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Utva Aviation Industry (commonly known as UTVA) is a Serbian manufacturer of general aviation aircraft, subsidiary of
Utva was founded on 5 June 1937 in Zemun, since 1940 located in Pančevo, produced simple gliders. In 1939 Utva began manufacturing light piston engine aircraft. During the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999, the factory was heavily damaged.
In 2017, Serbian defence company
An unofficial information website
{{Aircraft manufacturers of Yugoslavia and Serbia 1937 establishments in Serbia 2017 mergers and acquisitions Aircraft manufacturers of Serbia Aircraft manufacturers of Yugoslavia Companies based in Pančevo Defense companies of Serbia Defense industry of Serbia Serbian brands Unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturers Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1937
Yugoimport SDPR
Yugoimport–SDPR ( sr, Југоимпорт–СДПР, Jugoimport–SDPR) is a Serbian state-owned weapons manufacturer as well as intermediary company for the import and export of defense-related equipment. It is headquartered in Belgrade, wi ...
, headquartered in 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 ...
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History
Utva was founded on 5 June 1937 in Zemun, since 1940 located in Pančevo, produced simple gliders. In 1939 Utva began manufacturing light piston engine aircraft. During the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999, the factory was heavily damaged.
In 2017, Serbian defence company Yugoimport SDPR
Yugoimport–SDPR ( sr, Југоимпорт–СДПР, Jugoimport–SDPR) is a Serbian state-owned weapons manufacturer as well as intermediary company for the import and export of defense-related equipment. It is headquartered in Belgrade, wi ...
became the majority stakeholder of Utva with around 96% of total shares.
Products
Aircraft
Gliders
Unmanned aerial vehicles
See also
*Aero East Europe Sila
The Aero East Europe Sila (English: ''force, power'' or ''strength'' and also short for ''Serbian industry light aircraft'') is a family of Serbian ultralight and light aircraft, designed and produced by Aero East Europe of Kraljevo and later ...
* Defense industry of Serbia The defense industry of Serbia is the largest in the Western Balkans. For the 2018 calendar year, Serbia's export of weapons and military equipment was valued at $897 million (€796 million). It consists of around 200 companies, both public and pr ...
* Aircraft industry of Serbia Kingdom of Serbia became part of the new state, Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. which was formed on 1 December 1918. Even though the industry was on a very low level of development, the state was among the first 10 countries in the world ...
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*An unofficial information website
{{Aircraft manufacturers of Yugoslavia and Serbia 1937 establishments in Serbia 2017 mergers and acquisitions Aircraft manufacturers of Serbia Aircraft manufacturers of Yugoslavia Companies based in Pančevo Defense companies of Serbia Defense industry of Serbia Serbian brands Unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturers Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1937