| Alexander Nadiradze Александр Надирадзе ალექსანდრე ნადირაძე |
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| Born | August 20, 1914 Gori, Tiflis Governorate |
| Died | September 3, 1987 (aged 73) Moscow |
| Citizenship | Soviet Union |
| Fields | Aircraft designer, missile engineer |
| Institutions | Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology |
| Alma mater | Sergo Ordzhonikidze Moscow Aviation Institute |
| Known for | Creation of the first mobile ICBM system RT-21 Temp 2S as well as RSD-10 Pioneer, and RT-2PM Topol. |
| Notable awards | Twice Hero of Socialist Labour Four times Order of Lenin Order of the October Revolution Order of the Red Banner of Labour Lenin Prize USSR State Prize |
Alexander Davidovich Nadiradze (Russian: Александр Давидович Надирадзе, Georgian: ალექსანდრე ნადირაძე, Aleksandre Nadiradze 20 August 1914, Gori - 3 September 1987, Moscow) was a famous Soviet missile engineer. He was the main designer of the first Soviet mobile ICBM RT-21 Temp 2S (SS-16), intermediate range ballistic missile RSD-10 Pioneer (SS-20) and RT-2PM Topol (SS-25). Modern RT-2PM2 Topol-M and RS-24 missiles design is mostly based on Nadiradze's projects as well.
Prior to the Great Patriotic war, Alexander Nadiradze worked on development of air cushion landing gear for aircraft. This gear was tested on Yakovlev UT-2 trainer aircraft.
During the war, he created several anti-tank missiles. In 1966, Nadiradze won the Ministry of Defence tender for the mobile ICBM. Temp 20 (later RT-21 Temp 2S) became the Soviet Union's first mobile ICBM which was put into service in 1976.
In 1971, the RSD-10 IRBM creation began. This mobile missile became operational on 11 March 1976. The same year Nadiradze was granted with Hero of Socialist Labour and the Order of Lenin.
Alexander Nadiradze was an author of more than 100 scientific works and 220 knowhows. In Russia, he is widely regarded as a founder of mobile missiles design.