Zetor Engineering

Zetor Engineering

Zetor Engineering Slovakia, a.s.

Považská Bystrica, Slovakia

Land Systems & VehiclesAir SystemsArmour & Protection
Founded 2000Prime Contractor, Subsystem ManufacturerSupplies Land Forces
Profile last updated: October 5, 2026

About

Founded in 2000, Zetor Engineering is a defense prime contractor based in Považská Bystrica, Slovakia working in land systems & vehicles, air systems, armour & protection.

Zetor Engineering Slovakia, a.s. is a Slovak research and development company founded in June 2000. It works as a R&D centre for mobile applications of machines and special vehicles and offers development, innovation and comprehensive deliveries, including for the defence industry. Its services cover engineering design, simulations and calculations, project management, prototype and series production support, homologation, and technical consultancy in steel structures and testing. The company develops the ATV and RDV 44 Zetor Gerlach armoured tactical vehicles, in cooperation with the Zetor Engineering group, and is the intellectual property owner of the DV-2 military turbofan engine, for which it has applied to the 2026 European Defence Fund call for a development study of a new turbofan engine for unmanned aircraft and Loyal Wingman systems. It exhibits at defence fairs such as IDEB and IDET and is a member of the Safety and Defense Industry Association of the Slovak Republic.

Location

Považská Bystrica, Slovakia

Founded

2000

Legal name

Zetor Engineering Slovakia, a.s.

Focus areas

defence industryarmoured vehiclesmilitary aircraft enginesR&Dengineering servicesEuropean Defence Fundunmanned aircraftLoyal Wingmanprototype productionhomologation

Languages

SKEN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Land Systems & VehiclesAir SystemsArmour & Protection

Supply-chain role

Prime ContractorSubsystem Manufacturer

What they offer

HardwareEngineering ServicesManufacturing Services

Products

DV-2

Military aircraft turbofan engine

Two-spool low-bypass turbofan aircraft engine designed for extreme operating conditions of military jet trainer and light attack aircraft. Company is the intellectual property owner.

ATV 44 Zetor Gerlach

Armoured tactical vehicle

Armoured tactical 4x4 vehicle concept developed for combat and safety requirements, presented at defence exhibitions. Shown with RCWS turret integration and as a mobile base for critical infrastructure protection.

RDV 44 Zetor Gerlach

Armoured tactical vehicle

Armoured 4x4 tactical vehicle variant of the Gerlach family, shown at international defence exhibitions.

End users

Land Forces

Standards, platforms & customers

Platforms & programmes

ATV 44 Zetor GerlachRDV 44 Zetor GerlachDV-2

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

ISO 9001:2015

Issued by: QS Cert

ISO/IEC 27001:2022

Issued by: QS Cert

ISO 14001:2015

Issued by: QS Cert

Industry memberships

Safety and Defense Industry Association of the Slovak Republic