State-owned Slovak artillery house behind the Zuzana 2 155mm self-propelled howitzer.
Konstrukta-Defence, founded in 1996 and headquartered in Dubnica nad Vahom, is the design authority and integrator for Slovak artillery, producing the Zuzana 2 155mm self-propelled howitzer, the EVA M2 wheeled howitzer and the DELOSYS fire control system. It is wholly owned by DMD Group, the Slovak Ministry of Defence's industrial holding, alongside gun barrel maker ZTS Special. The Zuzana 2 has been in production since 2019, and Ukraine ordered 24 units in 2022, partly financed by Denmark, Germany and Norway. The company reported 2025 revenue of EUR 52.7 million with 100 to 149 employees.
Data sources
- Company website: https://www.kotadef.sk
- Verified public source: https://www.kotadef.sk/
- Verified public source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuzana_2
- Verified public source: https://www.orsr.sk/vypis.asp?ID=5827&SID=6&P=0
- Verified public source: https://finstat.sk/34139800
- Verified public source: https://www.dmdgroup.sk/