Vazovski Mashinostroitelni Zavodi (VMZ) EAD (Bulgarian: Вазовски машиностроителни заводи, ВМЗ ЕАД) is the largest armaments factory in Bulgaria, which is located in Sopot, Plovdiv Province.
[2] The first stone in its foundation was laid on 9 June 1936, and on 12 July 1940 an inaugural ceremony to open the state military factory was held.
[citation needed] In recent years and nowadays, the company passed through different stages of its development.
VMZ Co. traditionally takes part in various events in the country and abroad where it exhibits its latest defence and civil items.
VMZ Co. has its own place in the Bulgarian history as the first and only enterprise decorated with the highest state orders of the Republic of Bulgaria.