Ministry of defence Republic of Serbia
 

Material Resources Sector



Material Resources Sector is a basic internal unit of the Ministry of Defence that performs activities related to: research, development, production and sale of armament and military equipment, equipping and arming the Serbian Armed Forces and other defence forces, planning, organization, supervision and construction of military facilities and planning, organizing and conducting overall public procurement for the needs of the Ministry of Defence the Serbian Armed Forces.


Material Resources Sector consists of the following subordinate internal units:
  • General Logistics Department,
  • Defence Technologies Department,
  • Procurement and Sales Department
  • Infrastructure Department

GENERAL LOGISTICS DEPARTMENT

The General Logistics Department performs activities related to planning and organizing nutrition, water supply, energy supply and the provision of clothing in the defence system, quality control of quartermaster material assets produced and procured for the needs of the defence system, normative regulation and improvement of the defence resources protection system.

The Directorate for Hospitality Services and Products is subordinate to the Head of the General Logistics Department.

The Directorate for Hospitality Services and Products is responsible for normative legal and analytical regulation of the tasks related to production and service activities of military institutions for the needs of the defence system.


The following units are directly subordinate to The Directorate for Hospitality Services and Products:
  • Military Institution “Dedinje”,
  • Military Institution “Tara” and
  • Military Institution “Morović”.

Military Institution “Dedinje” performs activities related to agricultural production, provision of catering and canteen services, accommodation and food services and other hospitality and commercial services to professional members of the Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Armed Forces, members of their families and other business entities and individuals.

Military Institution “Tara“ provides hospitality and leisure services, holidays, single room occupancy, and other hospitality services to members of the Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Armed Forces, members of their families, interested local and foreign organizations, institutions, business entities and individuals. 

Military Institution “Morović” provides services in the field of hospitality and tourism, performs activities related to agricultural production, horticulture, forestry, hunting and appropriate service activities related to hunting and fishing, as well as wholesale and retail trade in products from its own production range.

DEFENCE TECHNOLOGIES DEPARTMENT

The Defence Technologies Department is responsible for planning and organizing tasks related to scientific research activity in the field of defence technologies, materiel development projects, the development of capacities for materiel research, the production of assets, and the development of technologies for the production and maintenance of materiel. It also plans and organizes the development of research capacities, the development, production and maintenance of materiel, as well as spare parts needed for the materiel maintenance.

The following organizational units are subordinate to the Head of the Defence Technologies Department:
  • Military Technical Institute,
  • Technical Overhaul Institute “National Hero Đurđe Dimitrijević-Đura” and
  • Directorate for Standardization, Codification and Metrology.

Military Technical Institute performs activities related to research and the development of new and modernization of existing materiel, carrying out scientific and professional activity, professional development of staff, providing professional assistance to units and institutions of the Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Armed Forces, expertise in patents of interest to defence and providing commercial services to users in the country and abroad.

Technical Overhaul Institute “NH Đurđe Dimitrijević – Đura“ performs activities related to production and provision of services, overhaul, maintenance and demilitarization of explosive ordnance and the production of devices and tools for the maintenance of ordnance.

The Directorate for Standardization, Codification and Metrology performs activities related to planning, organization, establishment, coordination and improvement of activities in the field of standardization, codification and metrology, drawing up system instructions for work and development of methods and techniques in the field of standardization, codification and metrology.

PROCUREMENT AND SALES DEPARTMENT

The Procurement and Sales Department performs tasks related to normative activity in the domain of procurement in the Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Armed Forces, drafts procurement plans and implements them, plans and organizes tasks related to the procurement of goods and services and the sale of movable assets for the needs of users in the MoD and the Serbian Armed Forces, organizes and carries out the sale of surplus materiel, as well as other activities in the field of procurement and sale for the needs of the Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Armed Forces. 

INFRASTRUCTURE DEPARTMENT

The Infrastructure Department performs activities related to normative activity in the field of infrastructure, management, planning, construction, acquisition and maintenance of infrastructure facilities used by the Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Armed Forces, preparation and drawing up technical documentation for construction and maintenance of real estate used by the Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Armed Forces, as well as the harmonization of spatial development of military infrastructure and the adjustment of facilities of importance to the defence to the country’s needs.

The following organizational units are subordinate to the Head of the Infrastructure Department:
  • Military Construction Centre “Belgrade“
  • Military Construction Institution “Belgrade“
  • Military Institution “Belgrade-2”

The Military Construction Centre “Belgrade“ performs activities related to the supervision of the construction and maintenance of military real estate, housing stock and business premises used by the Ministry of  Defence and the Serbian Armed Forces.   

The Military Construction Institution “Belgrade“ performs activities related to the execution of construction, finishing and installation works during the construction, appendage, reconstruction, adaptation, restoration and demolition of special purpose infrastructure facilities used by the Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Armed Forces, as well as the maintenance of special purpose infrastructure facilities used by the Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Armed Forces.

The Military Institution “Belgrade-2” performs activities related to regular and periodic maintenance of residential buildings and flats, garages and business premises, special purpose real estate and real estate for representation purposes used by the organizational units of the Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Armed Forces. 
The Military Quality Control is directly subordinate to the Assistant Minister for Material Resources.

The Military Quality Control performs activities related to drafting regulations in the field of quality assurance, quality assurance and control of movables in different phases of development, serial production, storage, exploitation and overhaul, testing, evaluation and certification of products, processes and quality management systems and other activities within the scope of work.

Head of Sector
Assistant Minister for Material Resources
Nenad Miloradović, PhD