Manufacturer catalog

Burevestnik Central Research Institute

Burevestnik Central Research Institute is a Nizhny Novgorod defense design and production institute within Russia's Rostec defense-industrial structure, with public work centered on mortars, tube artillery, naval guns, and remote weapon stations.

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OFAC identifies the legal entity as Joint Stock Company Central Scientific Research Institute Burevestnik and lists its address at 1A Shosse Sormovskoe in Nizhny Novgorod. Open Russian state-industry reporting places the institute inside the Rostec system and shows it moving from Uralvagonzavod management to Tekhmash management during a 2023 consolidation of artillery and ammunition assets.

The institute's public defense portfolio spans mortar systems, wheeled self-propelled artillery, ship artillery, and remotely operated weapon stations. Rostec has named Burevestnik in connection with 82 mm 2B24 mortar deliveries and describes the organization as a developer of 2B11 and 2S12 Sani mortars, ship-artillery installations, and the 57 mm AU-220M Baikal unmanned combat module.

Within the catalog, Burevestnik is most directly relevant to modern Russian wheeled artillery. The published 2S40 Floks and 2S43 Malva records both connect to the institute through the Nabrosok-era artillery development chain, while manufacturer-only claims stay limited to public industrial context rather than conflict-use assertions.

Artillery systemsMortarsNaval artilleryRemote weapon stationsAutomatic weapon stations

Notable Systems

2S40 Floks, 120 mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer/mortar, Artillery

2S40 Floks

120 mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer/mortar

Rostec describes Floks as a wheeled 120 mm self-propelled artillery system that combines mortar and rifled-projectile firing, and the catalog's Floks record identifies Burevestnik as the designer.

Sources: Rostec Floks artillery article
2S43 Malva, 152 mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer, Artillery

2S43 Malva

152 mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer

Malva is a 152 mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer represented in the catalog; War & Sanctions and open defense references connect Burevestnik to its development.

Sources: War & Sanctions company record

Manufacturer History

  1. Organization established

    OFAC's sanctions record lists 1970 as one of the institute's organization-established dates, making it the best public founding marker in current open sources.

    Sources: OFAC sanctions listing

  2. Current legal entity recorded

    The OFAC record lists 30 April 2008 as the organization-established date for the current joint-stock company, which is the clearest public marker for the present legal entity.

    Sources: OFAC sanctions listing

  3. Rostec artillery consolidation announced

    Rostec announced that Burevestnik, Uraltransmash, Plant No. 9, and related artillery assets would move under Tekhmash management to concentrate gun, ammunition, repair, and service competencies in one corporate structure.

    Sources: Rostec artillery consolidation article

  4. 2B24 mortar batch announced

    Rostec reported that Central Research Institute Burevestnik, as part of the Uralvagonzavod Group, shipped a batch of 82 mm 2B24 mortars within the state defence order.

    Sources: Rostec 2B24 mortar article

  5. Floks article published

    Rostec's Floks article described the system as a wheeled self-propelled artillery gun combining howitzer, cannon, and mortar functions, and identified the first batch as delivered the previous October.

    Sources: Rostec Floks artillery article

Website links
Official websiteRostec 2B24 mortar articleOFAC sanctions listingRostec artillery consolidation articleWar & Sanctions company record

Public English-language coverage is sparse and often routed through Rostec, sanctions records, or Ukrainian government sanctions databases. The institute is identified by multiple abbreviations and legal-name variants, and no rights-clear reusable manufacturer image was verified for this task, so images are omitted.

Manufacturer Sources

  • OFAC sanctions listingPublisher: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control | Note: Supports the canonical legal name, TSNII BUREVESTNIK AO and JSC CRI BUREVESTNIK aliases, the Nizhny Novgorod address, state-owned-enterprise status, and the 1970 / 2008 organization-established dates. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Rostec 2B24 mortar articlePublisher: Rostec | Note: Supports the institute's part-of-Uralvagonzavod-Group context and its mortar-focused production role through the 82 mm 2B24 batch announcement. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Rostec artillery consolidation articlePublisher: Rostec | Note: Supports the 2023 transfer of Burevestnik, Uraltransmash, Plant No. 9, and related artillery assets under Tekhmash management, and supports Burevestnik's mortar, ship-artillery, and AU-220M Baikal product context. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Rostec Floks artillery articlePublisher: Rostec | Note: Supports the Floks product background and the institute's wheeled artillery design role by describing Floks as a Rostec-made system combining howitzer, cannon, and mortar functions. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • War & Sanctions company recordPublisher: Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine | Note: Supports Burevestnik's legal identifiers, address, Rostec relationship, 2023 Tekhmash transfer context, product areas, and public references to work on 2S43 Malva and other artillery systems. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Artillery

Tube artillery, rocket artillery, and long-range ground fires.

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2S40 Floks, 120 mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer/mortar, Artillery2014 Russia-Ukraine War2S40 Floks120 mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer/mortarBuilt in: RussiaThe 2S40 Floks is a Russian 120 mm wheeled self-propelled gun-mortar developed by Burevestnik under the Nabrosok artillery program and mounted on an armored Ural-4320 6x6 chassis. Open reporting ties it to Russian battlefield use in Ukraine from October 2023, where Ukrainian drone units documented strikes against newly fielded systems while Rostec and defense references describe the platform's combined mortar, howitzer-style indirect-fire, and direct-fire roles.
2S43 Malva, 152 mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer, Artillery2014 Russia-Ukraine War2S43 Malva152 mm wheeled self-propelled howitzerBuilt in: RussiaThe 2S43 Malva is a Russian 152 mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer that places a 2A64 gun on a BAZ 8x8 chassis for faster road moves and lower operating demands than tracked turreted artillery. Developed through the Nabrosok wheeled-artillery program, it entered Russian deliveries in 2023 and has since been documented with Russian forces in Ukraine, including reconnaissance sightings, Ukrainian strike reports, and visually confirmed losses.