82 mm 2B9 Vasilek / 2B9M Vasilek
ARES says Hungary licensed the 2B9 in 1973 and that DIGÉP in Miskolc modified the weapon into the 2B9M configuration.
Sources: ARES 2B9M VasilekBuilt by archive
Diósgyőri Gépgyár Weapon Systems
Diósgyőri Gépgyár, usually shortened to DIGÉP, was a historic Miskolc machine factory that grew out of Diósgyőr's heavy-industrial base. In this catalog it anchors the Hungarian production lineage behind the 82 mm 2B9 Vasilek and 2B9M Vasilek family.
1 weapon systemsDiósgyőri Gépgyár was one of Hungary's major machine-building works. The plant began construction in 1915 on the west side of the Diósgyőr steelworks complex and later became a broad industrial combine with machine-tool, transport, and machinery production.
This archive profile exists because the factory's legacy reaches into the catalog through the Hungarian 2B9 Vasilek production line: sources on the 2B9M say Hungary licensed manufacture in 1973 and that the state-owned DIGÉP company in Miskolc modified the weapon into the 2B9M variant.
Notable Systems
Builder History
Factory construction begins
Greenpeace's DIGÉP history notes that the new plant was built in 1915 on the west side of the Diósgyőr industrial complex.
Sources: Greenpeace DIGÉP history
Merged into the larger Diósgyőr works
Greenpeace says the factory was merged with the old works in 1946 and continued as one of the site's industrial units.
Sources: Greenpeace DIGÉP history
DIGÉP name adopted
Greenpeace records the 1963 consolidation of the three plant units under the Diósgyőri Gépgyár name.
Sources: Greenpeace DIGÉP history
Hungarian 2B9 license obtained
ARES reports that Hungary received a Soviet licence to manufacture the 2B9 in 1973.
Sources: ARES 2B9M Vasilek
2B9M production documentation arrives in Miskolc
ARES says two specialists brought the production documentation to Miskolc in 1974, where DIGÉP modified the weapon into the 2B9M.
Sources: ARES 2B9M Vasilek
Liquidation begins
Greenpeace says the factory became insolvent in 1990 and liquidation began that same year.
Sources: Greenpeace DIGÉP history
Predecessors
Successors
Website links
Diósgyőri Gépgyár is a historical, now-defunct industrial builder whose name appears in several Hungarian and English variants. The live Diósgyőri Fogaskerék Gyártó Kft. website is used here because it explicitly traces its own lineage to the late DIGÉP plant. The headquarters and map point reflect the former factory site in Miskolc rather than a current corporate office. No conflict-use claims are made in this builder profile.
Builder Sources
- DFG introductionPublisher: Diósgyőri Fogaskerék Gyártó Kft. | Note: Supports the modern successor company's self-description as formed from the late Diósgyőri Gépgyár and its gear-manufacturing focus. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- DFG contactPublisher: Diósgyőri Fogaskerék Gyártó Kft. | Note: Supports the Miskolc site address and coordinates used for the former DIGÉP plant location on the builder archive page. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- Greenpeace DIGÉP historyPublisher: Greenpeace Magyarország | Note: Supports the 1915 construction date, the 1946 merger, the 1963 reorganization under the DIGÉP name, and the 1990 liquidation of the factory. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- ARES 2B9M VasilekPublisher: Armament Research Services | Note: Supports the 1973 Hungarian licence to manufacture the 2B9 and the 1974 Miskolc documentation handoff that led DIGÉP to modify the system into the 2B9M. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- Commons DIGÉP hallPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports the rights-clear CC0 image of an abandoned hall at the former Diósgyőri Gépgyár site in Miskolc. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
Category
Artillery
Tube artillery, rocket artillery, and long-range ground fires.
