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MSM Group

MSM Group is a Slovak defence manufacturer and ammunition-production group within Czechoslovak Group. Its public materials describe a vertically integrated portfolio that spans artillery, tank, medium-caliber, mortar, rocket, and ammunition-component work, alongside life-cycle services, military containers, mobile air-traffic-control towers, and radar towers.

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MSM Group's role is broader than a single plant. CSG identifies the company as the parent organization for ZVS holding, VOP Novaky, Vyvoj Martin, and FM Granada, while MSM's own site describes a production chain that reaches from raw materials and pyrotechnic components to completed large-caliber ammunition. The company address published by CSG and MSM is in Dubnica nad Vahom, Slovakia, and the group also presents facilities and brands in Slovakia, Spain, Serbia, Germany, the Czech Republic, and the United States.

For catalog purposes, MSM Group is most relevant where public product pages connect the manufacturer to ammunition families rather than to a finished vehicle or launcher. Its current materials emphasize 155 mm artillery projectiles, 152 mm and 122 mm non-standard artillery ammunition, 105 mm NATO-standard ammunition, 30 x 165 mm medium-caliber cartridges, tank ammunition, mortar bombs, ammunition components, nitrocellulose, and ammunition repair, modernization, life extension, and disposal services.

155 mm artillery ammunition152 mm and 122 mm artillery ammunition105 mm artillery ammunition30 x 165 mm medium-caliber ammunitionTank ammunitionMortar ammunitionAmmunition components and fuzesAmmunition life-extension, modernization, and disposal servicesNitrocellulose and raw-material inputs for ammunition productionMilitary containers, mobile air-traffic-control towers, and radar towers

Notable Systems

30x165 mm ammunition, 30x165 mm autocannon ammunition family, Munitions

30x165 mm ammunition

30x165 mm autocannon ammunition family

MSM Group markets 30 x 165 mm medium-caliber cartridges for 2A38, 2A42, and 2A72 automatic guns, including HE, HEI, HE-T, HEI-T, AP, AP-T, TP, and TP-T product pages.

Sources: MSM 30 mm x 165 HEI-T
30 mm x 165 HEI-T round, 30x165 mm high-explosive incendiary tracer cartridge, Munitions

30 mm x 165 HEI-T round

30x165 mm high-explosive incendiary tracer cartridge

MSM Group's product page identifies this round as high-explosive incendiary ammunition with tracer for 2A38, 2A42, and 2A72 guns, with a self-destruction interval of 9.0 to 14.0 seconds.

Sources: MSM 30 mm x 165 HEI-T
OFd MKM-DV, 155 mm high-explosive extended-range artillery projectile with base bleed, Munitions

OFd MKM-DV

155 mm high-explosive extended-range artillery projectile with base bleed

MSM Group lists the OFd MKM-DV as a modernized 155 mm high-explosive extended-range base-bleed projectile with a 40 km class range from a 52-caliber gun.

Sources: MSM 155 mm HE ER-BB OFd MKM-DV

Manufacturer History

  1. Dubnica and Novaky ammunition roots established

    MSM's history traces current ZVS roots to a reserve factory project begun by Skoda works in 1927-1929 and describes the Novaky ammunition site as beginning with strategic construction in 1935 and production at the future ZVS site in 1937.

    Sources: MSM Group history

  2. MSM Group founded in CSG corporate profile

    CSG's company profile lists MSM Group as founded in 2012 and describes the company as incorporating subsidiaries in defence and civil engineering sectors.

    Sources: CSG MSM Group profile

  3. MSM Group formed through ZVS and MSM Martin combination

    MSM's history says ZVS holding and ZVS IMPEX merged with MSM Martin in 2014 to form MSM GROUP, the same year ZVS holding certified large-caliber 155 mm ammunition for the Polish Army.

    Sources: MSM Group history

  4. ZVS becomes NSPA supplier for Latvia

    MSM's history records that ZVS holding won an NSPA tender for 155 mm ammunition for Latvia and became a sole-source supplier for the Latvian Army.

    Sources: MSM Group history

  5. MSM describes an expanded vertical ammunition chain

    MSM's current homepage says the group is building a large-caliber ammunition production chain from raw materials and pyrotechnic components to final products, while also presenting regional brands and facilities across Europe and North America.

    Sources: MSM Group homepage

Predecessors
ZVS holdingZVS IMPEXMSM Martin
Subsidiaries
ZVS holdingVOP NovakyVyvoj MartinFabrica de Municiones de Granada14. oktobarMSM WalsrodeZVIMSM North America
Website links
Official websiteCSG company profileMSM Group historyMSM Group contactCSG Defence artillery ammunition

MSM Group presents a group-level ammunition manufacturer that includes several operating companies and legacy plants. Product pages may name MSM Group for portfolio-level marketing while individual facilities such as ZVS holding, VOP Novaky, or FM Granada support parts of the production, service, or supply chain.

