In 1991, a new company was formed to design and manufacture small arms for Ukrainian Interior Ministry, Security Service and State Border Service of Ukraine.[3] At the opening of Ukraine's only facility serially manufacturing small arms at Fort in March 1998, association officials announced that the plant in Vinnytsia, which over ₴5 million (about $1.2 million) had been invested in over two years, was capable of large-scale production of small arms. The plant launched serial production of the Fort 12 pistol ordered primarily by the Ukrainian Interior Ministry. Pistol samples were also sent to Uzbekistan as an advance order, and to Russia. At the opening, Fort director Viktor Pisarenko said that its design bureau had developed and prepared for production 8 models of short-barreled weapons and 4 models of long-barreled weapons. "Weapons from Vinnytsia surpass analogs, for instance the Makarov pistol, in many respects," he said.[3][4]
By May 1998, Ukrainian Interior Ministry formations started receiving the first Fort-12 pistols manufactured in Vinnytsia.[5] According to Fort chief engineer Evgeniy Bokovoj, all of Ukraine's army and police forces are supplied by the plant's output.[6] By March 2014, the plant developed over a dozen pistol and gun modifications, some of which were demonstrated at the IDEX-1999, IDEX-2001 and IDEF-2001 international arms exhibitions.[citation needed]
According to media reports, an agreement was signed in October 2000 for the delivery of a batch of Fort pistols to Uzbekistan.[7] So far, it is the only country to which new Ukrainian small arms have been delivered, according to official press reports.
In October 2008, RPC Fort and Israel Weapon Industries reached an agreement to allow Fort to license-manufacture in Ukraine firearms such as the Tavor rifle system,[8] the Negev light machinegun,[9] and the Galatz sniper rifle,[10] all of which were displayed at Fort's website as of early 2009.
The company has offered gun modernization services to upgrade AK-47, AK-74 and AKS-74 assault rifles to modern standards by adding picatinny rails to install scopes, foregrips and bipods with new pistol grips and buttstocks[11][12]
Products
CTAR-21 produced under license by RPC Fort as Fort-221
Firearms
Pistols:
Fort-5
Fort-12 (Fort-12-00, Fort-12-02 and Fort-12N variants)[13]
Fort-14 (Fort-14-00, Fort-14TP and Fort-14PP variants)
several variants of self-loading AKM carbines - "Fort-201" (AKMS-MF with AKMS folding stock), "Fort-202" (AKMS-MF with new metal folding stock), "Fort-205" (AKM-MF with AKM wooden stock), "Fort-206" (AKMT-MF with black plastic handguard and new telescoping stock)
several variants of self-loading SKS carbines - SKS-MF (Soviet SKS without bayonet) and "Fort-207" (Soviet SKS with black plastic handguard and new telescoping stock)
several variants of Tavor TAR-21 (Fort-221, Fort-222, Fort-223, Fort-224)
several variants of IWI Galil ACE (Fort-227, Fort-228, Fort-229)
^"Про погодження кандидатури Рудніцького В. С. на посаду начальника казенного науково-виробничого об'єднання "Форт" МВС України". Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). January 15, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
^ ab"Embassy of Ukraine in the United Kingdom of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Publications".
^This was mentioned in the report of the expert of Small Arms Survey Maria Haug at the international conference "The strengthening role of NGOs in the non-proliferation of small arms in Central and East European countries", Bratislava, 28-29.10.2000
^"The Tavor assault rifle at "RPC Fort" website (Ukrainian)".
^"The Negev SAW at the "RPC Fort" website (Ukrainian)".
^"The GALATZ sniper rifle at the "RPC Fort" website (Ukrainian)".
^. November 28, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-11-28.
^. April 11, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-04-11.
^Bertsch, Gary K.; Potter, William C. (2013). Dangerous Weapons, Desperate States: Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine. Routledge. p. 69. ISBN978-1-136-05318-4.
