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Yugoimport SDPR Weapon Systems

Yugoimport SDPR is Serbia's state-owned defense trade and production company, based in Belgrade and tied to cataloged systems spanning infantry weapons, armored vehicles, artillery, rockets, and ammunition.

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Yugoimport SDPR traces its history to 18 June 1949, when Jugoimport was founded to import parts and raw materials for Yugoslavia's domestic defense industry. The company later expanded into exports, reorganized as a state-owned public company in 2006, and has remained the best-known Serbian defense trade and integration brand.

Within this catalog, Yugoimport SDPR is the builder context for the M80 Zolja and a broader family of Serbian defense products that includes armored vehicles, artillery systems, rocket launchers, trainer aircraft, and ammunition programs.

Defense trade and exportWeapons and military equipmentComplex combat systemsArmored vehiclesArtillery systemsAmmunition and rocketsTechnology transfer

Notable Systems

M80 Zolja

The official Yugoimport brochure for the 64 mm RBR M80 identifies the launcher as part of the company's portable anti-armor weapons line.

Sources: Yugoimport RBR M80 brochure

Lazar 3

Yugoimport's main product page lists Lazar 3 as a 8x8 multirole armored vehicle in its current portfolio.

Sources: Yugoimport homepage

Nora B52

Yugoimport's main product page lists Nora B52 as a 155 mm self-propelled gun-howitzer.

Sources: Yugoimport homepage

Tamnava

Yugoimport's main product page lists Tamnava as a modular multiple launch rocket system.

Sources: Yugoimport homepage

Milosh

Yugoimport's main product page lists Milosh as a multirole armored tactical vehicle 4x4.

Sources: Yugoimport homepage

Builder History

  1. Jugoimport founded

    Yugoimport's official history says the company was founded on 18 June 1949 to import parts and raw materials for the domestic defense industry.

    Sources: Yugoimport about us

  2. Exports begin

    The company says it began exporting in 1953 as Yugoslav production outgrew domestic demand.

    Sources: Yugoimport about us

  3. Import and export centralized

    Yugoimport's history page says weapons and military-equipment trade was brought under central authority in 1974 within a newly created federal directorate.

    Sources: Yugoimport about us

  4. Public-company reorganization

    The company says that since 8 June 2006 it has operated as a state-owned public company under a Government of Serbia resolution.

    Sources: Yugoimport about us

  5. Production mission expands

    Yugoimport says it has pursued a second mission since 2012 by establishing subsidiaries and investing in new production facilities for complex combat systems.

    Sources: Yugoimport about us

Official pages use both Jugoimport and Yugoimport spellings. The profile keeps the English and Serbian aliases together for canonical matching; no headquarters map was added because the official address source was reliable but map coordinates were not separately sourced.

Builder Sources

  • Yugoimport about usPublisher: Yugoimport SDPR | Note: Supports the company's founding in 1949, the 1953 export start, the 1974 centralization history, the 2006 public-company status, the Belgrade headquarters address, and the broader state-owned mission context. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Yugoimport homepagePublisher: Yugoimport SDPR | Note: Supports the current product portfolio and the company's role in armored vehicles, artillery systems, modular rocket systems, and tactical vehicles. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Yugoimport products pagePublisher: Yugoimport SDPR | Note: Supports the official product-family structure across land forces, aerospace, navy, ammunition, and services. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Yugoimport RBR M80 brochurePublisher: Yugoimport SDPR | Note: Supports the company's direct product background for the 64 mm RBR M80 portable anti-armor launcher. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Commons BOV M16 Miloš 03.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a CC BY-SA 4.0 photograph of a Yugoimport-developed vehicle shown at Partner 2017. | Accessed: 2026-06-21

Category

Infantry Weapons

Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.

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