Tikhomirov Scientific Research Institute of Instrument Design

History

Products and developments

Radar Control Systems

• N007 Zaslon complex for MiG-31

  Medium Range Air Defense Missile Systems

• 2K12 Kub missile system with 3M9 missile, 1958-1967 - NATO codename SA-6 "Gainful"
• Kub-M1 through Kub-M4 modifications
• 9К37 Buk missile system with 9M38 missile - NATO codename SA-11 "Gadfly"
• 9К37М1 Buk-M1 with 9M38M1 missile
• Ural - NATO codename SA-17 "Grizzly"
• 9К317 Buk-M2 with 9M317 missile
• 9К37M1-2 Buk-M1-2
• 9К317E Buk-M2E, recent export version of Buk-M2 ADM series featured at 2007 MAKS Airshow
• 9К317M Buk-M3, current version of Buk-M3 ADM series featured at 2013 MAKS Airshow
• ABM-1 Galosh

  Aircraft Weapon Control Systems

• MiG-31 AWCS was the first that introduces an electronically scanned phased array antenna
• SUV-27 AWCS for Su-27 and MiG-29, Su-30, Su-33, Su-35 and their modifications
• RLSU-27 AWCS for Su-27M is a multirole DSP radiolocator based on a slot antenna
• Radiolocator Targeting Complex Osa - РЛПК «Оса») - an AWCS for the light fighter jets like MiG-21, MiG-29, MiG-AT

  Phased Array Antennas

• Pero passive phased array with electronic beam scanning
• Bars, Irbis, Byelka a new generation passive phased array antennas
• Epolet-A, an X-band active phased array antenna

  Radar Seekers

• N001 radar

  Civil Products

• an automated control, diagnostics and traffic safety system, universal control panel for Yauza and Rusich underground trains and passenger train cars
• Delta-Geon, a seismic signals registrator
• various OKO geological devices
• an explosives detector for checking baggage and carry-on luggage.
• HYDRA interferometric side-scan sonar

  Notable employees

Heads of the institute

• March 1, 1955 - 1962 - Viktor Vasilievitch Tikhomirov
• 1962-1969 - Yuriy Nikolaevitch Figurovsky, Doctor of Engineering, professor, laureate of the Lenin award, Hero of Socialist Labour
• 1969-1973 - Sergey Afanasievitch Pecherin, laureate of the Lenin award and two orders of the Red Banner of Labour;
• 1973-1978 - Viktor Konstantinovitch Grishin, Doctor of Engineering, professor, laureate of the Lenin and State awards, Hero of the Socialist Labour
• 1978-1998 - Valentin Vasilievitch Matyashev, PhD in Engineering, professor, laureate of the Lenin and State awards
• since 1998 - Yuriy Ivanovitch Beliy, Honoured Radio Operator, Honoured Aircraft Engineer, member of the Scientific Technical Council of Rosoboronexport

  Lead researchers and engineers

• Ardalion Rastov, designer of both Kub and Buk SAMs
• , chief designer of the institute