^Форт, научно-производственное объединение // Предприятия оборонно-промышленного комплекса России и стран СНГ. Справочник. изд. 4-е, пер. М., 2008. стр.395
External links
RPC Fort web site
March 05, 2023
fort, fort, ukrainian, КП, НВО, Форт, МВС, України, full, name, НВО, Форт, short, name, ukrainian, weapons, manufacturer, from, vinnytsia, ukraine, research, production, company, fort, ministry, interior, ukrainetypestate, owned, companyindustrydefensefounded1. Fort Ukrainian KP NVO Fort MVS Ukrayini full name NVO Fort short name is a Ukrainian weapons manufacturer from Vinnytsia Ukraine Research and Production Company Fort of the Ministry of Interior of UkraineTypeState owned companyIndustryDefenseFounded1991HeadquartersVinnytsia UkraineKey peopleVadym Rudnitsky 1 2 DirectorProductsFirearms weaponsRevenueunknownOwnerMinistry of Internal Affairs Ukraine WebsiteOfficial web site Contents 1 History 2 Products 2 1 Firearms 2 1 1 Non lethal pistols 2 1 2 Gas pistols 2 1 3 Equipment 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditIn 1991 a new company was formed to design and manufacture small arms for Ukrainian Interior Ministry Security Service and State Border Service of Ukraine 3 At the opening of Ukraine s only facility serially manufacturing small arms at Fort in March 1998 association officials announced that the plant in Vinnytsia which over 5 million about 1 2 million had been invested in over two years was capable of large scale production of small arms The plant launched serial production of the Fort 12 pistol ordered primarily by the Ukrainian Interior Ministry Pistol samples were also sent to Uzbekistan as an advance order and to Russia At the opening Fort director Viktor Pisarenko said that its design bureau had developed and prepared for production 8 models of short barreled weapons and 4 models of long barreled weapons Weapons from Vinnytsia surpass analogs for instance the Makarov pistol in many respects he said 3 4 By May 1998 Ukrainian Interior Ministry formations started receiving the first Fort 12 pistols manufactured in Vinnytsia 5 According to Fort chief engineer Evgeniy Bokovoj all of Ukraine s army and police forces are supplied by the plant s output 6 By March 2014 the plant developed over a dozen pistol and gun modifications some of which were demonstrated at the IDEX 1999 IDEX 2001 and IDEF 2001 international arms exhibitions citation needed According to media reports an agreement was signed in October 2000 for the delivery of a batch of Fort pistols to Uzbekistan 7 So far it is the only country to which new Ukrainian small arms have been delivered according to official press reports In October 2008 RPC Fort and Israel Weapon Industries reached an agreement to allow Fort to license manufacture in Ukraine firearms such as the Tavor rifle system 8 the Negev light machinegun 9 and the Galatz sniper rifle 10 all of which were displayed at Fort s website as of early 2009 The company has offered gun modernization services to upgrade AK 47 AK 74 and AKS 74 assault rifles to modern standards by adding picatinny rails to install scopes foregrips and bipods with new pistol grips and buttstocks 11 12 Products Edit CTAR 21 produced under license by RPC Fort as Fort 221 Firearms Edit Pistols Fort 5 Fort 12 Fort 12 00 Fort 12 02 and Fort 12N variants 13 Fort 14 Fort 14 00 Fort 14TP and Fort 14PP variants Fort 15 Fort 17 Fort 20 Fort 21 Fort 21 01 Fort 21 02 and Fort 21 03 variants Fort 28International Practical Shooting Confederation IPSC sport pistols Sokil Berkut KobraPump action shotguns FORT 500 FORT 500A FORT 500M and FORT 500T variants Rifles single shot bolt action 22LR cadet rifles TOZ 8 OPF and TOZ 12 OPF 14 several variants of self loading AKM carbines Fort 201 AKMS MF with AKMS folding stock Fort 202 AKMS MF with new metal folding stock Fort 205 AKM MF with AKM wooden stock Fort 206 AKMT MF with black plastic handguard and new telescoping stock several variants of self loading SKS carbines SKS MF Soviet SKS without bayonet and Fort 207 Soviet SKS with black plastic handguard and new telescoping stock several variants of Tavor TAR 21 Fort 221 Fort 222 Fort 223 Fort 224 several variants of IWI Galil ACE Fort 227 Fort 228 Fort 229 Sniper rifles Fort 301 Galatz sniper rifle Machine guns Fort 401Grenade launcher Fort 600Non lethal pistols Edit Fort 5R Fort 6R Fort 10R Fort 12R Fort 12RM Fort 12T Fort 13R Fort 17R Fort 17T Fort 18R Fort DGas pistols Edit Fort 5G and Fort 12GEquipment Edit Police batons handcuffs etc See also EditMayak uk Zavod Mayak Kiyiv Zbroyar uk Zbroyar References Edit Perelik promislovih pidpriyemstv mista Archived from the original on July 28 2011 Pro pogodzhennya kandidaturi Rudnickogo V S na posadu nachalnika kazennogo naukovo virobnichogo ob yednannya Fort MVS Ukrayini Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in Ukrainian January 15 2020 Retrieved February 3 2020 a b Embassy of Ukraine in the United Kingdom of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Publications UNIAN 24 03 1998 UNIAN VPK 20 1998 Interview to Defense Express agency 03 10 2001 This was mentioned in the report of the expert of Small Arms Survey Maria Haug at the international conference The strengthening role of NGOs in the non proliferation of small arms in Central and East European countries Bratislava 28 29 10 2000 The Tavor assault rifle at RPC Fort website Ukrainian The Negev SAW at the RPC Fort website Ukrainian The GALATZ sniper rifle at the RPC Fort website Ukrainian Modernizaciya avtomata AK 74 November 28 2010 Archived from the original on 2010 11 28 Modernizaciya oruzhiya April 11 2018 Archived from the original on 2018 04 11 Bertsch Gary K Potter William C 2013 Dangerous Weapons Desperate States Russia Belarus Kazakhstan and Ukraine Routledge p 69 ISBN 978 1 136 05318 4 Fort nauchno proizvodstvennoe obedinenie Predpriyatiya oboronno promyshlennogo kompleksa Rossii i stran SNG Spravochnik izd 4 e per M 2008 str 395External links EditRPC Fort web site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title RPC Fort amp oldid 1112284428, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