Manufacturer Sources

  • CSG MSM Group profilePublisher: Czechoslovak Group | Note: Supports MSM Group's CSG ownership context, 2012 founding date, subsidiary list, product and service scope, Dubnica nad Vahom address, and official website link. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • MSM Group homepagePublisher: MSM Group | Note: Supports MSM Group's current product focus, vertical large-caliber ammunition production-chain language, regional brands and facilities, homepage image provenance, and 155 mm ammunition overview. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • MSM Group historyPublisher: MSM Group | Note: Supports the historical timeline, including ZVS and Novaky roots, the 2014 MSM GROUP formation, 155 mm certification for Poland, the 2018 NSPA tender for Latvia, and Novaky life-cycle capability. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • MSM Group contactPublisher: MSM Group | Note: Supports the MSM Group contact address in Dubnica nad Vahom and group contact details for ZVS holding, VOP Novaky, FM Granada, 14. oktobar, and MSM Walsrode. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • CSG Defence artillery ammunitionPublisher: CSG Defence | Note: Supports the MSM Group artillery-ammunition portfolio, 155 mm, 152 mm, 122 mm, and 105 mm product categories, 155 mm service in more than 18 countries, and compatible howitzer examples. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • MSM 30 mm x 165 HEI-TPublisher: MSM Group | Note: Supports the linked 30 mm x 165 HEI-T notable system, 2A38/2A42/2A72 compatibility, round construction, self-destruction interval, packing data, and medium-caliber ammunition context. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • MSM 155 mm HE ER-BB OFd MKM-DVPublisher: MSM Group | Note: Supports the linked OFd MKM-DV notable system, 155 mm high-explosive extended-range base-bleed description, TNT or TNT/RDX filling, weight, pressure, fuze thread, 37-40 km range figures, and product image provenance. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • MSM Group downloads and licensingPublisher: MSM Group | Note: Supports the sourcing note that MSM Group describes Slovak defence-industry foreign-trade licensing and export-control compliance for defence products. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Munitions

Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.

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30x165 mm ammunition, 30x165 mm autocannon ammunition family, Munitions2014 War Against the Islamic State30x165 mm ammunition30x165 mm autocannon ammunition familyBuilt in: Czech Republic / Slovakia / Serbia30x165 mm ammunition is a Soviet-origin autocannon ammunition family marketed by STV GROUP, MSM Group, and Yugoimport SDPR for Soviet-pattern 30 mm automatic guns. STV lists the family for 2A38, 2A42, and 2A72 autocannons mounted on BMP-2, BMP-3, BMD-2, BMD-3, and BTR-80A platforms, with HE, HEI, HEI-T, HE-T, HE-SR-T, and AP-T variants. Conflict Armament Research also documented a single 30 x 165 mm cartridge ammunition item in its Iraq sample of Islamic State materiel, without identifying the specific round variant or firing platform.
30 mm x 165 HEI-T round, 30x165 mm high-explosive incendiary tracer cartridge, Munitions30 mm x 165 HEI-T round30x165 mm high-explosive incendiary tracer cartridgeBuilt in: Czech Republic / SlovakiaThe 30 mm x 165 HEI-T round is a Soviet-origin high-explosive incendiary tracer cartridge in the 30x165 mm autocannon family, with the 3UOR6 designation used for a closely documented Russian-service round. STV GROUP, MSM Group, Yugoimport, METIS, and ordnance references tie the cartridge family to 2A38, 2A42, and 2A72 automatic cannons, making the round relevant to BMP-2, BMP-3, BMD-family, BTR-80A, Tunguska, and other 30x165 mm gun platforms.
Cartridge, 105 mm, High-Explosive, M1, 105 mm semi-fixed high-explosive artillery cartridge for 105 mm howitzers, MunitionsCartridge, 105 mm, High-Explosive, M1105 mm semi-fixed high-explosive artillery cartridge for 105 mm howitzersBuilt in: SlovakiaThe Cartridge, 105 mm, High-Explosive, M1 is a semi-fixed 105 mm HE artillery cartridge built around an M14-family case, percussion primer, M67 propelling charge, and forged-steel HE projectile. MSM Group and JPEO ammunition data describe the round's personnel-and-materiel fragmentation role, fuze compatibility, and roughly 11-11.5 km range class, while current catalog sources tie the M1 designation to M101-family and M119-series 105 mm howitzers.
OFd MKM-DV, 155 mm high-explosive extended-range artillery projectile with base bleed, MunitionsOFd MKM-DV155 mm high-explosive extended-range artillery projectile with base bleedBuilt in: SlovakiaThe OFd MKM-DV is a Slovak 155 mm high-explosive extended-range artillery projectile with a base-bleed gas generator. MSM Group lists the modernized round with a 43.55 kg fuzed projectile mass, a 10 kg explosive filling, and 40 km class range from a 52-caliber gun. Public sources support this page as a relationship-only ammunition record through product data, transfer records, and howitzer compatibility context, not through direct conflict-use evidence for the exact projectile.