GSKB Almaz-Antey

JSC GSKB Almaz-Antey named after A.A. Raspletin (ГСКБ Концерна ПВО „Алмаз-Антей“, former SB-1, 1947–50; KB-1, 1950–66; MKB Strela, 1966–71; TsKB Almaz, 1971–88; NPO Almaz, 1988–2008) is a Soviet/Russian military R&D enterprise founded in 1947. It is the core of the Almaz-Antey holding. Headquarters – Moscow, Leningradsky av., 80.

Since 1955 KB-1 developed such air defence missile systems S-25, S-75, S-125, S-200, S-300, S-400 Triumf, S-300PMU and S-300PMU2, and recently S-350E Vityaz missile system.

Since 30 November 2009 by the decision of the board of directors of Almaz-Antey 4 joint-stock companies were reorganised and joined NPO Almaz to form GSKB joint venture, namely NIEMI, NIIRP, MNIIRE Altair and MNIIPA. GSKB strengthen its position as the head developer of Almaz-Antey holdings, became Head System Design Bureau (ГСКБ, Головное системное конструкторское бюро).

NIIRP scientific & research center is developing the Joint system of air and ballistic missile defense (ЕС ЗРО ПВО-ПРО). Earlier, NIIRP successfully developed the A-135 BMD system together with Amur-P multi-channel firing system which were put into operation to protect Moscow on 17 February 1995. Its predecessor also designed by NIIRP, the A-35 and A-35M BMD systems, defended Moscow since 1977.

In February 2011, it was announced that the first S-500 missile systems should be in serial production by 2014. There will be also a version of the system called S-1000.

Current product line

 * Area and object air defence
 * S-125 Neva/Pechora
 * S-400 Triumf missile system
 * S-300PMU2 Favorit missile system
 * S-300P missile system and modifications
 * Land forces air defence (by NIEMI scientific & research center)
 * Antey-2500 missile system
 * S-300V missile system
 * Tor-M2E short-range missile system
 * Ship-based air defence (by MNIIRE Altair scientific & research center)
 * Shtil-1 multi-channel ship-based middle-range missile system
 * S-300F Rif-M ship-based missile system
 * Klinok ship-based missile system
 * 3M-47 Gibka, the ship turret launcher
 * Podzagolovok-24E – Basic Collective Mutual Interference Avoidance System (ship-based electromagnetic compatibility electronic equipment)
 * Moskit-E, Moskit-MVE missile system
 * Automated control systems (by MNIIPA scientific & research center)
 * Baikal-1ME
 * Krim-KTE
 * Universal-1E
 * Fundament-2E