MKB Raduga (russian: МКБ Радуга, meaning Raduga Design Bureau (russian: машиностроительное конструкторское бюро «Радуга»), where ''raduga'' literally means "rainbow") is a Russian aerospace company, concerned with the production of various missile-systems and related technologies. It is headquartered in
Dubna,
Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally " under Moscow"), is a federal subject of R ...
. Formerly a division of the
Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau, it was spun off as a separate OKB (design bureau, ru , опытно-конструкторское бюро) in March 1957.
History
* October 1946 - OKB-2
* 12 October 1951 - division of
OKB-155-1 (headed by
Mikhail Gurevich)
* March 1957 -
Aleksandr Bereznyak became the chief designer
* June 1965 - machine building design bureau "Raduga"
* 19 June 1972 - Dubna production and development amalgamation "Raduga"
* 7 September 1978 - Dubna production amalgamation "Raduga"
* 12 May 1982 - machine building design bureau "Raduga"
Products
Kometa series
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KS-1 Komet (AS-1 "Kennel") - the first Soviet air-launched anti-ship cruise missile, began development 1947
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K-10S (AS-2 "Kipper") - heavy anti-ship missile,
Tu-16, 1955
Naval P-Series
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P-15 Termit (SS-N-2 "Styx") - ship-launched cruise missile (the basis for the Chinese HY-2
Silkworm missile), 1955
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P-270/3M80 Moskit (SS-N-22 "Sunburn") - ramjet-propelled anti-ship missile, 1973, in-service 1984
Kh/KSR airborne series

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R-4/K-9 (AA-4 "Awl") - long-range
air-to-air missile, late 1950s
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KSR-2 (AS-5 "Kelt") - 1956,
Tu-16KSR-2
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KSR-5/Kh-26 (AS-6 "Kingfish") -
Tu-16K-26,
Tu-16KSR-2-5,
Tu-16KSR-2-5-11. Development of Kh-22. Development authorized 24 August 1962. Officially entered service 12 November 1969 (along with K-10-26). Retired in 1994.
* KSR-11, (AS-5B) - anti-radar missile, air-launched. 1971
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Kh-15 (AS-16 "Kickback")) - hypersonic aeroballistic short-range attack missile, using liquid-fuel rocket propulsion.
Tu-22M2,M3,
Tu-95MS. First missiles were built in 1978. Serial production in mid-1980s.
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Kh-20 (AS-3 "Kangaroo") - air-launched
cruise missile,
Tu-95K. Development of "K-20 system" (consisting of
Kh-20 missile,
Tu-95K carrier, etc.) was authorized 11 March 1954.
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Kh-20M (AS-3 "Kangaroo") - Kh-20 with improved thermo-nuclear warhead. K-20 has officially entered service 9 September 1960. Retired in 1991 due to SALT-1 agreement.
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Kh-22 (AS-4 "Kitchen") -
anti-ship missile,
Tu-22K,
Tu-22M,
Tu-95K-22. Development of "missile complex K-22" was authorized 15 April 1958. Officially entered service 9 February 1971. K-95-22 (with
Tu-95K-22 aircraft) entered service in 1987.
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Kh-28 (AS-9 "Kyle") - anti-radar missile
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Kh-32 -
Tu-22M
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Kh-45
The Kh-45 Molnija "Lightning" was a Soviet hypersonic anti-ship air-to-surface missile project. It was developed as the main armament for ICD "Raduga"'s T-4 missile carrier bomber. The designers were A. Y. Bereznyak, G. K. Samokhvalov and V. ...
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Sukhoi T-4,
Sukhoi T-4MS
The JSC Sukhoi Company (russian: ПАО «Компания „Сухой“», ) is a Russian aircraft manufacturer (formerly Soviet Union, Soviet), headquartered in Begovoy District, Northern Administrative Okrug, Moscow, that designs both civil ...
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Kh-55 Granat (AS-15 "Kent") -
cruise missile, 1976,
Tu-95MS,
Tu-160. Development was authorized 8 December 1976. The first serial Kh-55 was launched 23 February 1981. Officially entered service (complex of Kh-55 and Tu-95MS) 31 December 1983. Also Kh-101 /102 variant.
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Kh-58 (AS-11 "Kilter") - anti-radar missile
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Kh-59 Ovod (AS-13 "Kingbolt") - tactical air-to-surface TV-guided missile
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Kh-59M Ovod-M (AS-18 "Kazoo") -
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Kh-2000, -
Sukhoi T-4,
Sukhoi T-4MS
The JSC Sukhoi Company (russian: ПАО «Компания „Сухой“», ) is a Russian aircraft manufacturer (formerly Soviet Union, Soviet), headquartered in Begovoy District, Northern Administrative Okrug, Moscow, that designs both civil ...
Others
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85R, 85RU, (SS-N-14 "Silex") - surface-launched torpedo-carrying anti-submarine missiles
* MV-1 - target drone
* KSR-5-NM - target drone
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Rk-55, S-10 Granat (SSC-X-4 "Slingshot", SS-N-21 "Sampson") - surface, submarine-launched nuclear cruise missiles
* Burlak, Burlak-M air-launched spacecraft launcher,
Tu-160SK
References
External links
Company history
{{Tactical Missiles Corporation
Tactical Missiles Corporation
Science and technology in the Soviet Union
Defence companies of the Soviet Union
Aerospace companies of the Soviet Union
Technology companies established in 1946
1946 establishments in the Soviet Union
Guided missile manufacturers
Companies based in Moscow Oblast
Design bureaus