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Company type | Joint-stock company |
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Industry | Arms industry |
Founded | 1927 |
Founder | Pavel Petrovich Tretiakov[1] |
Headquarters | , Russia |
Key people | D. Konoplev Managing Director N. Khokhlov Chief Engineer, First Deputy General Director |
Products | Firearms, Ammunition, Anti-aircraft defence systems, Autocannons, Rotary cannons, Turrets, Remote controlled weapon stations, CIWS, Anti-aircraft cannons, Weapon systems for tanks and armored vehicles, Missiles, ATGMs, Artillery shells, Mortar shells, Guidance systems, Precision-guided munitions, Close-in weapon systems (CIWS), Grenade launchers |
14 billion rubles | |
Number of employees | 8,600 (2015) |
Parent | High Precision Systems (Rostec)[2] |
Website | www.kbptula.ru |
JSC Konstruktorskoe Buro Priborostroeniya (KBP)[3] (Russian: АО «Конструкторское бюро приборостроения», romanized: AO konstruktórskoje bjuró priborostrojénija Joint-Stock Company - Instrument Design Bureau) is one of the main enterprises in the field of 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.
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