Design Bureau for Special Machine-Building

59°59′11″N 30°20′24″E / 59.986316°N 30.3400689°E / 59.986316; 30.3400689

KB SM developed and produced a number of launch systems for

Currently, KB SM develop reinforced concrete containers for long-term storage and transportation of

Since 1948 it is known as Central Design Bureau no. 34 (CKB-34) and since 1966 as KBSM (Design bureau of mechanization, Russian: Конструкторским бюро средств механизации). Since 1989, bureau received its current name, Spetsmash (also KB SM). Ilya Ivanov, artillery and missile designer and scientist, became the first head of KB. After 1959, his successors were A.M. Shakhov (1959—1974), S. P. Kovalis (1974—1987), and N. A. Trofimov (1987—2007).

References

External links

• (in Russian) Official site of KB SM (кбсм.рф)
• KBSM: Ensuring reliable launches^{[permanent dead link]}
• (in Russian) KBSM on Almaz-Antey website

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