Marine Scientific Research Institute of radioelectronics or MNIIRE Altair design bureau () is a Soviet/Russian enterprise, developer of naval SA missile systems and radars. Headquartered in Moscow.
History Founded in 1933 as the All-Union State Institute of Telemechanics and Communication for the development of new weapon types for the Red Army and the Red Navy.
In 1940 the institute was granted the Lenin Prize for the development of Rif, Zarnitsa and Angara radars for the small ships, torpedo boats and minesweepers
In 1984 received the second Lenin Prize for the development of multi-channel SAM systems like Shtil, Rif and Klinok that allowed to combat the anti-ship missiles.
In 2010 Altair became a subsidiary of NPO Almaz, as the company's Science & Technical Center. Altair ceased to exist as a separate legal entity during the same year (December 22, 2010).
Products Major developments: S-300F (SA-N-6 "Grumble"), naval SAM system Uragan/Shtil (SA-N-7 "Gadfly"), naval multirole SAM system Kinzhal/Klinok (SA-N-9 "Gauntlet"), naval SAM system Gibka, the ship turret launcher 3M-47 Gybka at the Vestnik PVO website Podzagolovok-23, Basic Collective Mutual Interference Avoidance SystemNavy cataloque of Rosoboronexport (navy_90-94.pdf , PDF)
Management
1933-1937: Suchkov F. F. 1937-1940: Shorin A. F. 1940-1942: ? 1942-1949: Kalmykov V. D. 1949-1952: Savelyev B. N. 1953-1976: Petelin M. P. 1976-1978: Bukatov V. A. 1978-1986: Malennikov L. B. 1986-1991: Izmaylov V. F. 1991-2006: Klimov S. A. 2006-2007: Gusev V. N. 2008-2010: Dobrik I. I.
References
External links Official site of Altair Official site of Altair (old site)