Vega Radio Engineering Corporation
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JSC Vega Radio Engineering Corporation is a Russian company specializing in military surveillance systems.
Vega's flagship product is the Tipchak mobile aerial system for reconnaissance and target designation. The system operates up to six UAVs launched from a pneumatic catapult. Each UAV has a range of 40 kilometres (24.9 mi) and a 3-hour endurance. It can provide targeting for artillery and theater-based ballistic missiles at distances up to 350 km (217 mi). The first Tipchak system entered service with the Russian Armed Forces in 2008.
In 2007, the company's revenue was $185 million. Export share was 2.3% and share of civilian production was 10.2% The company is headquartered in Moscow
and has 8,981 employees.
Founded in 1944 as The Moscow Scientific Research Institute of Instrument Engineering (MNIIP), the company has during its history developed radio electronic equipment, airborne radars for early warning and control systems, including that for the A-50
airplane; space- and airborne synthetic aperture radars for earth surveillance, including those for the Almaz
spacecraft and the IMARK flying laboratory; multi- reflector precision antennas; super-accurate radiometers, doppler aircraft navigation sensors, medical equipment, computer-aided design systems, opto-electronic devices and other electronic means.
Overview
The company develops terrestrial, air and space surveillance systems, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). It also manufactures civilian products, such as air traffic control equipment. As of August, 2009, Vega is the only domestic company manufacturing UAVs for the Russian Armed Forces.Vega's flagship product is the Tipchak mobile aerial system for reconnaissance and target designation. The system operates up to six UAVs launched from a pneumatic catapult. Each UAV has a range of 40 kilometres (24.9 mi) and a 3-hour endurance. It can provide targeting for artillery and theater-based ballistic missiles at distances up to 350 km (217 mi). The first Tipchak system entered service with the Russian Armed Forces in 2008.
In 2007, the company's revenue was $185 million. Export share was 2.3% and share of civilian production was 10.2% The company is headquartered in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
and has 8,981 employees.
Founded in 1944 as The Moscow Scientific Research Institute of Instrument Engineering (MNIIP), the company has during its history developed radio electronic equipment, airborne radars for early warning and control systems, including that for the A-50
Beriev A-50
|-See also:Related development:Ilyushin Il-76, KJ-2000Comparable aircraft:E-3 Sentry-External links:* * * * * *...
airplane; space- and airborne synthetic aperture radars for earth surveillance, including those for the Almaz
Almaz
The Almaz program was a series of military space stations launched by the Soviet Union under cover of the civilian Salyut DOS-17K program after 1971....
spacecraft and the IMARK flying laboratory; multi- reflector precision antennas; super-accurate radiometers, doppler aircraft navigation sensors, medical equipment, computer-aided design systems, opto-electronic devices and other electronic means.