KBP Instrument Design Bureau

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KBP Instrument Design Bureau

Company type	Joint-stock company
Industry	Arms industry
Founded	1927; 97 years ago (1927)
Founder	Pavel Petrovich Tretiakov[1]
Headquarters	Tula , 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
Operating income	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.