KBP Instrument Design Bureau

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KBP Instrument Design Bureau
High Precision Systems (Rostec)[2]
Websitewww.kbptula.ru

JSC Konstruktorskoe Buro Priborostroeniya (KBP)

Russian defense industry, based in Tula. It is engaged in designing high-precision weapon systems for the Army, the VMF and the VKS, as well as anti-air defense systems, high-rate-of-fire cannons and small arms, in addition to civilian products. Its full name goes as "Joint-Stock Company Instrument Design Bureau named after Academic A. G. Shipunov". Its shareholders include High Precision Systems, part of the State Corporation Rostec.[4]

The designing of high-precision weaponry is the priority of the KBP. The enterprise designs air-to-ground, ground-to-air and ground-to-ground weaponry. In addition to these, KBP also develops modern autocannons and grenade launchers. It also manufactures automatic, hand-held and under-slung grenade launchers, sniper rifles, submachine guns, pistols and revolvers for the law enforcement agencies.

History

KBP was founded on 1 October, 1927 as an organization at Tula Weapons Factory, engaging in designing small arms. The first major success the organization made was in the Red Armory, where its Tokarev pistol was adopted into use in February 1931. In 1936, it was renamed TsKB-14 (Central design bureau No 14).[1] During the Great Patriotic War large successes were made by aviation machineguns such as ShVAK, ShKAS, Berezin UB as well as VYa and Berezin B-20 aviation cannons. Over 80% of the domestic aircraft of the Soviet Air Force were equipped with weapons from the Tula designers.[5]

Post-war years

Activities of the company were restored under the supervision of engineer-gunsmith Igor Dimitriev during the post-war years. KBP designed the

Shilka system, the ZU-23
AAA alongside its dual 2A14 cannons in the 1940s and the 1950s.

The enterprise began designing guided weapons and high-precision missiles in the 1960s. The

Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft cannon-missile systems, in addition to the Kashtan CIWS
were designed in this period.

Post-Soviet years

KBP was heavily struck by the drastic reduction in state defence order and the financing of military R&D after 1991. Russia's debt to the KBP reached 20 billion rubles in 1994. Under such conditions the bureau's survival was only possible through the means of export.[6] KBP requested the government of Russia to provide independent military and technical cooperation with foreign countries, and was confirmed and subsequently expanded by an order of the Russian president in 2000.[5] A total of more than 160 designs were made by the KBP up until 1 October, 2012, the 85th anniversary of the founding of the enterprise. By this time the enterprise has integrated over 6500 inventors.[7]

The company was included in the sanction list by the USA in June 2014.[8]

Structure

KBP's shares are held by OAO NPO

Vysokotochnye Kompleksy and State Company Rostec
. It has the following subsidiaries:

Products

The following weapons have been designed by KBP:

  • GWS Hermes
    Guided Weapon System
  • Kashtan CIWS
  • 30F39 Krasnopol
    152-mm Laser Guided Projectile
  • Drozd active protection system

Small arms

Cannons

Grenade launchers

Anti-tank missiles

Anti-aircraft systems

  • Tunguska-M1 (SA-19 "Grison")
    anti-aircraft system
  • Pantsir-S1 (SA-22 "Greyhound")
    anti-aircraft system
  • 9M311
    anti-aircraft missile

United States sanctions

On July 16, 2014, the

US Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) by adding KBP Instrument Design Bureau and other entities to the Specially Designated Nationals List (SDN) in retaliation for the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ a b "History". Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  2. ^ "Rostec - High Precision Systems (Vysokotochnye Kompleksy)". Rostec. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  3. ^ "KBP Instrument Design Bureau - Home". www.kbptula.ru.
  4. ^ "ОАО "Конструкторское бюро приборостроения" - ОАО "Конструкторское бюро приборостроения"". kbptula.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-03-19.
  5. ^ a b "КБП (Тула) | Энциклопедия вооружения". www.worldweapon.info (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-03-19.
  6. ^ "Вестник ПВО :: Библиотека". pvo.guns.ru. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
  7. ^ admin. "KBP Instrument Design Bureau - KBP Instrument Design Bureau". kbptula.ru. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
  8. ^ "Ukraine-related Sanctions; Publication of Executive Order 13662 Sectoral Sanctions Identifications List". www.treasury.gov. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
  9. ^ "Ukraine-related Sanctions; Publication of Executive Order 13662 Sectoral Sanctions Identifications List". treasury.gov. 16 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Announcement of Treasury Sanctions on Entities Within the Financial Services and Energy Sectors of Russia, Against Arms or Related Materiel Entities, and those Undermining Ukraine's Sovereignty". treasury.gov. 16 July 2014.

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