Tactical Missiles Corporation

JSC Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV) (, КТРВ) is a major Russian holding company for the manufacturers of military weapons (especially missiles), headquartered in Korolyov, Moscow Oblast.

History

Tactical Missiles Corporation was founded on the basis of Zvezda-Strela by the Decree of Russian president №84, signed on January 24, 2002.

Zvezda-Strela was a major designer and producer of military missile systems, and included the Zvezda Experimental Design Bureau (OKB), a serial production design bureau (SKB), the main Strela plant, and machine building plants in Kostroma and Bendery Moldova. It was formerly part of the missile-industry grouping Spetstekhnika (Special Equipment).[2]

The structure of Tactical Missiles Corporation was expanded by subsequent decrees №591 on May 9, 2004 and №930 on July 20, 2007.

The holding is sanctioned by New Zealand in relation to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3] Since April 8, 2022 the corporation has been included in the EU sanctions list.[4] On February 24, 2022, the corporation was added to the sanctions list of Canada.[5] On April 1, 2022 the corporation was included in the US sanctions lists for the purchase of products prohibited by export restrictions.[6]

It was reported in September 2023 that the company had doubled the production of high precision weapons over the past six months.[7] It was also reported in January 2024 that since February 2022 the company had increased the production of the most demanded high-precision weapons by 5 times.[8]

Structure

Structure of the holding:[9]

• Vympel NPO
• MKB Raduga
• Region SSPE
• NPO Mashinostroyeniya
• PO Strela
• PZ Mashinostroitel
• NPO Electromechanics
• Avangard
• UNIIKM
• Smolensk Aviation Plant
• Taganrog Krasny Gidropress Plant
• IBC Iskra
• PJSC Salute
• Turayevo ICD Soyuz
• Ural Design Bureau Detail
• Central Design Bureau of Automation
• ANPP TEMP AIR
• Azov optical-mechanical plant
• Research Institute of Machine Building
• RCH Globe
• SIC ASK
• Trading House Star - Boom
• 711 Aircraft Repair Plant
• Gidropribor
• Plant Motor
• Verhneufaleysky Uralelement
• Research Institute of Maritime Thermal Technology
• Dagdizel Plant
• Electrodraught

Missiles

• Kh-23 (AS-7 "Kerry")
• Kh-25 (AS-10 "Karen")
• Kh-27 (AS-12 "Kegler")
• Kh-29 (AS-14 "Kedge")
• Kh-31 (AS-17 "Krypton")
• Kh-35 (AS-20 "Kayak")
• Kh-38
• Kh-59
• Kh-69
• R-77
• R-27
• R-73
• R-33[10]
• R-37
• LMUR (Izdelie 305) [11]

Torpedoes

• APR-3M[12]
• VA-111 Shkval supercavitating torpedo

Guided bombs

• UPAB 1500

Owners and management

Rosimushchestvo owns 100% of the corporation's shares.[13] The headquarters is located in Korolyov.[14]

As of May 25, 2024 Boris Obnosov has been the General Director of KTRV since March 13, 2003.[14]

Financial indicators

In 2022 the net profit amounted to 456.6 million rubles.[13]

Awards

• Badge of Honour "For Success in Labour" (January 20, 2022) – for great contribution to the creation of new special equipment, strengthening the country's defense capability and high performance in production activities[15]

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