VEF
VEF is an acronym for Valsts Elektrotehnisk and Fabrika (State Electrotechnical Plant), a manufacturer of electrical and electronic products in Latvia.
Latvia's electronic industry supplied the former Soviet Union with telecommunications equipment and electronics for the military. The five largest state companies were VEF, Radiotehnika, Alfa, Komutators and Elar (which produced components for the other four). The Latvian electronics industry had trouble competing with Western companies when the markets were opened in the early 1990s. Cited problems included poor service and product quality. Attempts to restructure these firms were not successful and their combined production fell more than 90% between 1993 and 1997.
VEF manufactured a wide range of products, including aircraft (for example the military fighter VEF Irbitis I-16).
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