Degtyarev plant

Degtyarev plant
Native name
 ОАО «Завод им. В. А. Дегтярёва»
Industry Mechanical engineering
Founded August 27, 1916 (1916-08-27)
Headquarters Kovrov, Vladimir Oblast, Russia
Products Small arms, RPGs, anti-tank missiles, MPADS rockets
Brands Voskhod
Revenue RUB12 054 million[1] (2012)
Increase RUB2046 million (2012)
Number of employees
 10 269[2] (2012)
Parent High Precision Systems[3] (Rostec)
Website zid.ru

The Degtyarev plant (officially the Open Joint Stock Company "V. A. Degtyarev Plant", Russian: ОАО Завод имени В. А. Дегтярёва, commonly abbreviated as ЗиД (ZiD), English: ОАО Zаvоd imeni V. А. Dеgtyarevа) is one of the most important weapon-producing enterprises of Russia.

History

Founded in Kovrov in 1917, the firearms plant has been supplying Russian and Soviet armed forces with weapons ever since. Weapons such as the Degtyarev anti-tank rifle (PTRD), the Degtyarev infantry machine gun (DP-28), the Shpagin submachine gun (PPSh-41) and the Goryunov heavy machine gun (SG-43 Goryunov) were created at the plant.

In 1989 it was the fourth largest motorcycle producer in the Soviet Union.[4]

Production

ZiD-50-Pilot moped

Presently the Degtyarev plant is producing revolvers, machine guns, aircraft guns, anti-aircraft guns, anti-tank guns and rocket systems.

Products

The plant also makes a range of civilian products: motorcycles (i.e. Voskhod), mopeds, micro-tractors, sewing machines and accumulator batteries.

References

  1. ↑ Бухгалтерский баланс 2012 форма №2
  2. ↑ Годовой отчет ОАО «ЗиД» 2012 год
  3. ↑ "ОАО «Завод им. Дегтярева»" (in Russian). High Precision Systems (Vysokotochnye Kompleksy). Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Russian Defense Business Directory". Federation of American Scientists. US Department of Commerce Bureau of Export Administration. May 1995. Retrieved 21 July 2017.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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