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Yugoslavia Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 11 weapon systems built or assembled in Yugoslavia, including aircraft & uavs, air defense, and related systems, with images, specifications, source notes, and conflict records.

11 weapon systems

11Catalog records

5Equipment categories

8Leading builders shown

8Conflict links shown

Category Mix

Aircraft & UAVs3 Air Defense1 Armored Vehicles1 Artillery3 Infantry Weapons3

Builder Links

SOKO3 BNT Novi Travnik2 PPT Namenska2 Sloboda Cacak2 Yugoimport SDPR2 Yugoslav defense industry2 Yugoslav state arsenals2 FAMOS factory1

Conflict Coverage

1999 Kosovo War / Operation Allied Force51991 Croatian War of Independence42014 Russia-Ukraine War41992 Bosnian War32009 Boko Haram Insurgency22011 Syrian Civil War21991 Somali Civil War12001 Insurgency in Macedonia1

SOKO G-4 Super Galeb, Advanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

1991 Croatian War of Independence, 1992 Bosnian War +1 moreSOKO G-4 Super GalebAdvanced jet trainer and light attack aircraftBuilt by: SOKOThe SOKO G-4 Super Galeb is a Yugoslav single-engine advanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft built by SOKO in Mostar after development by the Aviation Technical Institute. Designed to move pilots from jet training into light strike tasks, it entered serial production in the early 1980s, remained in Serbian service after Yugoslavia's breakup, and is directly documented in Croatian, Bosnian, and Kosovo War combat or loss records.

Soko J-22 Orao, Ground-attack and reconnaissance aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

1991 Croatian War of Independence, 1992 Bosnian War +1 moreSoko J-22 OraoGround-attack and reconnaissance aircraftBuilt by: SOKO / IARThe Soko J-22 Orao is a Yugoslav twin-engine ground-attack and reconnaissance aircraft from the joint Yugoslav-Romanian YuRom program. Built around low-level fire-support missions, it carried cannon, bombs, rockets, and guided missiles, and direct sources document Orao use by Yugoslav, Serbian, and Bosnian Serb forces in Croatia, Bosnia, and Kosovo.

Soko Gazelle, Light attack helicopter / armed helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs

Soko GazelleLight attack helicopter / armed helicopterBuilt by: SOKOThe Soko Gazelle is the Yugoslav license-built SA 341/SA 342 Gazelle family assembled by SOKO in Mostar for utility, scout, medical, and armed helicopter roles. The Gama anti-armour versions linked the light helicopter airframe to 9M14M Malyutka missiles, while Serbian service has retained Gazelle and Gama aircraft for pilot training and anti-armour squadron live-fire work.

BOV-3, Wheeled self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, Air Defense

1999 Kosovo War / Operation Allied Force, 2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBOV-3Wheeled self-propelled anti-aircraft gunBuilt by: Yugoslav defense industryBOV-3 is a Yugoslav 4x4 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun that mounts three 20 mm M55 cannon on the BOV armored-vehicle chassis. Its open-topped turret, optical fire-control arrangement, and short effective anti-aircraft range made it a close-range air-defense and ground-fire system in Yugoslav service; later reporting placed small numbers in the 1999 Kosovo War inventory and, after Slovenia's 2024 transfer, in Ukraine's wartime inventory.

BVP M-80, Tracked infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles

1991 Croatian War of Independence, 1992 Bosnian War +2 moreBVP M-80Tracked infantry fighting vehicleBuilt by: FAMOS factoryThe BVP M-80 is a Yugoslav tracked amphibious infantry fighting vehicle built by FAMOS to carry infantry while adding a 20 mm autocannon, coaxial machine gun, and Malyutka anti-tank missile capability. The record covers its 1990s Yugoslav-war service as a successor-state vehicle family and the later M80A transfer stream to Ukraine, where Slovenian and Croatian stocks became part of armored mobility aid.

