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[[File:Лебедев С.А. - фреска.jpg|thumb|Fresco depicting Lebedev at the institute]]'''[[Sergey Lebedev (scientist)|Lebedev]] Institute of Precision Mechanics and Computer Engineering''' (IPMCE) is a Russian [[Research institute|research institution]]. It used to be a [[Soviet Academy of Sciences]] organization in Soviet times. The institute specializes itself in the development of:

* [[Computer]] systems for [[national security]]
* Hardware and [[software]] for [[Digital data|digital]] [[telecommunication]]
* [[Multimedia]] systems for control and training
* Positioning and [[navigational system]]s

In August 2009 IPMCE became a [[joint-stock company]].<ref>http://www.cnews.ru/news/top/index.shtml?2009/08/14/357706 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090819235900/http://cnews.ru/news/top/index.shtml?2009%2F08%2F14%2F357706 |date=2009-08-19 }} (in Russian)</ref>

On 19 February 2025, a fire destroyed the Institute. Burning out some 1,500 square metres with the roof reportedly collapsed.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Fire breaks out at Moscow institute tied to Russia’s defense industry |url= https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/fire-breaks-out-at-moscow-institute-tied-1740000326.html |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=RBC Ukraine|author=DARYNA VIALKO |language=en}}</ref>

== Computers developed by IPMCE ==
* [[BESM|BESM-1]]
* [[BESM|BESM-2]]
* [[BESM|BESM-4]]
* [[BESM|BESM-6]]
* [[Elbrus (computer)|Elbrus-1]]
* [[Elbrus (computer)|Elbrus-2]]
* [[Elbrus (computer)|Elbrus-3]]

==  Software developed by IPMCE ==

* [[Эль-76]]<ref>[https://io89.pl.tl/%26%231059%3B%26%231089%3B%26%231090%3B%26%231072%3B%26%231074%3B%26%231099%3B-%26%231085%3B%26%231072%3B-%26%231082%3B%26%231110%3B%26%231088%3B%26%231099%3B%26%231083%3B%26%231110%3B%26%231094%3B%26%231099%3B.htm#mvu Эль-76]</ref>{{in lang|be}}

==External links==
* [http://www.ipmce.ru/ IPMCE] {{in lang|ru}} and [http://eng.ipmce.ru/ IPMCE] {{in lang|en}}

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