JSC V.V. Tikhomirov Scientific Research Institute of Instrument Design (, , NIIP) is a

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, one of the Russian enterprises in the development of weaponry

control system A control system manages, commands, directs, or regulates the behavior of other devices or systems using control loops. It can range from a single home heating controller using a thermostat controlling a domestic boiler to large industrial ...

s for fighter planes and mobile medium range

anti-aircraft Anti-aircraft warfare (AAW) is the counter to aerial warfare and includes "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action".AAP-6 It encompasses surface-based, subsurface ( submarine-launched), and air-ba ...

SAM defence vehicles.

History

The institute was created on March 1, 1955 as a branch of the Moscow NII-17 by the Ministry of Aircraft Industry of the

USSR Council of Ministers The Council of Ministers of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( rus, Совет министров СССР, r=Sovet Ministrov SSSR, p=sɐˈvʲet mʲɪˈnʲistrəf ˌɛsˌɛsˌɛsˈɛr), sometimes abbreviated as Sovmin or referred to as the ...

(Resolution N^o. 2436-1005, September 18, 1954). In February 1956, the NII-17 branch was reorganized into an independent enterprise known as ''Scientific Research Institute for Instrumentation'', or NIIP. In 1994 the institute was named after his first CEO Viktor Tikhomirov. At present, NIIP is an enterprise with an industrial and economic infrastructure. The area occupied by the Institute is 42000 square meters.

Products and developments

Radar Control Systems

* N007 Zaslon complex for MiG-31

Medium Range Air Defense Missile Systems

* 2K12 Kub missile system with 3M9 missile, 1958-1967 (''Kvadrat'' export version) - NATO codename SA-6 "Gainful" * Kub-M1 through Kub-M4 modifications * 9К37

Buk missile system The Buk (; "beech" (tree), ) is a family of self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon, self-propelled, medium-range surface-to-air missile systems developed by the Soviet Union and its successor state, the Russian Federation, and designed to counter ...

with 9M38 missile - NATO codename SA-11 "Gadfly" * 9К37М1 Buk-M1 (most common) with 9M38M1 missile * Ural (unfinished, only prototypes built) - NATO codename SA-17 "Grizzly" * 9К317 Buk-M2 with 9M317 missile * 9К37M1-2 Buk-M1-2 (Buk-M1 upgrade for the use of Buk-M2 missile) * 9К317E Buk-M2E, recent export version of Buk-M2 ADM series featured at 2007 MAKS Airshow * 9К317M Buk-M3, current version of Buk-M3 ADM series featured at 2013 MAKS Airshow *

ABM-1 Galosh The A-350 GRAU 5V61 (NATO reporting name ABM-1 Galosh, formerly SH-01) was a Soviet Union, Soviet, nuclear armed surface-to-air anti-ballistic missile.MiG-31 AWCS was the first that introduced an electronically scanned phased array antenna (in

Soviet Army The Soviet Ground Forces () was the land warfare service branch of the Soviet Armed Forces from 1946 to 1992. It was preceded by the Red Army. After the Soviet Union ceased to exist in December 1991, the Ground Forces remained under th ...

since 1981) * SUV-27 () AWCS for Su-27 and

MiG-29 The Mikoyan MiG-29 (; NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) is a twinjet, twin-engine fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the MiG-29, along with the large ...

, Su-30,

Su-33 The Sukhoi Su-33 (-33; NATO reporting name: Flanker-D) is a Soviet/Russian all-weather Carrier-based aircraft, carrier-based twinjet, twin-engine air superiority fighter designed by Sukhoi and manufactured by Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Produ ...

Su-35 The Sukhoi Su-35 (-35; NATO reporting name: Flanker-E/M, occasionally nicknamed "Super Flanker") is the designation for two improved derivatives of the Su-27 air-defence fighter. They are single-seat, twin-engine, supermaneuverable, 4.5 ge ...

and their modifications (developing process started in 1978) * RLSU-27 () AWCS for Su-27M is a multirole DSP radiolocator based on a

slot antenna A slot antenna consists of a metal surface, usually a flat plate, with one or more holes or slots cut out. When the plate is driven element, driven as an antenna (radio), antenna by an applied radio frequency current, the slot radiates electromag ...

