Marine Scientific Research Institute of radioelectronics
Marine Scientific Research Institute of radioelectronics or MNIIRE Altair design bureau is a Soviet/Russian enterprise, developer of naval SA missile systems and radars. Headquartered in Moscow.History
Founded in 1933 as the All-Union State Institute of and Communication for the development of new weapon types for the Red Army and the Red Navy.
In 1940 the institute was granted the Lenin Prize for the development of Rif, Zarnitsa and Angara radars for the small ships, torpedo boats and minesweepers
In 1984 received the second Lenin Prize for the development of multi-channel SAM systems like Shtil, Rif and Klinok that allowed to combat the anti-ship missiles.
In 2010 Altair became a subsidiary of NPO Almaz, as the company's Science & Technical Center. Altair ceased to exist as a separate legal entity during the same year.Products
Major developments:
- S-300F, naval SAM system
- Uragan/Shtil, naval multirole SAM system
- Kinzhal/Klinok, naval SAM system
- Gibka, the ship turret launcher 3M-47
- Podzagolovok-23, Basic Collective Mutual Interference Avoidance System
