JSC Design Bureau for Special Machine-Building (KB SM; russian: КБ СМ, Конструкторское бюро специального машиностроения) is a

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n space rockets industry enterprise. Currently, it is part of Almaz-Antey. KB SM developed and produced a number of launch systems for

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and Strategic Missile Troops. Currently, KB SM develop reinforced concrete containers for long-term storage and transportation of

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and ship-based nuclear power plants TUK108/1. KB SM is responsible for the creation of railway cranes carrying 80 tons or 150 tons for the Soviet/Russian Ministry of Railways.

History

Founded by the order of

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of Armaments no. 110 on March 21, 1945 in accordance with the decree of the

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no. 7739 on March 8, 1945, under the name ''Naval artillery central design bureau - MATsBK'' (russian: МАЦКБ, Морское артиллерийское центральное конструкторское бюро), it was the

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branch of

Grabin Vasiliy Gavrilovich Grabin (russian: Василий Гаврилович Грабин; – 18 April 1980) was a Soviet artillery designer. He led a design bureau (TsAKB) at Joseph Stalin Factory No. 92 in Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod). Grabin was ch ...

Central Artillery Design Bureau Open joint-stock company (JSC) NMZ or Nizhny Novgorod Machine-building Plant (russian: Нижегородский машиностроительный завод, links=no) is a Russian (formerly Soviet) artillery factory in the Sormovo distr ...

. Since 1948 it is known as Central Design Bureau no. 34 (CKB-34) and since 1966 as KBSM (Design bureau of mechanization, russian: Конструкторским бюро средств механизации). Since 1989, bureau received its current name, ''Spetsmash'' (also KB SM). Ilya Ivanov, artillery and missile designer and scientist, became the first head of KB. After 1959, his successors were A.M. Shakhov (1959—1974), S. P. Kovalis (1974—1987), and N. A. Trofimov (1987—2007).

References

External links

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Official site of KB SM (кбсм.рф)

KBSM: Ensuring reliable launches
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1945 establishments in Russia Defence companies of the Soviet Union Science and technology in the Soviet Union Almaz-Antey Manufacturing companies established in 1945 Space industry companies of Russia Companies based in Saint Petersburg Special Machine-Building {{Russia-company-stub