(developing process started in 1982) * Radiolocator Targeting Complex ''Osa'' - ) - an AWCS for the light fighter jets like

MiG-21 The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (; NATO reporting name: Fishbed) is a supersonic jet aircraft, jet fighter aircraft, fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan, Mikoyan-Gurevich OKB, Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. Its nicknames in ...

, MiG-AT

Phased Array Antennas

* ''Pero'' passive phased array with electronic beam scanning * '' Bars'', '' Irbis'', '' Byelka'' a new generation passive phased array antennas * ''Epolet-A'', an

X-band The X band is the designation for a band of frequency, frequencies in the microwave radio region of the electromagnetic spectrum. In some cases, such as in communication engineering, the frequency range of the X band is set at approximately 7.0� ...

active phased array An active electronically scanned array (AESA) is a type of phased array antenna, which is a computer-controlled antenna array in which the beam of radio waves can be electronically steered to point in different directions without moving the ant ...

antenna (currently on a prototype stage) File:Electronically Scanned Array IRBIS E.jpg, Irbis-E at 2009 MAKS Airshow File:PAK FA AESA maks2009.jpg, N036 Byelka AESA radar for PAK FA at 2009 MAKS Airshow File:AESA L NIIP maks2009.jpg, AESA L-band slat radar at 2009 MAKS Airshow File:MAKS Airshow 2013 (Ramenskoye Airport, Russia) (523-37).jpg, AESA X-band side radar at 2013 MAKS Airshow

Radar Seekers

* N001 radar

Civil Products

* an automated control, diagnostics and traffic safety system, universal control panel for Yauza and Rusich underground trains and passenger train cars * ''Delta-Geon'', a seismic signals registrator * various ''OKO'' geological devices * an explosives detector for checking baggage and carry-on luggage (capable of detecting substances such as

RDX RDX (Research Department Explosive or Royal Demolition Explosive) or hexogen, among other names, is an organic compound with the formula (CH2N2O2)3. It is white, odorless, and tasteless, widely used as an explosive. Chemically, it is classified ...

, HMX). * ''HYDRA'' interferometric side-scan sonar

Notable employees

Heads of the institute

* March 1, 1955 - 1962 - Viktor Vasilievitch Tikhomirov * 1962-1969 - Yuriy Nikolaevitch Figurovsky, Doctor in Engineering, professor, laureate of the Lenin award,

Hero of Socialist Labour The Hero of Socialist Labour () was an Title of honor, honorific title in the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact countries from 1938 to 1991. It represented the highest degree of distinction in the USSR and was awarded for exceptional achievem ...

* 1969-1973 - Sergey Afanasievitch Pecherin, laureate of the

Lenin Prize The Lenin Prize (, ) was one of the most prestigious awards of the Soviet Union for accomplishments relating to science, literature, arts, architecture, and technology. It was originally created on June 23, 1925, and awarded until 1934. During ...

and two orders of the Red Banner of Labour; * 1973-1978 - Viktor Konstantinovitch Grishin, Doctor in Engineering, professor, laureate of the Lenin and State awards, Hero of the Socialist Labour * 1978-1998 - Valentin Vasilievitch Matyashev, PhD in Engineering, professor, laureate of the Lenin Prize and the

USSR State Prize The USSR State Prize () was one of the Soviet Union’s highest civilian honours, awarded from its establishment in September 1966 until the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. It recognised outstanding contributions in the fields of science, mathem ...

* since 1998 - Yuriy Ivanovitch Beliy, Honoured Radio Operator, Honoured Aircraft Engineer, member of the Scientific Technical Council of

Rosoboronexport JSC Rosoboronexport (ROE; , ''Rosoboroneksport'') is the sole state intermediary agency for Russia's exports/imports of defense-related and dual use products, technologies and services. The Rosoboronexport Federal State Unitary Enterprise (FSU ...

Lead researchers and engineers

* Ardalion Rastov, designer of both Kub and Buk SAMs * , chief designer of the institute

References

External links

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