetall holding 51 percent, VMZ 49 percent, and production expected to begin from 2027.
Sources: Rheinmetall and VMZ establish joint venture in Bulgaria, Associated Press - Rheinmetall Bulgaria ammunition plant
Bulgarian-origin arms and ammunition sometimes have reliable national-origin evidence without reliable public identification of the exact producer. Company-specific attribution should be reserved for sources that identify the exact plant or company.
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Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.