Profile
- Type
- 155 mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Origin
- Slovakia
- Service note
- 2010s-present; supplied to Ukraine during the full-scale Russia-Ukraine War
Artillery
Zuzana 2
Zuzana 2 is a Slovak 155 mm/52-caliber wheeled self-propelled howitzer built around an automated loading system and a Tatra 8x8 chassis. Its NATO-standard ammunition, long-range indirect-fire role, and documented deliveries to Ukraine make it part of the Western artillery support package used to strengthen Ukrainian tube artillery in the Russia-Ukraine War.
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Built by
- Konstrukta-Defence
- Built in
- Slovakia
Service History
- In service
- In Slovak service and supplied to Ukraine from 2022
- Used by
- Ukrainian Armed Forces, Slovak Armed Forces
- Wars
- Russia-Ukraine War
Production History
- Designer
- Konstrukta-Defence
- Designed
- 2000s development; Slovak trials completed before domestic procurement
- Built by
- Konstrukta-Defence
- Built in
- Slovakia
- Unit cost
- About EUR 5.75 million reported for 2022 Ukrainian orders
- Produced
- 2019-present
- Number built
- Limited production; at least 24 ordered or funded for Ukraine by 2023 reporting
- Variants
- 155 mm SpGH Zuzana 2
Specifications
- Caliber
- 155 mm, 52-caliber barrel
- Maximum range
- More than 50 km with VLAP ammunition; more than 41 km with ERFB-BB shells
- Rate of fire
- 5 rounds in the first minute or 13 rounds in 3 minutes in automatic mode
- Ammunition carried
- 40 projectiles and 40 charges
- Crew
- 4
- Combat weight
- 33,800 kg
- Mobility
- Tatra 8x8 chassis; 90 km/h road speed; 325 kW Tatra T3D-928 engine
Conflict Usage
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Side: Ukraine
Ukraine received Slovak-made Zuzana 2 155 mm wheeled self-propelled howitzers during the full-scale Russian invasion, including an initial eight-gun contract and later donor-funded deliveries from Slovakia for Ukrainian forces.
Related Weapon Systems
Archer155 mm wheeled self-propelled howitzerArcher is a Swedish 155 mm L52 wheeled self-propelled howitzer built around rapid automated firing and displacement from an armored cab. In Ukrainian service it adds NATO-caliber mobile tube artillery, with Sweden documenting both donated Archer systems and follow-on barrel support after intensive wartime use.
AMX-10RCWheeled armored reconnaissance and fire-support vehicleThe AMX-10RC is a French wheeled armored reconnaissance and fire-support vehicle armed with a 105 mm gun. In the Russia-Ukraine War it represents a French transfer of mobile direct-fire armor to Ukrainian forces, intended for reconnaissance and supporting fire rather than main battle tank assault roles.
Stryker8x8 armored personnel carrier familyThe Stryker is an eight-wheeled General Dynamics armored vehicle family built around protected infantry mobility, common variants, and rapid road movement. In the Russia-Ukraine War, U.S.-supplied Stryker APCs expanded Ukraine's Western armored-vehicle fleet for troop transport, assault support, and obstacle-breaching packages when paired with mine rollers.
AGM-88 HARMAir-to-surface anti-radiation missileThe AGM-88 HARM is a U.S. high-speed anti-radiation missile built to home on radar emissions from enemy air-defense systems. In the Russia-Ukraine War, U.S.-supplied HARMs gave Ukrainian aircraft a suppression-of-enemy-air-defenses weapon for forcing or striking Russian radar systems despite the missile's original integration with Western aircraft.
AHS Krab155 mm tracked self-propelled howitzerThe AHS Krab is a Polish 155 mm tracked self-propelled howitzer built by Huta Stalowa Wola around a NATO-standard 52-caliber gun, an armored tracked chassis, and modern fire-control equipment. In Ukrainian service it gives artillery units a mobile Western-caliber gun able to fire standard 155 mm ammunition, displace after missions, and operate in counter-battery-threatened sectors of the Russia-Ukraine War.
AS-90155 mm tracked self-propelled howitzerThe AS-90 is a British tracked 155 mm self-propelled howitzer built for armored, mobile indirect fire support. In the Russia-Ukraine War it represents a UK-donated NATO-caliber artillery system for Ukrainian forces, combining a protected tracked chassis, 155 mm ammunition compatibility, rapid burst fire, and a conventional range of about 24.7 km.Sources
ZUZANA 2Publisher: Konstrukta-Defence | Note: Manufacturer project page supporting system background, builder, automatic loading, crew, mobility, ammunition carriage, and range/rate-of-fire specifications. | Accessed: 2026-06-19Contract for delivery of Zuzana 2 howitzers to Ukraine signedPublisher: Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic | Note: Direct Russia-Ukraine War transfer source for Slovakia's commercial contract to deliver Zuzana 2 self-propelled gun howitzers to Ukraine. | Accessed: 2026-06-19Ukraine conflict: Slovakia hands over two Zuzana 2 SPHs to KyivPublisher: Janes | Note: Direct Russia-Ukraine War transfer source for Zuzana 2 handovers to Ukraine, including donor-funded deliveries and the delivered initial eight-gun contract. | Accessed: 2026-06-19Slovak Ground Forces Zuzana 2 first time outside SlovakiaPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance page for a public-domain U.S. Army photograph of a Slovak Ground Forces Zuzana 2 firing during a NATO exercise. | Accessed: 2026-06-19