MAPO MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
Established by the presidential decree of January 25, 1996, the MAPO
Military-Industrial Complex (MAPO MIC) was opened on May 27, 1996. This
unitary state enterprise incorporates all leading civilian and military
aircraft manufacturers of the country.
The Moscow Aircraft Production Organization
specializing in production of MiG fighters (MAPO-MiG) is the organizational
nucleus of the new industrial amalgamation. MAPO is Russia's first company
that survived the deep crisis of the early 1990s to emerge as the largest
industrial-financial concern, which has already made a name on the international
market.
The newly established MAPO MIC:
- pools the production, intellectual, financial
and marketing resources of the country's defense enterprises into a single
state-owned company to resolve the general tasks of developing, manufacturing
and promoting on the international market advanced domestic aircraft and
weapons systems;
- is a natural sequel to consolidation
of all domestic aircraft manufacturers;
- complies with current world market tendencies
towards the creation of larger aircraft and weapons systems manufacturers;
- meets the requirements of present-day
state policy directed at preserving and consolidating the national defense
potential and cooperation with other countries in the military and technical
spheres.
MAPO MIC incorporates 12 industrial enterprises
and one commercial bank in a single company.
MAPO MIC employs over 100,000 people. Its
main products are MiG-29, MiG-AT airplanes, Ka-50, Ka-32 helicopters and
other general-purpose aircraft, as well as aircraft engines, accessories
and airborne equipment.
MAPO MIC comprises:
1. MiG Moscow Aircraft Production Organization
? developer and producer of MiG-29 fighters, MiG-AT trainers and light-weight
planes.
2. Kamov JSC (Lyubertsy, Moscow Region)
- developer of Ka-50, Ka-52, Ka-32, Ka-62 and other helicopters.
3. Ryazan State Instrument Making Factory
- producer of avionics systems.
4. Elektroavtomatika Experimental Design
Bureau (St. Petersburg) - developer of avionics systems.
5. Perm Instrument Making Company JSC -
developer of avionics systems.
6. Klimov Research and Production Enterprise
(St. Petersburg) - developer of aircraft engines.
7. Chernyshev Machine Building Enterprise
JSC (Moscow) - producer of aircraft engines.
8. Tushino Engineering Design Bureau Soyuz
- the company involved in engineering development of aircraft engines.
9. Pribor Association JSC (Kursk) - developer
and producer of airborne computers.
10. Krasny Oktyabr Machine Building Enterprise
JSC (St. Petersburg) - producer of aircraft components.
11. Aviatest Research and Engineering Enterprise
(Rostov-on-Don) - developer and producer of ground monitors for airborne
systems.
12. Aircraft Overhaul Plant No. 121 (Kubinka,
Moscow Region) - the enterprise involved in repair, modernization and servicing
of airframes, engines and accessories.
13. Aviabank Incorporated Commercial Bank
- one of the leading Russian industrial banks catering for over 200 enterprises
and organization of Russia's aircraft industry.
Below is the newly appointed management
of MAPO MIC.
Alexander Bezrukov,
MAPO MIC Chairman
Appointed chairman of the MAPO Military-Industrial
Complex in February 1996. Until then was commercial director, first deputy
director general of the MiG Moscow Aircraft Production Organization. Belongs
to the new generation of executives who moved into leading positions when
the issue of amalgamation of enterprises was on the agenda. Started his
career in 1980 as an apprentice electrical fitter. Worked as fitter. In
1990 became head of a commercial office; in 1991, head of a commercial
department, rising to a position of commercial director. Born in 1964.
Graduate of the Moscow Aviation Institute.
Mikhail Valdenberg,
General Designer of MAPO MIC
Appointed General Designer of MAPO MIC
in April 1996.
From 1993 to 1996 held almost all positions
in designer career: technician-designer, engineer-designer, leading engineer
for flight tests, leading designer, deputy chief designer, chief designer.
As deputy chief designer, M. Valdenberg took part in the development of
MiG-21U, MiG-23 and MiG-27 fighters. In 1982 was appointed chief designer
of the MiG-29 plane.
Born in 1928. Graduate of the Moscow Aviation
Institute. For outstanding achievements in aircraft building, M. Valdenberg
was conferred the title of Hero of Socialist Labor and awarded high national
decorations. M. Valdenberg is a state prize winner.
Vladimir Kuzmin,
Chairman of the Board of Directors of MAPO
MIC,
Director General of MiG MAPO
Appointed chairman of the board of directors
of MAPO MIC in February 1996. Since 1991 V. Kuzmin has been head of the
MiG Moscow Aircraft Production Organization (MAPO-MiG). Played an important
role in promoting MAPO's MiG-29s on the world market.
V. Kuzmin started his career at MAPO in
1959 as apprentice automatic line fitter. Gradually rose from position
of foreman to head of department and final assembly shop superintendent.
In 1987 V. Kuzmin became deputy production manager.
Born in 1937. Graduate of the Tomsk Air
Defense Artillery Higher Military School and Moscow Aviation Institute.
No. 16, July-August, 1997