JSC V.V. Tikhomirov Scientific Research Institute of Instrument Design is a joint stock company

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, one of the major Russia

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n enterprises

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 in the development of weaponry control system

Control system

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s for fighter planes and mobile medium range anti-aircraft SAM

Surface-to-air missile

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 defense vehicles.

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 (Resolution N^o. 2436-1005, September 18, 1954). In February 1956, the NII-17 branch was reorganized into an independent enterprise, commonly known as Scientific Research Institute for Instrumentation, or NIIP.

At present, NIIP is a modern technically equipped enterprise with a developed industrial and economic infrastructure. The total area occupied by the Institute is 42000 square meters.

Medium Range Air Defense Missile Systems

• 3M9 Kub (SA-6 "Gainful"), 1958-1967 (Kvadrat export version, NATO codename SA-6)
• Kub-M1 through Kub-M4 modifications
• Buk missile system (SA-11 "Gadfly")
• Buk-M1
• Buk-M1-2
• Buk-M2E, recent export version of Buk ADM series featured at 2007 MAKS Airshow
  MAKS Airshow
  MAKS is an International Air Show held near Moscow, Russia on Zhukovskiy LII air field. The first show, Mosaeroshow-92, was held in 1992. Since 1993, it was renamed to its current name and is held on odd years .MAKS is an important event in Russian business...
  
  
• Ural (unfinished)

Aircraft Weapon Control Systems

• MiG-31 AWCS was the first that introduces an electronically scanned phased array antenna (in Soviet Army
  Soviet Army
  The Soviet Army is the name given to the main part of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union between 1946 and 1992. Previously, it had been known as the Red Army. Informally, Армия referred to all the MOD armed forces, except, in some cases, the Soviet Navy.This article covers the Soviet Ground...
  
   since 1981)
• SUV-27 AWCS for Su-27 and MiG-29, Su-30, Su-33, Su-35 and their modifications (developing process started in 1978)
• RLSU-27 AWCS for Su-27M is a multirole DSP
  Digital signal processing
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   radiolocator based on a slot antenna
  Slot antenna
  A slot antenna consists of a metal surface, usually a flat plate, with a hole or slot cut out. When the plate is driven as an antenna by a driving frequency, the slot radiates electromagnetic waves in similar way to a dipole antenna. The shape and size of the slot, as well as the driving frequency,...
  
   (developing process started in 1982)
• Radiolocator Targeting Complex Osa - ) - an AWCS for the light fighter jets like MiG-21, MiG-29, MiG-AT

Phased Array Antennas

• Pero passive phased array with electronic beam scanning
• Bars
  Bars radar
  The Bars are a family of Russian all-weather multimode airborne radars developed by the Tikhomirov Scientific Research Institute of Instrument Design for multi-role combat aircraft such as the Su-27 and the MiG-29.-Description:...
  
  , Irbis, a new generation passive phased array antennas
• Epolet-A, an X-band active phased array antenna (currently on a prototype stage)

Civil Products

• an automated control, diagnostics and traffic safety system, universal control panel for Yauza and Rusich
  Metro wagon 81-740/741 Rusich
  81-740/741 , is a type of rolling stock specially designed for running under the harsh winter climate of outdoor Moscow. Rusich also features a corridor connection, allowing passenger access between two contigiuous cars...
  
   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
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  , HMX
  HMX
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• HYDRA interferometric side-scan sonar
  Side-scan sonar
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General Directors

• March 1, 1955 - 1962 - Viktor Vasilievitch Tikhomirov
  Viktor Tikhomirov
  Viktor Vasilievitch Tikhomirov 1912, Kineshma, currently in Ivanovo Oblast, Russian Empire — 1985, USSR) was the Soviet scientist in the field of radioelectronics and automation, corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences , Full Doctor of engineering, three times laureate of the Stalin...
  
  
• 1962-1969 - Yuriy Nikolaevitch Figurovsky, Full Doctor of engineering, Professor, Laureate of the Lenin award, Hero of Socialist Labour;
• 1969-1973 - Sergey Afanasievitch Pecherin, holder of the Lenin award and two orders of the Red Banner of Labour;
• 1973-1978 - Viktor Konstantinovitch Grishin, Full Doctor of engineering, Professor, Laureate of the Lenin and State awards, Hero of the Socialist Labour, academician of the International Academy of Informatization;
• 1978-1998 - Valentin Vasilievitch Matyashev
  Valentin Matyashev
  Valentin Vasilievitch Matyashev was a General Director of the Research Institute of Instrument Design from 1978 to 1998, Professor, Laureate of the Lenin and State awards, academician of the International Academy of Informatization.Under the leadership of Matyashev second and third generations of...
  
  , Ph.D., Professor, Laureate of the Lenin and State awards, academician of the International Academy of Informatization.
• since 1998 - Yuriy Ivanovitch Beliy, member of the Scientific Technical Council of the National Association of aircraft and instrument design, "Honorary radio operator", "Honorary aircraft producer", member of the Scientific Technical Council of the Russian Control Systems Agency, member of the Scientific Technical Council of Rosoboronexport.

Notable figures

• Ardalion Rastov
  Ardalion Rastov
  Ardalion Ardalionovich Rastov is a Soviet engineer and chief designer of both Kub and Buk self-propelled missile launchers.Graduated from radiotechnical faculty of Moscow Energy Institute in 1949...
  
  , Chief designer of both Kub and Buk self-propelled missile launchers
• Yevgeny Pigin

External links

• NIIP official site
• V.V. Tikhomirov Instrument Research and Development Institute, "The Golden Book of Moscow Business. The Year 2003"