VMZ Sopot

Vazovski Mashinostroitelni Zavodi (VMZ) EAD (Bulgarian: Вазовски машиностроителни заводи, ВМЗ ЕАД) is the largest armaments factory in Bulgaria, which is located in Sopot, Plovdiv Province.[1] It is the only weapons factory still owned by the government of Bulgaria.[2]

History

The first stone in its foundation was laid on 9 June 1936, and on 12 July 1940 an inaugural ceremony to open the state military factory was held. Production commenced with hand grenades, 22 mm HE rounds, 122 mm howitzer rounds, fuzes, 75 mm rounds and 105 mm projectiles for Krupp gun.[citation needed]

Recent years

In recent years and nowadays, the company passed through different stages of its development. Various activities and divisions were started. New production facilities were opened. In 1977 the company was registered as VMZ Ltd., in 1999 – as VMZ Co.

Due to the intellectual potential of its engineering staff and high qualification of its executive personnel, a wide assortment of defence and civil items have been manufactured during the years of its existence. VMZ Co. traditionally takes part in various events in the country and abroad where it exhibits its latest defence and civil items.

It is a regular participant at the Plovdiv International Fair and Hemus Defence Exhibition. VMZ Co. has its own place in the Bulgarian history as the first and only enterprise decorated with the highest state orders of the Republic of Bulgaria.

In 2016, Balkan Insight reported that VMZ-made weapons and ones from other Balkan countries were supplied to groups of the Syrian opposition by the United States, and that some later ended up in the arms of radical groups such as ISIL and others. The Bulgarian government insisted that it was not responsible for the latter.[3][4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Vazovski Mashinostroitelni Zavodi (VMZ) EAD
  2. ^ "Guns, not roses: Conflicts fire up Bulgaria arms trade - World News". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  3. ^ "Making a Killing: The 1.2 Billion Euro Arms Pipeline to Middle East". Balkan Insight. 2016-07-27. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  4. ^ "Bulgaria Rejects Blame for Weapons Reaching Syria". Balkan Insight. 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  5. ^ "Guns, not roses: Conflicts fire up Bulgaria arms trade - World News". Hürriyet Daily News. 2016-06-15. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
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