MKB Fakel

MKB "Fakel" (

In July 1958 the corporation was awarded an Order of Lenin for successful development of guided missiles for the S-75 defense system.

Missiles developed by MKB Fakel were the first in the world surface-to-air guided missiles successfully employed in military action. On May 1, 1960, American high altitude reconnaissance aircraft Lockheed U-2 was shot down near Sverdlovsk by Fakel's 11D missile (S-75) while flying over Soviet territory.
Overall, missiles developed by MKB "Fakel" were employed in more than 30 countries, including Cuba, China, Vietnam and destroyed more than 2,500 of enemy aircraft.^[2][3]

In April 1981 it was awarded an

In 2002 the company joined the

Production

The bureau has designed the following tactical and strategic surface-to-air missiles, as well as

• V-750 series missiles (for SA-2 / S-75
  ) systems),
• SA-3 / S-125
  systems),
• SA-5 / S-200
  systems),
• SA-10 and SA-20 / S-300P
  -series systems),
• SA-21 / S-400
  system),
• S-350
  systems),
• 9M33, 9M33M1, 9M33M2, 9M33M3, 9A33BM3 missiles (for SA-8 / 9K33 Osa system),
• 9M330, 9M331, 9M332, 9M338 missiles (for the SA-15 / 9K330 Tor-series systems),
• 51T6 (SH-11) Gorgon missile (for the A-135 ABM-system).^[5]

References

External links

• Official website (in Russian)