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Yugoslavia Arms Procurement
In 1990 Yugoslavia remained dependent on the Soviet Union for
most heavy armaments and complex weapons systems, including
tanks, armored vehicles, antitank and antiaircraft missiles, and
ships. Until the late 1980s, this created a dangerous situation
in which Yugoslavia's principal arms supplier was also the
country's greatest apparent external threat. Therefore, in 1990
Yugoslav arms procurement policy aimed to expand purchases from
the other Warsaw Pact states, the United States, and neutral
European countries, as well as to increase domestic production.
Despite significant progress, self-sufficiency in arms supply
remained elusive for both economic and technological reasons.
Yugoslavia's domestic arms industry remained relatively small,
and in 1990 it faced declining export markets.
Data as of December 1990
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