Technical Testing Center

Technical Testing Center Belgrade (TTC, Serbian: TOC "Tehnički opitni centar" Beograd) is a major Serbian Acceptance testing facility, headquartered in Belgrade, Serbia. It was founded by Federal Secretariat of People's Defense of Yugoslavia in 1973. The TTC is top-level military scientific institution in form of research center based in Serbia dealing with testing of all kinds new and existing military aircraft, military vehicles, military equipment, battle systems, civilian products for all three services of the Army: Ground Forces, Air Force and River flotilla, Military Technical Institute Belgrade, Yugoimport SDPR and civilian customers.

TTC
TOC (Serbian)
TypeTesting and R&D
IndustryAerospace and defense
Founded22 March 1973 (1973-03-22)
HeadquartersBelgrade, Serbia
Key people
Ministry of Defence (Serbia)
ProductsTesting of military equipment, battle systems and civilian products
Number of employees
300(estimated)
ParentGeneral Staff
[J-5] Planning and Development Administration
Websitewww.toc.vs.rs

History

TTC was formed by uniting and transformation 7 military technical institutes of Yugoslav Ground Forces in 1973. In 1983 based on formidable results TTC is added to register of Military Scientific Institutions. In 2006 due to rationalization TTC is merged with Air Force Testing Center and Navy Testing Center into single institution named Technical Testing Center.

Today

It is today a modern research institution in the field of research and quality control of military weapons, as well as in the field of metrological securing of the defense system. This institution has once again merited its repute in MoD and defense industry, as well as in the civil industry, research and scientific institutions and organizations in the country. Technical Testing Center moto is "ab esse ad posse" and "we see and what you do not!" Technical Testing Center is under Serbian General Staff J-5 Department for Planning and Development.

TTC employs more than 150 engineers has 25 laboratories an 2 testing polygons with about 2000 measuring devices. It has more than 350 developed methods for testings and it is involved in making of more than 700 defense standards. It has a licence for review and testing equipments for work given by Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Policy. It is also accredited Certification body for certifying products, processes or services according to premises of SRPS EN 45011. TTC employ pilots, drivers and many other employees who are in charge of driving or flying prototypes tested. Most of them are the best in their job as for example testing of new planes is very demanding task and carries high risk for testing pilot and aircraft.

TTC is obligated to research maximum weapons capabilities and to demonstrate possibilities of different usage and usage in extreme circumstances.

Sectors and centers

TTC consist of many sectors and centers:

  • Sector for weapons
  • Sector for electronics
  • Sector for vehicle and river units equipment
  • Sector for Air force equipment
  • Sector for Meteorology
  • Center for flight tests based in Batajnica Air Base
  • Center for testing Weapons and equipment "Nikinci"
  • Center for examination of products

Tests

This is a short list of some of 7000 test done by TTC

Accidents
TTC G-4 Super galeb with sn 23736 before it was damaged beyond repairs

Since testing of new weaponry is always high risk mission there were accident during test procured by TTC with some of them having fatalities. During tests there are explosions, flights with new never before tested and manned aircraft types, dangerous tasks like testing new tanks passing rivers by diving, firing of new missile and many more risk on shoulders of TTC personnel. Some notable accidents:

  • While testing of new weapons systems on Soko G-4 Super Galeb with serial number 23634 at Batajnica airport 24.6.1987 pilot captain Milan Pavlovic died in crash and aircraft was destroyed
  • While manoeuvering on Soko G-4 Super Galeb as part of preparation for participation of TTC in airshow with serial number 23736 at Batajnica airport 24 September 2008, one of the most experienced TTC pilots, Colonel Istvan Kanas, died in a crash, and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair[2]
  • While testing new subsystems on Mig 21bis with sn 17135 in 1991 after overhaul, the plane was destroyed; the pilot ejected and was not injured[3]

References
  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecGNKW92kOk - Rare video about TTC testing of Orao plane and interview with TTC pilot in charge of testing
  2. http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society-article.php?yyyy=2008&mm=09&dd=25&nav_id=53731%5B%5D
  3. http://www.paluba.info/smf/index.php?topic=13466.45;imode
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