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Almaz (other)
Almaz is a Soviet military space station program. Almaz, meaning "diamond" in Amharic, Arabic, Russian and a number of other languages, may also refer to: Military * Almaz (Belarus), a police tactical unit of the Belarusian Militsiya * NPO Almaz, a Soviet/Russian military R&D enterprise * Almaz-Antey, a Russian state-owned company in the arms industry * Almaz Shipbuilding Company * Russian cruiser ''Almaz'', launched in 1903 * ''Almaz'', a sister ship to the Russian research vessel Yantar Other * "Almaz" (song), by US singer Randy Crawford from her 1986 album ''Abstract Emotions'' * Almaz, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province * Ahmet Almaz, Turkish journalist, translator, and non-fiction writer * Excalibur Almaz, defunct spacecraft company based in the Isle of Man * Wuling Almaz, a rebadged Baojun 530 compact SUV marketed by Wuling Motors for the Indonesian market * A character in the video game '' Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice'' * A Russian-made 135 mm camera with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almaz
The Almaz () program was a highly secret Soviet Union, Soviet military space station program, begun in the early 1960s. Three crewed military reconnaissance stations were launched between 1973 and 1976: Salyut 2, Salyut 3 and Salyut 5. To cover the military nature of the program, the three launched Almaz stations were designated as civilian Salyut programme, Salyut space stations. Salyut 2 failed shortly after achieving orbit, but Salyut 3 and Salyut 5 both conducted successful crewed testing. Following Salyut 5, the Ministry of Defense (Soviet Union), Soviet Ministry of Defense judged in 1978 that the time and resources consumed by station maintenance outweighed the benefits relative to automatic reconnaissance satellites. Still, it had some achievements along with the Salyut program, the heritage of the twin program continues, with the International Space Station module Zarya (ISS module), Zarya being one example. The space stations' cores were known internally as OPS (, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almaz (Belarus)
Almaz Special Anti-Terrorism Unit (SPBT Almaz) () is a police tactical unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus (MUS) that specialized in counterterrorism and hostage rescue crisis management, quick raid to capture or kill (if necessary) high-value targets, riot control in detention facilities, and VIP protection. The unit's missions primarily involve anti-irregular military, apprehension of armed and dangerous criminals, counterterrorism and hostage rescue crisis management, executive protection, high-risk tactical law enforcement situations, operating in difficult to access terrain, protecting high-level meeting areas, providing security in areas at risk of attack or terrorism, special reconnaissance in difficult to access and dangerous areas, support crowd control and riot control, and tactical special operations. History The special purpose detachment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic The Byel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NPO Almaz
JSC NPO Almaz named after A.A. Raspletin (, former SB-1, 1947–1950; KB-1, 1950–1966; MKB Strela, 1966–1971; TsKB Almaz, 1971–1988; NPO Almaz, 1988–2008; GSKB Almaz-Antey, 2008–2015) is a Soviet/Russian military R&D enterprise founded in 1947. It is the core of the Almaz-Antey holding. Headquarters – Moscow, Leningradsky av., 80. History The company is named after its chief designer . Since 1955, KB-1 developed such air defence missile systems as the S-25 Berkut, S-75 Dvina, S-125 Neva/Pechora, S-200 Angara/Vega/Dubna, S-300, S-400 Triumf, S-300PMU, S-300PMU2, and S-350E Vityaz. On 30 November 2009, the board of directors of Almaz-Antey voted to reorganize the joint-stock companies NIEMI, NIIRP, MNIIRE Altair and MNIIPA, merging them with NPO Almaz to form GSKB joint venture. GSKB became the head R&D arm of Almaz-Antey holdings, becoming its Head System Design Bureau (). NIIRP scientific & research center is developing the Joint system of air and ballis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almaz-Antey
JSC Concern VKO "Almaz-Antey" () is a Russian state-owned company in the arms industry, a result of a merger of Antey Corporation and NPO Almaz, unifying some of the national military enterprises, in particular, the developers of anti-aircraft defence and cruise missile systems. The organisation is headquartered in Moscow and is the world's eighth-largest defence contractor measured by 2017 defence revenues. In 2017, Almaz-Antey had arms sales of $9.125 billion. The Almaz-Antey group produce air defense systems, firearms for aircraft and armored vehicles, artillery shells and surface-to-surface missiles, airspace surveillance and coordination and artillery radars. The Group also manufacture civilian products such as navigation systems, air traffic systems, civil airtraffic- and weather radars, sewage cleaning systems, ventilation valves for nuclear power plants, and plastic packaging for cosmetics and food products. History Almaz-Antey was founded in 2002 by Preside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almaz Shipbuilding Company
The Almaz Shipbuilding Company () is a Russian manufacturing enterprise, specializing in military and commercial ship design, along with its development and production. Headquartered in St. Petersburg, the factory has 165,000 square metres located in the central part of St. Petersburg on Petrovsky Island (near the Gulf of Finland). It was founded in 1901 for the production of motorboats. It has produced more than a thousand military and commercial ships. Production * Hovercraft * Patrol boats * High-speed motor boats See also * Lebed-class LCAC The Kalmar class (Project 1206, NATO reporting name Lebed) are a class of medium-sized assault hovercraft designed for the Soviet Navy. The few remaining craft are operated by the Russian Navy. Designed by the design bureau wing of Almaz shipbu ... * Aist-class LCAC References External links Official site of Almaz (www.almaz.spb.ru)Almaz Docksat Rusnavy.com Shipbuilding companies of the Soviet Union Manufacturing compani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Cruiser Almaz
