NPO Bazalt (russian: НПО «Базальт») is a weapons manufacturing company in

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that took over (or continued) the production of weapons such as the

RPG-7 The RPG-7 (russian: link=no, РПГ-7, Ручной Противотанковый Гранатомёт, Ruchnoy Protivotankoviy Granatomyot) is a portable, reusable, unguided, shoulder-launched, anti-tank, rocket-propelled grenade launcher. Th ...

after the collapse of the

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. NPO Bazalt manufactures the RPG-7V2 and the

RPG-29 The RPG-29 "Vampir" (Russian for "vampire") is a Soviet reusable rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher. Adopted by the Soviet Army in 1989, it was the last RPG to be adopted by the Soviet military before the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. T ...

. AO NPO Bazalt is included in the

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Rostec.

History

Bazalt was founded in 1916. Over its history, the company created 700 models of ammunition for military use. Bazalt is one of the leading designers and developers of many variants of aircraft bombs, anti-tank and anti-saboteur marine grenade launcher complexes, mortar shells of many variants, and calibers and other kinds of ammunition. The company's most famous product is the

, developed in the 1960s and used by the armies of over 40 countries, with over one million having been built by the company or on license by 2004. Ammunition developed by Bazalt is used by the armed forces of over 80 countries in the world. Licenses for production of 61 types of ammunition were transferred to 11 countries in the world. Since December 2012, Bazalt is a subsidiary of

Techmash Tecmash (russian: Техмаш) is a Russian arms industry company within the state-owned Rostec group producing and developing weapons, munitions, and ammunition for Armed Forces. Subsidiaries The structure of the holding company JSC "SPC" Te ...

, a Rostec company.

Production

RPG-16 The RPG-16 is a handheld anti-tank grenade launcher for anti-tank warfare. It was developed in 1968 and adopted by the Soviet Army in 1970 for special operation teams and the Soviet airborne troops ( VDV). These were deployed during the Soviet� ...

RPG-18 The RPG-18 Mukha (russian: Муха, translit=Fly) is a Soviet short-range, disposable light anti-tank rocket launcher designed in 1972. History The RPG-18 is very similar to the US M72-series LAW anti-tank rocket launcher. The RPG-18 has be ...

RPG-22 The Soviet RPG-22 ''Netto'' is a one-shot disposable anti-tank rocket launcher first deployed in 1985, based on the RPG-18 rocket launcher, but firing a larger 72.5 mm fin stabilised projectile. The weapon fires an unguided projectile, ca ...

RPG-26 The RPG-26 ''Aglen'' is a disposable anti-tank rocket launcher developed by the Soviet Union. It fires a single-stage rocket with jack-knife fins, which unfold after launch. The rocket carries a diameter high explosive anti-tank single shaped ...

RPG-27 The RPG-27 is a Soviet single shot disposable grenade launcher. It entered service with the Soviet Army in 1989. History The RPG-27 ''Tavolga'' ('meadow grass') was developed by the State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt, as a modern a ...

RPG-28 The RPG-28 Klyukva ("Cranberry") is a Russian handheld anti-tank rocket launcher. History The RPG-28 was unveiled in 2007 at IDEX Abu Dhabi by the State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt as a modern anti-tank rocket launcher desi ...

RPG-30 The RPG-30 "Kryuk" ("Hook"; russian: РПГ-30 «Крюк») is a Russian hand-held disposable anti-tank grenade launcher. History The RPG-30 was unveiled in 2008 by the State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt, as a modern anti-tank gren ...

RPG-32 The RPG-32 Barkas ( Russian: РПГ-32) is a reusable Russian shoulder-launched, unguided anti-tank rocket system. It was designed and developed by state-owned Unitary enterprise (FGUP) " Bazalt" weapon manufacturing company. It is also assemb ...

PG-7VR The RPG-7 (russian: link=no, РПГ-7, Ручной Противотанковый Гранатомёт, Ruchnoy Protivotankoviy Granatomyot) is a portable, reusable, unguided, shoulder-launched, anti-tank, rocket-propelled grenade launcher. Th ...

* PBK-500U Drel: Glide cluster bomb.

United States sanctions

Under EO 13661, the Obama administration on July 16, 2014, imposed sanctions on NPO Bazalt through the

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's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) by adding NPO Bazalt and other entities to the Specially Designated Nationals List (SDN) in retaliation for the ongoing

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References

External links

* http://www.bazalt.ru/ Company website * http://www.bazalt.ru/en/ Company website English page * http://www.norinco.com/ Norinco, Chinese weapon manufacturer of similar weapons such as the

Type 69 RPG The Type 69 85mm RPG (Ручной Противотанковый Гранатомёт, 'Hand Anti Tank Grenade Launcher'), made by Norinco, is a Chinese variant of the Soviet RPG-7. First introduced in 1972, the Type 69 is a common individual ...

* https://web.archive.org/web/20170908021309/http://www.defense-update.com/products/r/rpg-29.htm About the Bazalt RPG-29V Firearm manufacturers of Russia Defence companies of the Soviet Union Tecmash Federal State Unitary Enterprises of Russia Russian brands Russian entities subject to the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions {{weapon-stub

History

Production

United States sanctions

See also

References

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