Sozvezdie (, Constellation), a

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also referred to as JSC Concern Sozvezdie, is the leading Russian developer and manufacturer of electronic warfare,

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s, and

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systems and equipment. Its headquarters are in

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History

The Voronezh Scientific Research Institute of Communication (VNIIS) was founded in

in 1958, and Sozvezdie is headquartered in this city. In 1963 Sozvezdie was the first in the world to create a fully-fledged

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system. The organization was founded on July 29, 2004 by decree of the

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. It has developed Russia's new multi-functional electronic warfare weapon system. On July 16, 2014, the

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imposed sanctions through the

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(OFAC) by adding Concern Sozvezdie and other entities to the Specially Designated Nationals List (SDN) in retaliation for the ongoing

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Structure

Apart from VNIIS, Sozvezdie includes the following enterprises and scientific research institutes: * JSC TNIIR 'Efir' * JSC Sarapul radiozavod * JSC Tambov plant 'Revtrud' * JSC Elektroautomatika * JSC NPP 'Start' * JSC Tambov plant 'October' * JSC 'Luch' Plant * JSC Ryazanskiy radiozavod * JSC Slavgorod plant of radioequipment * JSC Almaz * JSC Voronezh Central KB 'Polyus' * JSC VNII 'Vega' * JSC NPP 'Volna' * JSC 'Yantar' plant * JSC Krasnodar instrumentation plant 'Kaskade' * JSC Krasnodar KB 'Selena' * JSC 'KB of experimental works'

Directors

From October 2022 Vilkov Sergey Valerievich – executive director of JSC Concern Sozvezdie

Personnel structure

As of May 1, 2015 the company employed 5,418 people. 30 people are laureates of state prizes. The concern employs 1 corresponding member of the

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, 1 corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 1 Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, 21 professors, 17 doctors of Sciences, 177 candidates of Sciences, 39 graduate students. Educational projects are successfully carried out, within the framework of which the work of 7 branches of departments and 1 basic department of leading universities in the region for the training of specialists — VSU, VSTU, VSUET and MICT is organized. A special place in the social policy of the concern is occupied by the current correspondence graduate school in 3 technical and 1 economic specialties. Sozvezdie pays great attention to career guidance in engineering specialties, adaptation and consolidation of young specialists at the enterprise, and the employee motivation system is constantly being improved. The programs "Young Specialists", "Reserve" and others are being implemented.

Awards

Employees of Concern Sozvezdie JSC have been awarded a high award by the Government of the Russian Federation for developments in the field of electronic warfare. The award of the Government of the Russian Federation was awarded to the director of the STC "Electronic Warfare and Special Communications" M. L. Artemov, Deputy Director of the STC Yu. N. Rybalkina, head of the 403 VP MO S. G. Borisov, head of the NTU Yu. N. Kulikov and Deputy head of the NTU O. V. Afanasyev, as well as Acting Director General of JSC TNIR "Ether" V. I. Iradionov. Every year, the concern's employees take prizes in professional skill competitions. In 2016, representatives of "Sozvezdie" were again among the winners of the regional competition "Golden Hands" in the nominations "Turner" and "Milling machine operator".

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