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KBP Instrument Design Bureau
Country: Russia
Founded: 1946
Headquarters: Tula, Russia
About KBP Instrument Design Bureau
KBP Instrument Design Bureau (Priborostroitelny Zavod / KBP OAO), located in Tula, Russia, is one of the world's leading designers of advanced weapons systems including anti-tank guided missiles, CIWS systems, and small arms. Part of Rostec/High-Precision Systems. KBP's most famous products are the Kornet (AT-14) anti-tank missile — the world's most widely exported modern ATGM, used in conflicts from Lebanon to Libya to Ukraine — and the Pantsir-S1 combined gun/missile SHORAD system. Other products include the Metis-M ATGM, Shturm/Ataka helicopter ATGM, 2A42 autocannon (BMP-2, Ka-52), GSh-23 aircraft cannon, and the OSA-AK air defense missile. KBP's Kornet has been copied by Iran, North Korea, and several other nations due to its effectiveness.
Specializations
- anti-tank missiles
- CIWS
- air defense
- autocannons
- small arms
Notable Programs
- Kornet AT-14 ATGM
- Pantsir-S1
- Metis-M ATGM
- Shturm-V
- 2A42 autocannon
- GSh-23L cannon
Weapon Systems (11)
- 9K333 Verba - Man-Portable Air Defense [land]
- 9K720 Iskander - Short-Range Ballistic Missile [land]
- 9M133 Kornet-EM - Anti-Tank Missile [land]
- AGS-30 Atlant - 30mm Automatic Grenade Launcher [land]
- Igla-S MANPADS - MANPADS [land]
- Iskander-M (9K720) - Tactical Ballistic Missile System [land]
- KBP Pantsir-S1 - air_defense [land]
- Kornet-E ATGM - Anti-Tank Guided Missile [land]
- Pantsir-S1 (SA-22 Greyhound) - Short-Range Air Defense System [land]
- Pantsir-S1/SM - Short-Range Hybrid Air Defense System [land]
- Pantsir-SM - Combined Gun/Missile Air Defense [land]