Aleksandr Nadiradze

Aleksandr Nadiradze
Александр Надирадзе ალექსანდრე ნადირაძე
Born	(1914-09-02)2 September 1914 Gori, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	3 September 1987(1987-09-03) (aged 73) Moscow, Soviet Union
Alma mater	Sergo Ordzhonikidze Moscow Aviation Institute
Known for	designing aircraft landing gears and turbo-jets. Development of anti tank shells, anti-aircraft missiles and radio controlled bombs. Creation of the first Soviet meteorological rocket M1-Meteo. Creation of the world's first mobile ICBM system RT-21 Temp 2S, followed by RSD-10 Pioneer, and RT-2PM Topol.
Awards	Hero of Socialist Labour (twice)
Scientific career
Fields	Engineering (Defense)
Institutions	Transcaucasus Industrial Institute Moscow Mechanical Institute Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology numerous OKB's

Aleksandr Davidovich Nadiradze (Georgian: ალექსანდრე ნადირაძე, Russian: Александр Давидович Надирадзе; 2 September 1914 – 3 September 1987) was a Soviet engineer of Georgian ethnicity who was instrumental in militarization of the former Soviet space program.

He designed various ballistics missiles, shells, and their delivery system, for which he is considered "father" of the mobile ICBMs, having created the RT-21 Temp 2S (SS-16), RSD-10 Pioneer (SS-20) and the RT-2PM Topol (SS-25). More modern weapons such as the RT-2PM2 Topol-M and RS-24 are mostly based on Nadiradze's work as well.^[1]