| Almaz-Antey | |
| Native Name: | Алмаз-Антей |
| Type: | Open Joint Stock Company |
| Location: | 41 Vereyskaya str. Moscow, Russia, 121471[1] |
| Key People: | Novikov Yan Valentinovich (General Director)[2] |
| Industry: | Aerospace & Defense |
| Products: | Anti-aircraft defence systems, Mobile command centers, Guidance systems, Missiles, Anti-ballistic missiles, Cruise missiles, Radars, Automated control systems, Navigation systems, Air traffic systems, Remote weapon stations, Automated turrets, Naval artillery, Artillery shells, Firearms, Ventilation valves, Sewage treatment systems, Unmanned aerial vehicles |
| Owner: | Federal Agency for State Property Management[3] |
| Num Employees: | 130 000 |
JSC Concern VKO "Almaz-Antey" (Russian: link=no|ОАО "Концерн ВКО "Алмаз-Антей"») is a Russian state-owned company in 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.[4]
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 was founded in 2002 by Presidential Decree 412 of the Russian President.[5]
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.[6]
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 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.[7] [8]
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, 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 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.[9]
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 the Management Board
Companies of the holding as of September 2014:[3]
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 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.[10]
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 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.[11]