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STV Group

STV Group is a Czech defense manufacturer centered on ammunition production, explosives, ballistic protection, and heavy military-equipment repair. The company presents itself as the Czech Republic's only large-caliber ammunition manufacturer and ties its industrial base to the Policka ammunition-production tradition that began in 1920.

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STV Group's public materials describe a company focused on the development and manufacture of ammunition, engineering equipment, plastic explosives, and individual ballistic protection, alongside repair and modernization work for military vehicles. Its current product pages cover medium-caliber ammunition, RPG ammunition, mortar rounds, tank and artillery ammunition, explosive reactive armor, demilitarization, loitering-munition products, explosives, and military-vehicle service categories.

The manufacturer is especially relevant to Czech and NATO ammunition supply because its Policka facilities combine large-caliber ammunition work with repair capacity for older Eastern-pattern heavy equipment. Czech defense-industry reporting describes STV Group as both the country's only large-caliber ammunition producer and one of its major service providers for tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, DANA howitzers, and related systems.

Large-caliber ammunitionMedium-caliber ammunitionTank and artillery ammunitionRPG and rocket-propelled ammunitionMortar ammunitionEngineer ammunition and plastic explosivesBallistic protectionMilitary-vehicle repair and modernization

Notable Systems

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

30x165 mm ammunition

30x165 mm autocannon ammunition family

STV Group lists 30x165 mm ammunition for 2A38, 2A42, and 2A72 automatic guns used on BMP-2, BMP-3, BMD-series, and BTR-80A platforms.

Sources: Ammunition 30x165 mm - STV GROUP
Cartridge 122 mm HE with reduced charge, 122 mm separate-loaded HE artillery cartridge, Munitions

Cartridge 122 mm HE with reduced charge

122 mm separate-loaded HE artillery cartridge

STV Group's product page identifies the reduced-charge Nb 122 HE cartridge as separate-loaded 122 mm ammunition for D-30 and 2S1 Gvozdika howitzers.

Sources: Cartridge 122 mm HE with reduced charge - STV GROUP
PG-7VM rocket-propelled grenade, RPG-7 HEAT rocket-propelled grenade round, Munitions

PG-7VM rocket-propelled grenade

RPG-7 HEAT rocket-propelled grenade round

STV Group markets PG-7VM ammunition for RPG-7V type launchers with a PG-7GM anti-tank warhead and published weight, range, velocity, and penetration data.

Sources: PG-7VM Anti-tank ammunition - STV GROUP

Manufacturer History

  1. Ammunition production begins at Policka

    STV Group traces the Policka site to the First Military Ammunition Factory, established in 1920 to support the defense needs of newly formed Czechoslovakia.

    Sources: STV Group about us

  2. First Czech-designed product enters production

    The company history identifies a hand grenade manufactured in 1921 as the first product designed and made in the Czech lands at the Policka plant.

    Sources: STV Group about us

  3. Policka acquisition creates largest Czech ammunition manufacturer

    STV Group says the 2015 connection with Policske strojirny created the largest ammunition manufacturer in the Czech Republic and returned the Policka ammunition tradition to active defense production.

    Sources: STV Group about us

  4. Large Policka workforce expansion announced

    Eurofound recorded STV Group's announced plan to hire about 1,000 additional workers at the Policka factory while expanding large-caliber ammunition production and military-equipment repair capacity.

    Sources: Eurofound STV Group restructuring factsheet

  5. Artillery-ammunition vertical investment announced

    STV Group announced a new management structure and a CZK 5 billion investment plan to build a complete Czech production vertical for artillery ammunition components and final loading.

    Sources: STV Group management and ammunition investment announcement

Predecessors
First Military Ammunition Factory in PolickaPolicske strojirny a.s.
Website links
Official websiteAbout STV GroupProducts and servicesContactCzech Defence and Security Industry Association profile

Public sources use STV Group and STV GROUP a.s. across company, product, and industry pages. This record keeps the existing catalog manufacturer name STV Group and does not add STV GROUP a.s. as an alias because that exact canonical name already has a separate manufacturer profile.

