Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau

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The Makeyev Design Bureau (also known as Makeyev OKB) is a Russian missile design facility. Opened in December 1947 as SKB-385, the facility now functions as Russia’s sole producer of submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM). The organization was named in honor of Victor Makeyev. Its full official name is State Rocket Center «Academician V.P. Makeev Design Bureau».

In 1965, SKB-385 was redesignated the Design Bureau of Machine-Building (KBM) under the Ministry of General Machine-Building.

Source: The Nuclear Threat Initiative. http://www.nti.org/db/nisprofs/russia/delivry/makeyev.htm

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