Aeronautical Technical Institute ( sr, Ваздухопловнотехнички институт, Vazduhoplovnotehnički institut) was a Yugoslav design bureau for aeronautical research and design of military aircraft. It was established on August 10, 1946, by an order of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of Yugoslavia, and was located in Žarkovo, Belgrade. It existed from 1946 to 1992 and was responsible for the design of the majority of Yugoslav military aircraft. Aircraft designed by the institute include the

J-20 Kraguj The Soko J-20 Kraguj (''Sparrowhawk'') is a light military, single-engine, low-wing single-seat aircraft with a metal airframe, capable of performing close air support, counterinsurgency (COIN), and reconnaissance missions, that was designed by ...

, the G-2 Galeb, the

G-4 Super Galeb The Soko G-4 Super Galeb ( en, Super Seagull), also referred to as N-62, is a Yugoslav single-engine, advanced jet trainer and light ground-attack aircraft designed by the Aeronautical Technical Institute at Žarkovo and manufactured by the S ...

, the J-22 Orao, the Lasta and the (cancelled) Novi Avion. After the dissolution of Yugoslavia and the

Yugoslav People's Army The Yugoslav People's Army (abbreviated as JNA/; Macedonian and sr-Cyrl-Latn, Југословенска народна армија, Jugoslovenska narodna armija; Croatian and bs, Jugoslavenska narodna armija; sl, Jugoslovanska ljudska arm ...

(JNA), the Aeronautical Technical Institute was dissolved and assimilated into the

Military Technical Institute Military Technical Institute ( sr, Војнотехнички институт, Vojnotehnički institut; abbr. ) is a Serbian weapons and aircraft design institute, headquartered in Belgrade, and governed by the Serbian Ministry of Defence. It ...

( sr, Војнотехнички институт, Vojnotehnički institut; abbr. {{lang, sr-Latn, VTI) in an effort to reduce developing cost and maintenance since both institutes were on Belgrade district territory. Some have characterized this assimilation as having a detrimental effect on the quality and volume of aeronautics-related research and development conducted thereafter in VTI. Aircraft designed by Aeronautical Technical Institute were produced by manufacturers such as SOKO (

Mostar Mostar (, ; sr-Cyrl, Мостар, ) is a city and the administrative center of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the historical capital of Herzegovina. Mostar is sit ...

) and Utva Aviation Industry (

Pančevo Pančevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Панчево, ; german: Pantschowa; hu, Pancsova; ro, Panciova; sk, Pánčevo) is a city and the administrative center of the South Banat District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is located on ...

). Currently active aircraft programs in Military Technical Institute are Lasta 95 trainer and Kobac

counter-insurgency aircraft Counter-insurgency aircraft or COIN aircraft are a specialized variety of military light attack aircraft, designed for counter-insurgency operations, armed reconnaissance, air escort of ground forces, and ground support against "low-intensity enga ...

, both the derivatives of Lasta.

Experimental facilities

* Low speed, open-circuit wind tunnel T-31 (obsolete; dismantled) *Low speed, closed return wind tunnel T-32 *

Cavitation Cavitation is a phenomenon in which the static pressure of a liquid reduces to below the liquid's vapour pressure, leading to the formation of small vapor-filled cavities in the liquid. When subjected to higher pressure, these cavities, cal ...

water tunnel Water tunnel may refer to: * Water tunnel (physical infrastructure), a tunnel used to transport water, typically underground * Qanat water management system * Water tunnel (hydrodynamic), an experimental facility used for testing the hydrodynamic ...

T-33 * Hypersonic blowdown wind tunnel T-34 *Large low-speed closed return wind tunnel T-35 *Trisonic indraft wind tunnel T-36 *Trisonic blowdown wind tunnel T-38. Developed and built in cooperation with companies from Canada and United States. Built to support development of Novi Avion,

missiles In military terminology, a missile is a guided airborne ranged weapon capable of self-propelled flight usually by a jet engine or rocket motor. Missiles are thus also called guided missiles or guided rockets (when a previously unguided rocket i ...

and other similar advanced programs.

Experimental facilities

See also