Omsktransmash
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Omsktransmash - also known as "Омский завод транспортного машиностроения" (English: Omsk transport machine factory) - is a wholly state-owned engineering company (GUP) based in the city of Omsk
, Russia. The company was best known in the West during the Cold War
period for its production of armoured vehicles such as the T-80
tank. The design bureau of the company, KBTM, was also responsible for the BTR-T
, TOS-1
and 2S19 "Msta-S".
) and Leningrad were evacuated to beyond the Ural mountains during the second world war. During that period the plant produced the T-34
tank.
Tractor production began in 1993.
In the post-Soviet Union period the state's decision to fund tank production at Uralvagonzavod
in Nizhny Tagil
(manufacturer of the T-90
tank) at the expense of the Omsk factory caused financial ruin for the company. The organisation had designed a new prototype tank, named Black Eagle
but it did not enter production. Although the plant received work modernising T-62 and T-72 tanks this did not provide sufficient income and in 2002 the company went bankrupt.
In 2004 the design arm of the business was absorbed into Uralvagonzavod.
The military production at the plant was acquired by JSC KBTM (ОАО Конструкторское бюро транспортного машиностроения)Joint stock company "Design Bureau of Transport Machinery" in 2007
In 2008 bids were taken for the sale of the non-military part of the enterprise, the winner being ChTZ-Uraltrak (ЧТЗ-Уралтрак).Tracked vehicle manufacturer However, the transaction was disallowed by the monopoly commission Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS)
due to complaints from Uraltrak's creditors Sverbank that they had not been paid.
In December 2009, JSC KBTM purchased the second part of Omsktransmash using funds provided by the Federal government.
Other products include "Омь-1,5" and "Омь-2,0" washing machines, gate valves for pipelines, jacks, conveyors and other general industrial machinery and tools.
Omsk
-History:The wooden fort of Omsk was erected in 1716 to protect the expanding Russian frontier along the Ishim and the Irtysh rivers against the Kyrgyz nomads of the Steppes...
, Russia. The company was best known in the West during the Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
period for its production of armoured vehicles such as the T-80
T-80
The T-80 is a main battle tank designed and manufactured in the former Soviet Union. A development of the T-64, it entered service in 1976 and was the first production tank to be equipped with a gas turbine engine for main propulsion.the Swedish Stridsvagn 103 of 1971 used a gas turbine alongside...
tank. The design bureau of the company, KBTM, was also responsible for the BTR-T
BTR-T
The BTR-T is a Russian heavy infantry combat vehicle, designed by the Design Bureau of Transport Machine-Building state-run production association.-Description:It is based on the hull of the T-55 tank and answers the need for a heavy, well protected and well armed...
, TOS-1
TOS-1
TOS-1 is a Soviet 30-barrel or 24-barrel multiple rocket launcher and thermobaric weapon mounted on a T-72 tank chassis. TOS-1 was designed for defeating enemy personnel in fortifications, in open country, and in lightly armoured vehicles and transport...
and 2S19 "Msta-S".
History
The beginnings of the organisation were in 1896 with the creation of a railway engineering workshop. The plant expanded in 1942 and gained its current importance when factories in the Ukraine (LuhanskteplovozLuhanskteplovoz
Luhanskteplovoz , earlier known as Voroshilovgrad Locomotive works is a large industrial company in Luhansk, Ukraine, manufacturing locomotives, multiple unit trains as well as other heavy equipment....
) and Leningrad were evacuated to beyond the Ural mountains during the second world war. During that period the plant produced the T-34
T-34
The T-34 was a Soviet medium tank produced from 1940 to 1958. Although its armour and armament were surpassed by later tanks of the era, it has been often credited as the most effective, efficient and influential design of World War II...
tank.
Tractor production began in 1993.
In the post-Soviet Union period the state's decision to fund tank production at Uralvagonzavod
Uralvagonzavod
Uralvagonzavod is a Russian machine building company located in Nizhny Tagil, Russia. It is one of the largest scientific and industrial complexes in Russia and the largest main battle tank manufacturer in the world....
in Nizhny Tagil
Nizhny Tagil
Nizhny Tagil is a city in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, situated east of the virtual border between Europe and Asia. Population: -History:...
(manufacturer of the T-90
T-90
The T-90 is a Russian third-generation main battle tank that is a modernisation of the T-72 . It is currently the most modern tank in service with the Russian Ground Forces and Naval Infantry...
tank) at the expense of the Omsk factory caused financial ruin for the company. The organisation had designed a new prototype tank, named Black Eagle
Black Eagle tank
The Black Eagle tank was a presumed prototype main battle tank produced in the Russian Federation. It was thought to have been developed by the KBTM design bureau in Omsk in the late 1990s. A production version of this tank has never been publicly demonstrated. The Black Eagle tank has been...
but it did not enter production. Although the plant received work modernising T-62 and T-72 tanks this did not provide sufficient income and in 2002 the company went bankrupt.
In 2004 the design arm of the business was absorbed into Uralvagonzavod.
The military production at the plant was acquired by JSC KBTM (ОАО Конструкторское бюро транспортного машиностроения)Joint stock company "Design Bureau of Transport Machinery" in 2007
In 2008 bids were taken for the sale of the non-military part of the enterprise, the winner being ChTZ-Uraltrak (ЧТЗ-Уралтрак).Tracked vehicle manufacturer However, the transaction was disallowed by the monopoly commission Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS)
Federal Antimonopoly Service
The Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia, FAS is the federal-level executive governmental organ which controls the execution of the competition laws and related areas. It was established by the Decree of President of Russia # 314 by March 9, 2004. It is headed by Igor Artemyev...
due to complaints from Uraltrak's creditors Sverbank that they had not been paid.
In December 2009, JSC KBTM purchased the second part of Omsktransmash using funds provided by the Federal government.
Products and facilities
As well as formerly manufacturing tanks and other military vehicles, the company also produces a variety of wheeled industrial vehicles in both two- and four-wheel drive based on a 'tractor' chassis:Other products include "Омь-1,5" and "Омь-2,0" washing machines, gate valves for pipelines, jacks, conveyors and other general industrial machinery and tools.
External links
- Home page
- Omsktransmash globalsecurity.org