Military Technical Institute

Military Technical Institute
Company typeR&D
Industrydefence and aerospace
Founded3 November 1948 (1948-11-03)
HeadquartersBelgrade, Serbia
ProductsWeapons
Missiles
Vehicles
Aircraft
Weapon upgrades
Number of employees
~500 (est.)
ParentMinistry of Defence
Websitewww.vti.mod.gov.rs

Military Technical Institute (Serbian: Војнотехнички институт, romanizedVojnotehnički institut; abbr. VTI) is a Serbian weapons and aircraft design institute, governed by the Ministry of Defence. It is a top-level military scientific research institution in Serbia, dealing with research and development (R&D) of new weaponry and military equipment as well as with upgrade of the inventory for both branches of the Serbian Armed Forces, Army and Air Force and Defence.

The institute has 22 laboratories, and it is situated on 212 acres (86 hectares), with 177,000 square meters laboratories and office space, mostly in Belgrade neighborhood of Žarkovo.