STC DELTA

STC DELTA
სსსტც „დელტა“
Genre Research and development (military, civilian)
Predecessor LEPL State Military Scientific-Technical Center DELTA
Founded 1990s
Headquarters 181 Bogdan Khmelnitsky Street, Tbilisi, Georgia
Number of employees
~6000[1] (2013)
Subsidiaries Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing
Website delta.gov.ge

The State Military Scientific-Technical Center “Delta” is a Georgian government-owned, autonomous R&D and production center for military and civilian hardware. Headquartered in Tbilisi, Delta was formed on the basis of six scientific research centers and production facilities, histories of which go back to the early 1940s under the former Georgian SSR.

Employing several thousand people, Delta is focused on research and development of new military projects, as well as the modernization and production of already established Soviet military hardware.[2] Delta fell under the jurisdiction of the Georgian Ministry of Defense until March 2014, when the government passed the control over the enterprise to the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia. However the centre was reinstituted to the Ministry of Defence soon afterwards.

Headquarters of STC DELTA

Mission

Delta's self-declared mission is to strengthen Georgia through the development of successful military projects, contributing to national defense and supporting the well-being of the civil society.[3]

History

The history of Delta takes its rise from the 1990s. At that time RPG-7 anti-tank grenade launchers, “Kodor” type fragmentation projectiles for RPG-7 grenade launchers, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars and other armament of Georgian production were produced and passed to the armed forces. In 1999 for the first time the center presented its production table of arms and ammunition during a foreign exhibition, namely in Romania at EXPOMIL-99. In 2000-2002, Delta produced low quantities of light assault vehicles DELGA-1 and DELGA-2 that were passed to special operations forces for testing.

Aiming for the establishment of a Georgian military-industrial complex, on July 1, 2010 Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing was incorporated to Delta with its movable and immovable assets and intellectual resources.

On May 26, 2011, during the military parade confined to the Independence Day of Georgia, STC Delta showed its first armored vehicles Didgori 1 and Didgori-2 to the public.

On February 25, 2012 the first Georgian infantry fighting vehicle Lazika was unveiled and on March 3, 2012 STC Delta presented the first Georgian multiple launch rocket system, DRS-122.

On April 10, 2012, on the Vaziani training area, flight tests for Delta's new unmanned aerial vehicle were performed. During the military parade on May 26, 2012, STC Delta exposed nearly the full list of weapons and heavy vehicles of its research and production. During 2013, for the purpose of increasing competitiveness and production optimization, a wide range of reforms and modifications were conducted. As a result of this the company came into the world arms market.

On January 28, 2014, STC Delta introduced three new items: anti-hail systems for civil use, a command and communications vehicle developed on the basis of armored vehicle Didgori and 12,7x108mm caliber Anti-materiel rifles.

On February 10 of the same year, on a training area for special operations forces Deltas newly developed ballistic body armors and helmets were tested in front of military and civil representatives of the Georgian government, as well as foreign attaches and mass media.

Renewed, “Delta” presented part of its products on large-scale international exhibition of defense industry SOFEX 2014[4] that was held in Jordan on July 6–8, 2014. Among presented exhibits, there were body armors, helmets, antitank mines RD-7 and other products.

On May 26, 2014, on the military parade in Tbilisi, STC Delta exhibited a renewed list of products, namely: an upgraded version of the BRDM-2, three modifications of 12,7 mm countersniper rifles, pistols, cartridges, optical sighting devices, body armors and other items.

Functions and scope of activities

Structural divisions

Scientific institutes and companies entering into STC “Delta”

Military production

Armored personnel carrier

Didgori APC
Command & Communications Vehicle

Infantry fighting vehicle

Infantry fighting vehicle “Lazika”

Military engineering vehicles

Remote-controlled weapons

Remote weapon stations

Universal combat modules

Artillery

Multiple rocket launcher

Mortar carriers

Mortars

Aviation products

DRS-122 MRL

Air-to-air missiles

Anti-ship missile

Small arms, rifles, carbines and grenade launchers

GNM-60 silent hand mortar
UBGL-1 underbarrel grenade launcher
Georgian GP-25
Georgian AG-40
Georgian body armor level 4 and ballistic helmet
PDSHP-1 anti-material rifle
Satevari sniper rifle

Pistols

Carbines

Sniper rifles

Anti-armour weapons

Grenade launchers

Mines

Other items

Civilian production

Items for police/security forces

References

  1. "6000 PERSONNEL ARE EMPLOYED IN THE MILITARY SCIENTIFIC-TECHNICAL CENTER "DELTA" OF MOD". geo-army.ge. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  2. "დელტას შესახებ". LEPL State Military Scientific-Technical Center "DELTA". Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  3. "About Delta". LEPL State Military Scientific-Technical Center "DELTA". Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  4. "SOFEX 2014 Exhibitor List". Janes.com. IHS Jane's 360. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  5. "Armored Personal Vehicle Didgori". www.delta.gov.ge. LEPL State Military Scientific-Technical Center "DELTA". Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  6. "Communication Vehicle". www.delta.gov.ge. LEPL State Military Scientific-Technical Center "DELTA". Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  7. "Armored Medical Evacuation Vehicle". www.delta.gov.ge. LEPL State Military Scientific-Technical Center "DELTA". Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  8. "Modernization of BRDM–2". www.delta.gov.ge. LEPL State Military Scientific-Technical Center "DELTA". Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  9. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/lazika/
  10. http://tbilaviamsheni.ge/gallery/lazika.pdf
  11. http://www.geo-army.ge/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=736%3A-qq-&catid=46%3A2&lang=en
  12. http://delta.gov.ge/განაღმვითი-სამუშაოებისთ/
  13. http://delta.gov.ge/file/2015/01/drws-1.pdf
  14. http://delta.gov.ge/file/2015/01/drws-2.pdf
  15. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/umd-1/
  16. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/umd-2/
  17. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/rs-122/
  18. http://www.janes.com/article/37455/georgia-upgrades-rocket-launcher
  19. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/gnm-60/
  20. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/mortar-gm-60/
  21. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/gm-82/
  22. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/120-mm-mortar-gm-120/
  23. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/gmm-120/
  24. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/uav-unmanned-air-system/
  25. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/multi-function-unmanned-helicopter/
  26. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/morieli/
  27. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/9x19mm/
  28. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/12-7-mm-rifle-pdshp-1/
  29. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/12-7-mm-rifle-pdshp-2/
  30. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/rpg-7g/
  31. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/pdm-1/
  32. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/ubgl-1/
  33. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/ag-40/
  34. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/gp-25/
  35. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/rd-7/
  36. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/545-mm/
  37. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/556-mm/
  38. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/338cal/
  39. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/blank-adapters-for-cartridge-firearms/
  40. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/mk-1/
  41. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/mk-ii/
  42. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/dh-mk-1/
  43. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/dh-mk-2/
  44. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/dh-mk-3/
  45. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/watchtowers/
  46. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/military-tents/
  47. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/military-beds/
  48. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/caterpillar-rubber/
  49. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/anti-hail-system/
  50. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/masks/
  51. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/anti-riot-police-fences/
  52. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/metal-and-composite-armor-shields/
  53. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/polycarbonate-police-shields/
  54. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/mk-3/
  55. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/mk-4/
  56. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/baton/
  57. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/car-stopper/
  58. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/argl-1/
  59. http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/iamani/
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