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21-506: Development began in 2005, and was reportedly assisted by the Almaz-Antey Corporation . It was initially developed as a naval system. In late-2011, China reported the "co-development between Russia and China" of the missile was complete. The HQ-16B was developed by late-2011. A ground battery consists of a command post, two multifunction radars, and four to six launchers. Each launcher has six missiles. The platform for

42-1011: The US Department of Treasury 's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) by adding Almaz-Antey Concern and other entities to the Sectoral Sanctions Identifications List (SSI) in retaliation for the ongoing Ukrainian crisis , annexation of the Crimean Peninsula by the Kremlin , and the Russian interference in Ukraine . In February 2015 the President of Russia signed a Decree to rename JSC Concern PVO "Almaz-Antey" to Concern VKO "Almaz-Antey", and to increase its capitalization . 'PVO' means Protivo-Vozdushnaya Oborona - air defence forces,

63-962: The arms industry , a result of a merger of Antey Corporation and NPO Almaz , unifying some of the national military enterprises , in particular, the developers of anti-aircraft defence and cruise missile systems. The organisation is headquartered in Moscow and is the world's eighth-largest defence contractor measured by 2017 defence revenues. In 2017, Almaz-Antey had arms sales of $ 9.125 billion. The Almaz-Antey group produce air defense systems , firearms for aircraft and armored vehicles, artillery shells and surface-to-surface missiles , airspace surveillance and coordination and artillery radars. The Group also manufacture civilian products such as navigation systems , air traffic systems , civil airtraffic- and weather radars , sewage cleaning systems, ventilation valves for nuclear power plants , and plastic packaging for cosmetics and food products. Almaz-Antey

84-433: The 9M317ME missile. Improved variant with slant range exceeding 70 kilometres (43 mi). Improved variant with slant range exceeding 70 kilometres (43 mi). Export variant. Export naval variant. Improved variant with range up to 160 kilometres (99 mi). Almaz-Antey Corporation JSC Concern VKO "Almaz-Antey" (Russian: ОАО "Концерн ВКО "Алмаз-Антей"» ) is a Russian state-owned company in

105-798: The ADF was merged with the Russian Air Force to form the Russian Aerospace Forces , by orders of President Putin, and upon the recommendation of the Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu . It is today a service speciality corps within the Aerospace Forces with responsibility for the aerospace defense of Russian territory. Until 12 August 2015 the Aerospace Defence Forces was organized into 2 commands:

126-750: The Air Force, and the Aerospace Defence Forces. In March 2022, as a result of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine the EU imposed sanctions on Almaz-Antey Corporation. 100% of the company's shares are owned by the Russian Federation represented by the Federal Agency for State Property Management . Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company - M. Fradkov (since November 2016) General Constructor Scientific supervisor CEO Chairman of

147-540: The Air and Space Defence Command; and the Space Command. The structure was as follows: In early March 2014, spokesman of the forces said the aerospace defences would include a space -and ground-based intelligence- gathering and missile early warning network, an air and space defence command, a VKO command-and-control structure, and a logistics support branch. Deputy Defence Minister Yury Borisov said on that month that

168-648: The Chief Space Operations Directorate in 1972). In 1967 the Anti-Missile and Space Defence Forces were formed (Russian: войска противоракетной и противокосмической обороны [ПРО и ПКО] , romanized : Voyska Protivoraketnoy i Protivokosmicheskoy Oborony [PRO i PKO] ) under Artillery Lieutenant General Yu. Votintsev. They were reorganised as the Ministry of Defence Space Service Units in 1982, and were expanded to include

189-574: The Chief Space Operations Directorate in 1986. In 1991 the Soviet Union was broken up. The Russian Armed Forces were established on 7 May 1992, enabling the creation of Russian Space Forces later that year on 10 August. They were merged with the Strategic Missile Troops in 1996, but were reformed in 2001. In 2006 President Vladimir Putin agreed with the idea of a new "Air and Space Defence Concept" from 2016, but without

210-625: The HHQ-16, the Type 054A frigate , entered service in 2008. The HQ-16A entered service in 2011. The HQ-16A entered Chinese service in 2011. Pakistan entered negotiations to purchase the missile in 2015. The LY-80s entered service with the Pakistan Army in March 2017. Original land-based variant with a range of 40 kilometres (25 mi). Naval variant, reportedly a domestic-produced variant of

