Vojenský technický a skúšobný ústav Záhorie

Vojenský technický a skúšobný ústav Záhorie is a defense company based in Senica, Slovakia working in weapons, ammunition & energetics, land systems & vehicles.

Vojenský technický a skúšobný ústav Záhorie (VTSÚ Záhorie) is a development and testing facility of the Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic. It carries out research, development and testing of weapons, ammunition, explosives and military vehicles, and operates the Záhorie military training area management. Its activities are primarily directed at the Ministry of Defence, with services also provided to domestic and foreign manufacturing and commercial organisations, including work involving military and dual-use materials. The institute is a budgetary organisation of the Ministry of Defence. It is a state-accredited laboratory for weapon and ammunition testing, an accredited certification body for explosives, explosive articles and defence ammunition, and an authorised conformity assessment body. Its origins as a test range date back to 1927, when Škoda's factory range near Plavecký Mikuláš was established.