NPO Mashinostroyeniye
Encyclopedia
NPO mashinostroyeniya is a rocket design bureau based in Reutov
, Russia
. During the cold war it was responsible for several major weapons systems, including the SS-19 Intercontinental ballistic missile
.
NPO mashinostroyeniya was founded in 1944, under the leadership of Vladimir Chelomei
who directed till his death in 1984. Originally part of the OKB-51 design bureau, it relocated to Reutov, and from 1955 to 1966 was designated OKB-52 (and also OKB-52 MAP).
India is NPO's second largest customer after Russia for sale of P-70 Ametist, BrahMos
, P-800 Oniks
and possibly the P-500 Bazalt
Reutov
Reútov is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located east of Moscow. Population: 50,200 .In 2007, Reutov was named one of the best places to live in the Russian Federation in the category of small towns with a population of fewer than 100,000 people....
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. During the cold war it was responsible for several major weapons systems, including the SS-19 Intercontinental ballistic missile
Intercontinental ballistic missile
An intercontinental ballistic missile is a ballistic missile with a long range typically designed for nuclear weapons delivery...
.
NPO mashinostroyeniya was founded in 1944, under the leadership of Vladimir Chelomei
Vladimir Chelomei
Vladimir Nikolayevich Chelomey was a Soviet mechanics scientist and rocket engineer from Ukraine.-Early life:Chelomey was born in Siedlce, Russian Empire into a Ukrainian family...
who directed till his death in 1984. Originally part of the OKB-51 design bureau, it relocated to Reutov, and from 1955 to 1966 was designated OKB-52 (and also OKB-52 MAP).
India is NPO's second largest customer after Russia for sale of P-70 Ametist, BrahMos
BrahMos
BrahMos is a stealth supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft or land. It is a joint venture between Republic of India's Defence Research and Development Organisation and Russian Federation's NPO Mashinostroeyenia who have together formed BrahMos Aerospace...
, P-800 Oniks
P-800 Oniks
The P-800 Oniks for export markets; "Oniks" is onyx, and "Yakhont" is ruby or sapphire in English) is a Russian supersonic anti-ship cruise missile developed by NPO Mashinostroyeniya as a ramjet version of P-80 Zubr. Its GRAU designation is 3M55...
and possibly the P-500 Bazalt
See also
- UR-100UR-100The UR-100 was an intercontinental ballistic missile developed and deployed by the Soviet Union from 1966 to 1996. УР in its designation stands for "универсальная ракета"...
- Proton satelliteProton satelliteThe Proton was a model of Soviet scientific artificial satellites. The maximum mass was about 17 tonnes. Four "Protons" were launched between 1965 and 1968. The satellite was developed by NPO Mashinostroyenia...
- KSShch
- P-70 Ametist (NATO codename: SS-N-7 "Starbright")
- P-120 Malakhit (NATO codename: SS-N-9 Siren)
- P-500 Bazalt (NATO codename: SS-N-12 Sandbox)
- P-700 GranitP-700 GranitThe P-700 Granit is a Soviet and Russian naval anti-ship cruise missile. Its GRAU designation is 3M45, its NATO reporting name SS-N-19 Shipwreck...
(NATO codename: SS-N-19 Shipwreck) - P-800 OniksP-800 OniksThe P-800 Oniks for export markets; "Oniks" is onyx, and "Yakhont" is ruby or sapphire in English) is a Russian supersonic anti-ship cruise missile developed by NPO Mashinostroyeniya as a ramjet version of P-80 Zubr. Its GRAU designation is 3M55...
(NATO codename: SS-N-26) - BrahMosBrahMosBrahMos is a stealth supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft or land. It is a joint venture between Republic of India's Defence Research and Development Organisation and Russian Federation's NPO Mashinostroeyenia who have together formed BrahMos Aerospace...
- 10Kh10Kh10Kh was the designation for the initial series of Soviet Union air-launched pulse jet engine powered cruise missiles, reverse engineered from the Fieseler Fi 103 flying bomb...
External links
- Company web site: www.npomash.ru
- NPO Mashinostroyeniya at the Nuclear Threat Initiative web-site