About us

Jugoimport SDPR is a state-owned company with a decades-long tradition in the trade of armaments, defence equipment and transfer of technology.

The history of the company dates back to 18 June 1949 when Jugoimport, the company for international trade, was founded in accordance with the decree of the Prime Minister and the Minister of National Defence of the Federal People’s Republic of Yugoslavia. The primary goal of the company was to import parts and primary materials for the domestic defence industry.

Over time, the production capacities of the Yugoslav military industry outgrew domestic needs, so entering the world market was an economic inevitability. In 1953 Jugoimport started to be engaged in exporting. As per the government resolution, in 1974, the import and export of weapons and military equipment were brought under central authority within the newly established Federal Directorate for Trade and Reserves of Special Purpose Products, which included company Jugoimport. Since 8 June 2006, after several reorganizations, in accordance with the resolution of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, Jugoimport - SDPR has operated as a state-owned public company.

Missions

• Mission of Integrator of the Serbian Defence Industry Companies production in the world defence market;
• Mission of development and production organization of complex combat systems;
• Mission of equipping the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Serbia with complex combat systems and other weapons from its own production and development and from abroad.  

Regarding conducting Jugoimport’s first business mission – a mission of  marketing and commercial integrator on the world market of armaments and defence equipment, Jugoimport-SDPR has, from the very beginning, fully and closely cooperated with all companies of the defense industry - producers of armaments and defence equipment.

The most transparent form of appearance on the world market is participation in international exhibitions of weapons and military equipment. Owing to its modern appearance and presentations, and significant funds allocated for marketing activities, Jugoimport represents domestic production and promotes the entire defense industry of the Republic of Serbia.

Since 2012, Jugoimport-SDPR has been conducting and has completed its second business mission - the development and organization of the production of complex combat systems, by establishing new subsidiaries and investing heavily in new production facilities, which significantly increased the production range of the Serbian defense industry. This allowed Jugoimport to complete the third mission - equipping the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Serbia with complex combat systems from their own development and production.