Titan-Barrikady Explained

Titan-Barrikady
Type:Joint-stock company
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Founded:1914
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Hq Location City:Volgograd
Hq Location Country:Russia
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Products:Artillery, Ballistic missile launchers
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Parent:Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology

Titan-Barrikady (Russian: Титан-Баррикады) is a military-industrial company based in Volgograd, Russia. It was formed in 1914, after the merger between the Barrikady Production Association and the Titan Design Bureau.[1] It is a subsidiary of the Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology.[2]

History

The plant was established in 1914 as the Tsaritsyn Weapons Factory, and renamed Red Barricades after the Russian Revolution.[3] It was for a time the largest munition factory in Europe.[3] Titan had its origins as the factory's design bureau.[4]

The factory was overrun and destroyed by the Germans in 1942 during the Battle of Stalingrad, but resumed production in 1944.[4]

In 1975 the plant was selected to manufacture the gun and mount for the 2S7 Pion.[5]

The Titan Design Bureau was separated from the factory in 1990.[4]

Barrikady plant

Barrikady is a major manufacturer of heavy machinery and large steel castings and forgings. Its manufacturing facilities include the Barrikady Drilling Equipment Plant, one of two large producers of oil drilling rigs in Russia (the other being Uralmash in Yekaterinburg).

Barrikady assembles mobile launchers for ballistic missiles and artillery pieces. Barrikady is located near the large Krasny Oktyabr Steel Plant.[6]

In July 2019, the Barrikady plant assembled a new, fully low floor tram of the model 71-142.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. News: В Волгограде завершено объединение ЦКБ "Титан" и ПО "Баррикады". 28 July 2017. Коммерсантъ (Волгоград). 10 October 2014.
  2. Web site: Список аффилированных лиц. https://web.archive.org/web/20210627201541/https://e-disclosure.ru/portal/files.aspx?id=28898&type=6. dead. June 27, 2021. E-Disclosure.ru. 28 April 2017.
  3. Book: Hellbeck. Jochen. Stalingrad: The City that Defeated the Third Reich. 2016. PublicAffairs. 9781610397186. en.
  4. News: Vershinin. Alexander. The Titan factory: From armored trains to intercontinental missiles. 28 July 2017. Russia Beyond The Headlines. 19 October 2015.
  5. News: 2S7 Pion (M1975) Russian 203mm Self-Propelled Gun (SPG) . 29 May 2022 . army.mil.
  6. Web site: Russian Defense Business Directory. Federation of American Scientists. US Department of Commerce Bureau of Export Administration. 21 July 2017. May 1995.
  7. Web site: Volgograd, JSC FSPC Titan-Barricady — Roster. 2021-04-23. transphoto.org. en.