Manufacturer Sources

  • STV Group about usPublisher: STV GROUP | Note: Supports the Policka production history, 1920 and 1921 timeline items, the 2015 Policske strojirny connection, and STV Group's current large-caliber ammunition, explosives, repair, and protection focus. | Accessed: 2026-07-04
  • STV Group contactPublisher: STV GROUP | Note: Supports the Prague management and foreign-trade headquarters address, contact identity, company registration number, and official website link. | Accessed: 2026-07-04
  • STV Group products and servicesPublisher: STV GROUP | Note: Supports the public product and service focus areas, including ammunition categories, explosives, military vehicles, firearms, tactical equipment, and related industrial services. | Accessed: 2026-07-04
  • STV GROUP a.s. - AOBPPublisher: Defense and Security Industry Association of the Czech Republic | Note: Supports independent Czech defense-industry context for STV Group as a leading national defense company, the country's only large-caliber ammunition manufacturer, and a supplier of artillery, tank, mortar, medium-caliber, explosive, engineer, repair, and protection capabilities. | Accessed: 2026-07-04
  • Eurofound STV Group restructuring factsheetPublisher: Eurofound European Restructuring Monitor | Note: Supports the 2025 Policka expansion item, STV Group's Czech weapons-and-ammunition manufacturing sector classification, STV INVEST holding context, and the planned creation of about 1,000 jobs. | Accessed: 2026-07-04
  • STV Group in Policka repairs and modernizesPublisher: CZDEFENCE | Note: Supports defense-reporting context for STV Group's Policka repair and modernization capacity, including tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, DANA howitzers, and Eastern-pattern heavy equipment. | Accessed: 2026-07-04
  • STV Group management and ammunition investment announcementPublisher: STV GROUP | Note: Supports the June 2025 board-structure change and CZK 5 billion plan for a complete Czech artillery-ammunition production vertical. | Accessed: 2026-07-04
  • Ammunition 30x165 mm - STV GROUPPublisher: STV GROUP | Note: Supports the linked 30x165 mm ammunition notable system, including compatible guns, vehicle applications, and listed round variants. | Accessed: 2026-07-04
  • Cartridge 122 mm HE with reduced charge - STV GROUPPublisher: STV GROUP | Note: Supports the linked reduced-charge 122 mm HE cartridge notable system, including D-30 and 2S1 compatibility, construction, and technical data. | Accessed: 2026-07-04
  • PG-7VM Anti-tank ammunition - STV GROUPPublisher: STV GROUP | Note: Supports the linked PG-7VM notable system, including RPG-7V compatibility and published weight, range, velocity, penetration, and packaging data. | Accessed: 2026-07-04
  • STV Group A.S. company profilePublisher: EMIS | Note: Supports incorporation date, Prague head-office context, Czech manufacturing classification, and recent company-size background. | Accessed: 2026-07-04

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.
PG-7VM rocket-propelled grenade, RPG-7 HEAT rocket-propelled grenade round, Munitions1984 Kurdish-Turkish Conflict, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +2 morePG-7VM rocket-propelled grenadeRPG-7 HEAT rocket-propelled grenade roundBuilt in: Soviet Union / Russia / Bulgaria / Czech Republic / Romania and other RPG-7 ammunition producersThe PG-7VM is an RPG-7-compatible high-explosive anti-tank round built around the smaller PG-7M-class shaped-charge grenade. VMZ Sopot and STV Group publish closely aligned data for a roughly 1.97 kg round with a 300 m direct-fire range, 500 m sighting range, and about 300 mm armor penetration; conflict evidence documents the round in PKK, Islamic State, and Iraqi insurgent stocks, usually as seized or photographed ammunition rather than a named firing incident.