231-1308: The Management Board Companies of the holding as of September 2014: The main military products are related to air defense systems Long-range air defense systems to cover settlements and strategic objects: S-300, S-300V4 (export version - Antey-4000), S-400 , S-500 . Medium-range air defense systems: S-125 Neva/Pechora , Buk-M2, Buk-M3 anti—aircraft missile systems (export version - "Viking"), S-350 Vityaz. Short-range mobile air defense systems for direct support of ground forces units: 9K33 Osa , Tor-M1 , Tor-M2. Rif-M long-range air defense system ("Poliment/Redut"). The Shtil-1 medium-range air defense system. Short-range air defense systems "Klinok", Gibka. Radar for detecting aerial targets: 67N6E , Nebo-IED, Gamma-C1E, Protivnik-GE, Gazetchik-E, Nebo-UE, Kasta-2E2, 1L122E, 96L6E. Portable radars for detecting ground-based equipment: Fara-PV, Credo-M1. Artillery reconnaissance radar Aistyonok , Zoopark-1 . The automated control systems Baikal-1ME, PPRU-M1-2, Fundament, Universal-1E, Krym-KE (CT), RK-MTZ Valdai are used to control air defense systems and target reconnaissance through their own radars or separate coupled radars. The main civilian products are related to

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252-816: The Russian name for the Soviet Air Defence Forces branch of the Soviet and Russian military. 'VKO' (or BKO), the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces , was the branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation responsible for air and missile defence, and the operation of Russian military satellites and the Plesetsk Cosmodrome . In August 2015, the Russian Aerospace Forces was created, and includes both

273-691: The concern's civilian products are insignificant, but this may be due to the dual purpose of technology and taking into account such equipment as military. In 2021, the concern announced the development of its own electric car under the working name E-NEVA. The crossover will also be presented as a hybrid powered by hydrogen or natural gas. Its maximum speed will be 197 km/ h, mileage on a single charge — 463 km. Russian Aerospace Defence Forces The Russian Aerospace Defence Forces or Russian Air and Space Defence Forces ( VVKO ) (Russian: Войска воздушно-космической обороны (ВВКО) , romanized : Voyska vozdushno-kosmicheskoy oborony (VVKO) )

294-492: The conversion of military developments from control systems, topography and radar. Priority sectors in the field of development of civilian products are: medical equipment, communications, transport, housing and communal services, fuel and energy complex. Telecommunication equipment: Marine and automotive GLONASS navigators. Air traffic control radar: Lira-A10, Utes-T, Aurora. Automated air traffic control systems: Vega, Topaz, Sintez. According to Defense News, revenues from

315-610: The implication that it would be a separate service. In 2008 Aleksandr Zelin argued that the missile defence and space defence forces should be merged into the Air Force . On 30 November 2010 President Dmitry Medvedev said that air and space defence services would be under a single strategic command and the General Staff and Ministry of Defence had decided it would be on the basis of the Space Forces . In April 2011

336-505: The military would invest 2 trillion rubles ($ 55.3 billion) in building up its aerospace defence weapons over the next six years to ensure they are capable of thwarting existing and future types of air and space attacks. The Aerospace Defence Forces had locations across Russia and bases in some Commonwealth of Independent States countries such as early warning radars in Azerbaijan (until December 2012), Kazakhstan and Belarus , and

357-575: The then Space Forces commander Oleg Ostapenko said that concept for the future system had been approved. The service was created by the presidential decree "On changes to the composition of the Russian Armed Forces until January 1, 2016" which has not been published. Thus, on 1 December 2011, the Space Forces became the Aerospace Defence Forces, fusing all space and some air defence components into one joint service. On 1 August 2015,

378-742: The umbrella of the new Russian Aerospace Forces. The RADF today only provides air defense responsibilities. The Aerospace Defence Forces trace their heritage to the Space Operations Section, Strategic Operations Branch of the Supreme High Command Reserve Artillery, formed in 1955, and transformed into the Space Services Central Administration of the Strategic Rocket Forces in 1964 (and later

399-609: Was a branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation responsible for aerospace defence, and the operation of Russian military satellites and the Plesetsk Cosmodrome . It was established on 1 December 2011 and replaced the Russian Space Forces . The Aerospace Defence Forces was first commanded by former Space Forces commander Colonel General Oleg Ostapenko , who was promoted to Deputy Minister of Defence in November 2012. In December 2012, Aleksandr Golovko

420-621: Was appointed the new commander. Although it is officially translated as aerospace in English, some Russian writers translate it as "air and space" instead. On 1 August 2015, the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces were merged to form the Russian Aerospace Forces . The Russian Aerospace Defence Forces duties for space defense are now with the Russian Space Forces under

441-625: Was founded in 2002 by Presidential Decree 412 of the Russian President . In 2003 the Director General of Almaz-Antey, Igor Klimov was shot dead. A criminal investigation found his death was linked to a property audit inside the company. The current Board is headed by Viktor Ivanov , Director General; Vladislav Menshikov, Chief Designer; and Anatoly Savin. On 16 July 2014, the Obama administration imposed sanctions through

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