82 mm M69 mortar, 82 mm smoothbore infantry mortar, Artillery

2001 War in Afghanistan, 2011 Syrian Civil War +2 more82 mm M69 mortar82 mm smoothbore infantry mortarBuilt by: Yugoslav state arsenals / PPT Namenska / BNT Novi TravnikThe 82 mm M69 is a Yugoslav-designed smoothbore infantry mortar family that remains in Serbian and former Yugoslav production and service channels, with the M69A variant using a four-person crew, NSB-3 sight, and high-angle fire out to roughly 4.9-6.25 km depending on ammunition. Direct open-source documentation links the family to Afghan government losses in 2021, Syrian opposition use near Aleppo, Armenian and Artsakh losses in Nagorno-Karabakh, and Ukrainian wartime receipt of BNT-marked M69A mortars.

120 mm UBM-52, 120 mm heavy mortar, Artillery

1991 Croatian War of Independence120 mm UBM-52120 mm heavy mortarBuilt by: Yugoslav state arsenals / PPT NamenskaThe 120 mm UBM-52 is a Yugoslav heavy mortar designed by the Military Technical Institute Belgrade as a lighter, wheeled alternative in the Soviet 120 mm mortar lineage. Croatian archive-derived reporting documents UB M52 mortars with Croatian police and ZNG-linked defenders around Otočac during the 1991 Croatian War of Independence.

NORA M-84, 152 mm towed gun-howitzer, Artillery

1999 Kosovo War / Operation Allied ForceNORA M-84152 mm towed gun-howitzerBuilt by: Yugoslav defense industry / Yugoimport SDPR / BNT Novi TravnikNORA M-84 is a Yugoslav-origin 152 mm towed gun-howitzer developed as a longer-range successor to the D-20 family. Its 39- to 40-caliber ordnance, split-trail carriage, semi-automatic breech, and compatibility with D-20 ammunition made it a bridge between legacy Soviet-caliber artillery and later Serbian NORA self-propelled systems, with limited open-source visual evidence identifying NORA fire during the 1999 Kosovo War / Operation Allied Force period.

M80 Zolja, Disposable 64 mm anti-tank rocket launcher, Infantry Weapons

2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2001 Insurgency in Macedonia +1 moreM80 ZoljaDisposable 64 mm anti-tank rocket launcherBuilt by: Sloboda Cacak / Yugoimport SDPRThe M80 Zolja is a Yugoslav-origin, single-shot 64 mm shoulder-fired anti-tank rocket launcher built around a disposable tube and HEAT rocket. Official Serbian export material presents the RBR M80 as a light infantry weapon for close-range engagements against armored vehicles and fortified positions, while conflict reporting documents Zolja-type weapons in the 2001 Insurgency in Macedonia, Boko Haram materiel evidence, and North Macedonian transfers to Ukraine.

M79 Osa, Reusable 90 mm anti-tank rocket launcher, Infantry Weapons

1991 Somali Civil War, 2011 Syrian Civil War +2 moreM79 OsaReusable 90 mm anti-tank rocket launcherBuilt by: Sloboda CacakThe M79 Osa is a Yugoslav-designed, reusable 90 mm shoulder-fired anti-tank rocket launcher built around unguided HEAT rockets, a detachable rocket container, and optical sighting. Direct conflict-use evidence includes Free Syrian Army firing in Damascus, Islamic State-associated M79 Osa rockets and launchers in Syria and Iraq, and a Somali security-force seizure in Puntland; source-backed family context also covers the RL90 M95, OSA 2, and thermobaric rocket payload.

M76 sniper rifle, Semi-automatic designated marksman/sniper rifle, Infantry Weapons

2009 Boko Haram InsurgencyM76 sniper rifleSemi-automatic designated marksman/sniper rifleBuilt by: Zastava ArmsThe M76 is a Zastava-built Yugoslav semi-automatic marksman rifle originally chambered for 7.92x57 mm Mauser and built around an enlarged Kalashnikov-pattern action. Its catalog significance is twofold: it was a Yugoslav People's Army precision rifle with distinctive 8 mm ammunition and optic arrangements, and it later appears in Lake Chad Basin reporting as a Serbian-origin sniper rifle associated with Boko Haram factions.