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{{Short description|Russian defense company}}{{expand Russian|Конструкторское бюро приборостроения|date=September 2012}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = KBP Instrument Design Bureau
| logo = File:KBP_Instrument_Design_Bureau_logo.png
| image = KBP Instrument Design Bureau 02.jpg
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| type = [[Joint-stock company]]
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| founder = Pavel Petrovich Tretiakov<ref name = KBPhistory/>
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| key_people = D. Konoplev {{small|Managing Director}}<br>N. Khokhlov {{small|Chief Engineer, {{nobr|First Deputy General Director}}}}
| industry = [[Arms industry]]
| genre = <!-- Only used with media and publishing companies -->
| products = Firearms, Ammunition, [[Anti-aircraft warfare|Anti-aircraft defence systems]], Autocannons, Rotary cannons, Turrets, Remote controlled weapon stations, CIWS, Anti-aircraft cannons, Weapon systems for tanks and armored vehicles, Missiles, ATGMs, Artillery shells, Mortar shells, Guidance systems, Precision-guided munitions, Close-in weapon systems (CIWS), Grenade launchers
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| operating_income = 14 billion rubles
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| parent = [[High Precision Systems]] ([[Rostec]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rostec.ru/en/about/company/142|title=Rostec - High Precision Systems (Vysokotochnye Kompleksy)|publisher=Rostec|access-date=17 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721172122/http://rostec.ru/en/about/company/142|archive-date=21 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| foundation = {{start date and age|1927}}
| location_city = [[Tula, Russia|Tula]]
| location_country = Russia
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| homepage = [http://www.kbptula.ru www.kbptula.ru]
}}
'''JSC ''Konstruktorskoe Buro Priborostroeniya'' (KBP)'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kbptula.ru/en/|title=KBP Instrument Design Bureau - Home|website=www.kbptula.ru|access-date=2017-09-11|archive-date=2020-09-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915022210/http://www.kbptula.ru/en/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ({{langx|ru|АО «Конструкторское бюро приборостроения»|AO konstruktórskoje bjuró priborostrojénija}} Joint-Stock Company - Instrument Design Bureau) is one of the main enterprises in the field of [[Defense industry of Russia|Russian defense industry]], based in Tula. It is engaged in designing high-precision weapon systems for the Army, the VMF and the VKS, as well as anti-air defense systems,  high-rate-of-fire cannons and small arms, in addition to civilian products. Its full name goes as "Joint-Stock Company Instrument Design Bureau named after Academic A. G. Shipunov". Its shareholders include [[High Precision Systems]], part of the State Corporation [[Rostec]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kbptula.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=109&Itemid=493&lang=ru|title=ОАО "Конструкторское бюро приборостроения" - ОАО "Конструкторское бюро приборостроения"|website=kbptula.ru|language=ru-ru|access-date=2017-03-19|archive-date=2015-07-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712202650/http://kbptula.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=109&Itemid=493&lang=ru|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The designing of high-precision weaponry is the priority of the KBP. The enterprise designs air-to-ground, ground-to-air and ground-to-ground weaponry. In addition to these, KBP also develops modern autocannons and grenade launchers. It also manufactures automatic, hand-held and under-slung grenade launchers, sniper rifles, submachine guns, pistols and revolvers for the law enforcement agencies.

== History ==
KBP was founded on 1 October, 1927 as an organization at Tula Weapons Factory, engaging in designing small arms. The first major success the organization made was in the Red Armory, where its Tokarev pistol was adopted into use in February 1931. In 1936, it was renamed TsKB-14 (Central design bureau No 14).<ref name = KBPhistory/> During the Great Patriotic War large successes were made by aviation machineguns such as [[ShVAK cannon|ShVAK]], [[ShKAS machine gun|ShKAS]], [[Berezin UB]] as well as [[Volkov-Yartsev VYa-23|VYa]] and [[Berezin B-20]] aviation cannons. Over 80% of the domestic aircraft of the Soviet Air Force were equipped with weapons from the Tula designers.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldweapon.info/kbp-tula|title=КБП (Тула) {{!}} Энциклопедия вооружения|website=www.worldweapon.info|language=ru|access-date=2017-03-19}}</ref>

=== Post-war years ===
Activities of the company were restored under the supervision of engineer-gunsmith Igor Dimitriev during the post-war years. KBP designed the [[Makarov pistol|PM]], [[Stechkin automatic pistol|APS]] pistols, the [[Afanasev Makarov AM-23|AM-23]] cannon, the 23-mm anti-aircraft cannon 2A7 for the [[ZSU-23-4|Shilka]] system, the [[ZU-23-2|ZU-23]] AAA alongside its dual 2A14 cannons in the 1940s and the 1950s.

The enterprise began designing guided weapons and high-precision missiles in the 1960s.  The [[9M133 Kornet|Kornet-E]] AT missile, the [[Krasnopol (weapon)|Krasnopol M-2]] guided-missile system, the [[2K22 Tunguska|Tunguska]] and the [[Pantsir-S1]] anti-aircraft cannon-missile systems, in addition to the [[Kashtan CIWS]] were designed in this period.

