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Fort is a Ukrainian
weapons manufacturer from Vinnytsia
, Ukraine
.
. At the end of March, 1998 at the opening of Ukraine's only facility serially manufacturing small arms at "Fort" association officials announced that Ukraine had broken the ring of isolation in the serial production of small arms. They said that the plant in Vinnytsia
in which over 5 million hryvnias (about $1.2 million) had been invested in two years was capable of large-scale production of small arms. The plant launched serial production of the Fort 12 short-barreled pistol ordered primarily by the Ukrainian Interior Ministry. Pistol samples were also sent to Uzbekistan
that placed 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.
Already in May 1998 Ukrainian Interior Ministry formations started receiving the first Fort-12
and Fort-14TP pistols manufactured in Vinnytsia. At the moment according to "Fort" Chief Engineer Evgeniy Bokovoj, all Ukraine's army and police forces are supplied with the plant's output. By now the plant has developed over a dozen pistol and gun modifications, some of which - Fort-12-00, Fort-12-02, Fort-14-00, Fort-500 and Fort-500A - were demonstrated at IDEX-1999, IDEX-2001 and IDEF-2001 international arms exhibitions.
As for foreign trade, according to media reports, an agreement was signed in October 2000 on the delivery of a batch of Fort pistols to Uzbekistan
. 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 have reached agreements to allow Fort to license-manufacture in Ukraine firearms such as the Tavor
rifle system, the Negev
light machinegun and the Galatz
sniper rifle, all of which are displayed at Fort website as for early 2009.
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
weapons manufacturer from Vinnytsia
Vinnytsia
Vinnytsia is a city located on the banks of the Southern Bug, in central Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Vinnytsia Oblast.-Names:...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
.
History
In 1991 a new company was formed to design and manufacture small arms for Ukrainian Interior Ministry, Security Service and State Border Service of UkraineState Border Guard Service of Ukraine
State Border Guard Service of Ukraine is the border guard of Ukraine. It is an independent law enforcement agency of special assignment, the head of which is subordinated to the President of Ukraine...
. At the end of March, 1998 at the opening of Ukraine's only facility serially manufacturing small arms at "Fort" association officials announced that Ukraine had broken the ring of isolation in the serial production of small arms. They said that the plant in Vinnytsia
Vinnytsia
Vinnytsia is a city located on the banks of the Southern Bug, in central Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Vinnytsia Oblast.-Names:...
in which over 5 million hryvnias (about $1.2 million) had been invested in two years was capable of large-scale production of small arms. The plant launched serial production of the Fort 12 short-barreled pistol ordered primarily by the Ukrainian Interior Ministry. Pistol samples were also sent to Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
that placed an advance order and to Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. 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
Vinnytsia
Vinnytsia is a city located on the banks of the Southern Bug, in central Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Vinnytsia Oblast.-Names:...
surpass analogs, for instance the Makarov
Makarov PM
The PM is a semi-automatic pistol design. Under the project leadership of Nikolay Fyodorovich Makarov, it became the Soviet Union's standard military side arm from 1951-1991.-Development:...
pistol, in many respects," he said.
Already in May 1998 Ukrainian Interior Ministry formations started receiving the first Fort-12
Fort-12
The Fort-12 is a semi-automatic pistol which was designed in the late 1990s by Ukrainian firearms designer RPC Fort.-History:...
and Fort-14TP pistols manufactured in Vinnytsia. At the moment according to "Fort" Chief Engineer Evgeniy Bokovoj, all Ukraine's army and police forces are supplied with the plant's output. By now the plant has developed over a dozen pistol and gun modifications, some of which - Fort-12-00, Fort-12-02, Fort-14-00, Fort-500 and Fort-500A - were demonstrated at IDEX-1999, IDEX-2001 and IDEF-2001 international arms exhibitions.
As for foreign trade, according to media reports, an agreement was signed in October 2000 on the delivery of a batch of Fort pistols to Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
. 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 have reached agreements to allow Fort to license-manufacture in Ukraine firearms such as the Tavor
IMI Tavor TAR-21
The TAR-21 is an Israeli bullpup assault rifle chambered for 5.56×45mm NATO ammunition with a selective fire system, selecting between semi-automatic mode, burst mode, and full automatic fire mode. It is named after Mount Tavor, while "TAR-21" stands for "Tavor Assault Rifle - 21st Century". It is...
rifle system, the Negev
IMI Negev
The Negev is an Israeli 5.56 mm light machine gun, developed by Israel Military Industries Ltd. of Ramat HaSharon , as a replacement for the 5.56 mm Galil ARM light machine gun, whose barrel would overheat easily during sustained fire...
light machinegun and the Galatz
IMI Galil
The Galil is a family of Israeli small arms designed by Yisrael Galil and Yaacov Lior in the late 1960s and produced by Israel Military Industries Ltd of Ramat HaSharon...
sniper rifle, all of which are displayed at Fort website as for early 2009.
Threaded weapon
- Fort-5Fort-5The Fort-5 is a semi-automatic pistol which was designed by Ukrainian firearms designer RPC Fort. The pistol was designed for the Ministry of Internal Affairs detectives.-Variants:*Fort-5 - basic version...
- Fort-12Fort-12The Fort-12 is a semi-automatic pistol which was designed in the late 1990s by Ukrainian firearms designer RPC Fort.-History:...
- Fort-14TP
- Fort-15Fort-15The Fort 15 is a semi-automatic pistol which was designed by Ukrainian firearms designer RPC Fort. Fort-15 is designed for the world export market, using 9x19mm Parabellum cartridges....
- Fort-17Fort-17The Fort 17 is a semi-automatic pistol which was designed in the late 1990s by Ukrainian firearms designer RPC Fort.The pistol is similar to the Fort 12, but is much lighter...
- Fort-5 CURZ
- Fort-12 CURZFort-12 CURZ-History:The Fort-12 CURZ pistol is a Fort 12 using a 9 mm Kurz caliber.The Fort-12 CURZ personal semiautomatic handgun for self-defence or offence is designed to suppress targets within 50 m range....
- Fort-17 CURZ
Recoil powered pistols
- Fort-5RFort-5The Fort-5 is a semi-automatic pistol which was designed by Ukrainian firearms designer RPC Fort. The pistol was designed for the Ministry of Internal Affairs detectives.-Variants:*Fort-5 - basic version...
- Fort-6R
- Fort-10R
- Fort-12RFort-12The Fort-12 is a semi-automatic pistol which was designed in the late 1990s by Ukrainian firearms designer RPC Fort.-History:...
- Fort-12RMFort-12The Fort-12 is a semi-automatic pistol which was designed in the late 1990s by Ukrainian firearms designer RPC Fort.-History:...
- Fort-12TFort-12The Fort-12 is a semi-automatic pistol which was designed in the late 1990s by Ukrainian firearms designer RPC Fort.-History:...
- Fort-13R
- Fort-17RFort-17The Fort 17 is a semi-automatic pistol which was designed in the late 1990s by Ukrainian firearms designer RPC Fort.The pistol is similar to the Fort 12, but is much lighter...
- Fort-17TFort-17The Fort 17 is a semi-automatic pistol which was designed in the late 1990s by Ukrainian firearms designer RPC Fort.The pistol is similar to the Fort 12, but is much lighter...
- Fort-18R
- Fort-D
Rifles
- FORT-500A
- FORT-500M
- FORT-500T
- TOZ-12 OPF
- AKMS-MF
- AKMT-MF