''Almaz'' (; "Diamond") was a 2nd-class cruiser in the Imperial Russian Navy, built by Baltic Shipyard in Saint Petersburg, Russia, as a yacht for Viceroy Yevgeni Alekseyev. Construction ''Almaz'' had her first keel plate laid down at the Baltic Shipyard on 25 September 1902, in the presence of Tsar Nicholai II, Grand Duke Konstantin and King George I of Greece. She was launched on 2 July 1902, and completed in December that year. Service history ''Almaz'' was commissioned into the Baltic Fleet in 1903. At the start of the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905), she was assigned to the Baltic Fleet, and was subsequently transferred to the Second Pacific Squadron, which transited the Suez Canal under the command of Admiral Dmitry von Fölkersam. On 28 May 1905, with most of the ships in the Russian fleet destroyed or captured at the Battle of Tsushima, ''Almaz'' was the only major ship to reach Vladivostok after the battle. page 34 She returned to the Baltic Fleet after the war, serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Research Vessel Yantar
''Yantar'' (Янтарь) is a special purpose intelligence collection ship built for the Russian Navy. The ship has been operated by the Russian Navy's Main Directorate of Underwater Research (GUGI) since 2015 and is reportedly a spy ship. The vessel's home port is Severomorsk, where it is attached to the Northern Fleet. It is the lead ship of the Project 22010 class, with two sister ships: ''Almaz'' (planned launch of 2019 but delayed), intended to serve with the Pacific Fleet, and '' Vice-Admiral Burilichev'' (laid down 2021). Design and construction ''Yantar'' was designed by the CMDB Almaz Design Bureau in St. Petersburg, and the hull was laid down on 8 July 2010. It was launched in December 2012, and concluded its sea trials in May 2015. The ship has a length of and a full displacement of 5,736 tons. It uses diesel-electric propulsion for a top speed of approximately . It officially has a complement of 60. The ship was built at the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almaz (song)
"Almaz" is a single by American female soul singer Randy Crawford, which was recorded in 1986. The song reached number four in the UK Singles Chart. "Almaz" is one of the few songs Randy Crawford has written by herself, and the first of her own compositions that was released as a single. Composition "Almaz" was written about a couple of Eritrean refugees who were neighbors of Crawford's. The man asked Crawford to write a song about his wife, who was named Almaz (which means "diamond" in Tigrinya, Amharic, Arabic and a number of other languages). In the song, the singer reflects on their rare form of love. In Crawford's own words, "I witnessed this perfect love affair between them, although she was considerably younger than him. This beautiful couple with their baby. As refugees they were looking for 'a world where love survives'." Release and reception "Almaz" was released as the third single off the '' Abstract Emotions'' album, in November 1986. The first two singles had f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almaz, Iran
Almas (, also Romanized as Ālmās and Almās; also known as Almāsī and Almaz) is a village in Guney-ye Gharbi Rural District, Tasuj District, Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort .... At the 2006 census, its population was 326, in 108 families. References Populated places in Shabestar County {{Shabestar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmet Almaz
Ahmet Almaz is a Turkish journalist, translator, and non-fiction writer. Almaz was born in Anamur. He attended school in Konya, Ceyhan, Karaman and Anamur. He went to university in 1993, publishing his first work, The Birth of Stars (prepared with Dr. Ahmet Gül), in 1997 through Gonca Publishing. In 2002 Almaz carried out research for the Foreign Affairs department of the newly formed Ak Party. The same year he published The Duties of the Children, or Golden Advices to the Children, through Birey Publishing. Presently Almaz works for the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, where he writes about the history of trade. He also contributes weekly to the Anayurt newspaper, and has a column in the Turkish daily ''Bugün ''Bugün'' () was a Turkish daily newspaper. It was established in 2005. Columnists and journalists working for it have included Cengiz Çandar, Ahmet Almaz, Toktamış Ateş and Kamil Maman. ''Bugün'' was founded in January 2003 as ''Dünde ...'' newspaper. Almaz' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Excalibur Almaz
Excalibur Almaz Limited, formerly Excalibur Almaz Inc. (EAI),is an international commercial spaceflight company based in the Isle of Man. History Excalibur Almaz had its headquarters in Douglas, Isle of Man, with offices in Houston, Los Angeles, Moscow, and Tokyo. The company planned to provide a variety of deep space crewed exploration missions, micro-gravity science, and payload delivery. EA also aimed to offer Low Earth Orbit cargo and crew delivery and return. In 2009, Excalibur Almaz hoped to begin flights by 2012 with revenue flights starting as early as 2013. In October 2011, NASA signed an unfunded Space Act Agreement for work related to the Commercial Crew Development program. In July 2012, Excalibur Almaz Inc. (EAI) successfully completed its Commercial Crew Development Round 2 (CCDev2) partnership with NASA's Commercial Crew Program. In 2010, Jonathan Clark, NASA flight surgeon on six Space Shuttle missions—and whose wife, Laurel Clark, died in the Space Shu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baojun 530
The Baojun 530 () is a two- or three-row compact crossover SUV produced by SAIC-GM-Wuling, SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) through the Baojun brand. Unveiled at the Auto Guangzhou 2017, Baojun 530 took design cues from the smaller Baojun 510, 510 and is a successor of the Baojun 560, 560, while the 560 remained briefly on sale as a cheaper alternative. The crossover is an example of an extensive Rebadging, badge engineering, as it is marketed under four different brands in several different markets. The Baojun 530 started sale in China in February 2018. It started production in Indonesia in January 2019 as the Wuling Almaz, making Indonesia the first market outside China to receive the 530 model. In November 2018, the 530 was also introduced as the second-generation Chevrolet Captiva in Colombia. The Chevrolet-badged 530 went on sale in several South American markets since April 2019, being fully imported from China. It was launched in India as MG Hector in June 2019 as the first model rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
