Sergey Nepobedimy

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Sergey Pavlovich Nepobedimyi
Born(1921-09-13)13 September 1921
USSR
Died11 April 2014(2014-04-11) (aged 92)
Kolomna, Russia
Occupationengineer at CNIIAG
Spouse(s)Lora Ivanovna Nepobedimaya (Kuvshinova, 1923 — 1997)
Childrendaughter - Nataliya Sergeevna Fokina (Nepobedimaya, b. 1943)

Sergey Pavlovich Nepobedimy

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Strela-2 was designed under the lead of Nepobedimy in 1968

He was the principal designer of:

Besides, he initiated the design work on Iskander missiles, which was begun in December 1988.[3][4]

In 1989, after the INF Treaty that eliminated all Soviet OTRK "Oka" (though formally they were not mentioned in the treaty), Nepobedimy stepped down as Chief Designer and retired from KBM. From 1990 until his death he worked in the Moscow Central Scientific Research Institute of Automatics and Hydraulics ad as the Chief of the scientific and technical center "REAGENT". He was the author of more than 350 scientific works, patents and one discovery.

Sergey Nepobedimy died in Kolomna in April 2014 and was buried at the Federal Military Memorial Cemetery.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ His surname, Nepobedimy, means "unconquerable" ("invincible") in Russian.
  2. ^ "The founder of Needle surface-to-air missile systems". Russian News. 2014-04-12. Archived from the original on 2016-02-04.
  3. ^ "Великий воин и защитник "Искандер"" (in Russian). VPK. 10 February 2014.
  4. ^ Вероника Ушакова (2014-05-19). "Ракетная эра Непобедимого" (in Russian). Krasnaya Zvezda. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  5. ^ Ушел Сергей Непобедимый: Легендарный конструктор-ракетчик скончался на 93-м году жизни Kommersant, 11 April 2017.
  6. ^ На 93-м году скончался ракетный конструктор Сергей Непобедимый ntv.ru, 11 April 2014.

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