=== Post-Soviet years ===
KBP was heavily struck by the drastic reduction in state defence order and the financing of military R&D after 1991. Russia's debt to the KBP reached 20 billion rubles in 1994. Under such conditions the bureau's survival was only possible through the means of export.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pvo.guns.ru/book/cast/kbp.htm|title=Вестник ПВО :: Библиотека|website=pvo.guns.ru|access-date=2017-03-19}}</ref> KBP requested the government of Russia to provide independent military and technical cooperation with foreign countries, and was confirmed and subsequently expanded by an order of the Russian president in 2000.<ref name="auto"/> A total of more than 160 designs were made by the KBP up until 1 October, 2012, the 85th anniversary of the founding of the enterprise. By this time the enterprise has integrated over 6500 inventors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kbptula.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=253:85---&catid=13:2011-09-06-10-28-34&Itemid=2&lang|title=KBP Instrument Design Bureau - KBP Instrument Design Bureau|last=admin|website=kbptula.ru|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-03-19}}</ref>

On July 16, 2014, the [[Obama administration]] imposed [[International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War|sanctions]] through the [[US Department of Treasury]]'s [[Office of Foreign Assets Control]] (OFAC) by adding KBP Instrument Design Bureau and other entities to the [[Office of Foreign Assets Control#Specially Designated Nationals List|Specially Designated Nationals List (SDN)]] in retaliation for the ongoing [[Russo-Ukrainian War]].<ref name=US140716>{{cite web |url=https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/OFAC-Enforcement/Pages/20140716.aspx |title=Ukraine-related Sanctions; Publication of Executive Order 13662 Sectoral Sanctions Identifications List |publisher= treasury.gov |date= 16 July 2014 }}</ref><ref name=US140716PR>{{cite web |url=https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/jl2572.aspx |title=Announcement of Treasury Sanctions on Entities Within the Financial Services and Energy Sectors of Russia, Against Arms or Related Materiel Entities, and those Undermining Ukraine's Sovereignty  |publisher= treasury.gov |date= 16 July 2014 }}</ref>

== Structure ==
KBP's shares are held by OAO NPO [[Vysokotochnye Kompleksy]] and State Company [[Rostec]]. It has the following subsidiaries:
* [[TsKIB SOO]]
* Moscow subsidiary of KBP
* [[Science Research Center of Biology]] "Fitogenetica"

==Products==
The following weapons have been designed by KBP:
* [[GWS Hermes]] Guided Weapon System
* [[Kashtan CIWS|Kashtan]] CIWS
* [[Krasnopol (Weapon)|30F39 Krasnopol]] 152-mm Laser Guided Projectile
* [[Drozd]] active protection system

===Small arms===
* [[9A-91 carbine]]
* [[ADS amphibious rifle]]
* [[VSSK Vykhlop]] sniper rifle
* [[VSK-94]] sniper rifle 
* [[OSV-96]] heavy precision rifle
* [[PP-90]] folding [[submachine gun]]
* [[PP-90M1]] helical-feed [[submachine gun]]
* [[PP-93]] [[submachine gun]]
* [[PP-2000]] [[submachine gun]]/[[Personal defense weapon|PDW]]
* [[P-96 pistol]]
* [[GSh-18]] [[pistol]]
* [[Udar revolver]]
* [[Berkut rifle|Berkut]] hunting rifle

===Cannons===
* 2A7
* 2A14
* [[2A28 Grom]]
* {{ill|2A38|ru|2А38}}
* {{ill|2A38M|ru|2А38}}
* [[2A42]]
* [[Shipunov 2A42#Variants|2A72]]
* [[AK-630]] Gatling cannon
* [[GShG-7.62 machine gun|GShG-7.62]] Gatling gun
* [[Yak-B 12.7mm machine gun|Yak-B 12.7 mm]] Gatling gun
* [[Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2|GSh-30-2]] cannon
* [[GSh-23]] cannon
* [[Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-23|GSh-6-23]] Gatling cannon
* [[Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-30|GSh-6-30]] Gatling cannon
* [[ZU-23-2]]

===Grenade launchers===
* [[GM-94]] [[grenade launcher]]
* [[AGS-30]] [[grenade launcher]]

===Anti-tank missiles===
* [[9К115-2 Metis-M|9K115-2 Metis-M (AT-13 "Saxhorn-2")]] anti-tank missile
* [[9K121 Vikhr|9K121 Vikhr (AT-16 "Scallion")]] anti-tank missile
* [[9M113 Konkurs|9M113 Konkurs (AT-5 "Spandrel")]] anti-tank missile
* [[9M133 Kornet|9M133 Kornet (AT-14 "Spriggan")]] anti-tank missile

===Anti-aircraft systems===
* [[Tunguska-M1|Tunguska-M1 (SA-19 "Grison")]] anti-aircraft system
* [[Pantsir-S1|Pantsir-S1 (SA-22 "Greyhound")]] anti-aircraft system
* [[9M311 Tunguska|9M311]] anti-aircraft missile

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name=KBPhistory>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.kbptula.ru/en/about/history-of-kbp |access-date=2022-01-04}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130717042854/http://www.kbptula.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=1&lang=en KBP official site English language]
* [http://www.kbptula.ru KBP official site Russian language]
* [http://www.tulatskib.ru/ Филиал ОАО "КБП" - "ЦКИБ СОО"] (KBP - TsKIB COO branch page)
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20130701152700/http://www.tulatskib.ru/HTML/sgv_prod.html TsKIB COO current products]

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[[Category:Technology companies established in 1927]]
[[Category:Firearm manufacturers of Russia]]
[[Category:Research institutes in the Soviet Union]]
[[Category:Defence companies of the Soviet Union]]
[[Category:High Precision Systems]]
[[Category:Federal State Unitary Enterprises of Russia]]
[[Category:Companies based in Tula Oblast]]
[[Category:1927 establishments in the Soviet Union]]
[[Category:Golden Idea national award winners]]
[[Category:Russian entities subject to U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions]]
[[Category:Design bureaus]]