Manufacturer catalog

JSC Tula Plant

JSC Tula Plant is a Russian special-vehicle manufacturer in Tula associated with radiological, chemical, biological, and nuclear reconnaissance vehicles. Public sources identify the plant, also styled Zavod Tula, with the MT-LB-based RKhM Kashalot, the airborne RKhM-5 family, and newer RKhM-8 and RKhM-9 reconnaissance vehicles.

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Zavod Tula's public product identity is centered on mobile RKhB reconnaissance rather than general armored-vehicle manufacturing. The company's own public-facing material describes OAO Zavod Tula as a long-running lead developer and serial supplier of mobile radiation, chemical, and nonspecific biological reconnaissance assets for Russian RKhB protection troops, with additional special rescue and emergency vehicles based on UAZ, PAZ, and ZIL automotive chassis.

English and Russian defense references connect JSC Tula Plant to the RKhM designation family. Army Guide identifies JSC Tula Plant with RKhM Kashalot, RKhM-5 Povozka D-1, and RKhM-5M product listings, while Russian-language catalog material names Zavod Tula as the developer and producer of RKhM Kashalot. Later reporting from TASS and Rossiyskaya Gazeta ties PAO Zavod Tula to the RKhM-8 and RKhM-9 programs, including a 2021 report that the plant completed the Bogomaz development work for the RKhM-9.

CBRN reconnaissance vehiclesRKhB reconnaissance vehicleschemical reconnaissance vehiclesradiological reconnaissance vehiclesemergency and rescue special vehiclesspecial-purpose armored vehicles

Notable Systems

RKhM, CBRN reconnaissance vehicle designation family, Support Equipment

RKhM designation family

CBRN reconnaissance vehicle designation family

Published references group multiple JSC Tula Plant products under the RKhM CBRN reconnaissance-vehicle designation, including Kashalot, RKhM-5, RKhM-5M, and later RKhM-8/RKhM-9 branches.

Sources: Army Guide JSC Tula Plant, Rossiyskaya Gazeta RKhM-9 Parade, TASS RKhM-9 Development
RKhM Kashalot, CBRN reconnaissance vehicle, Support Equipment

RKhM Kashalot

CBRN reconnaissance vehicle

Army Guide lists RKhM Kashalot as a JSC Tula Plant nuclear, biological, and chemical reconnaissance vehicle; Russian reference material also names Zavod Tula as the developer and producer.

Sources: Army Guide JSC Tula Plant, Army Guide RKhM Kashalot, Vooryuzheniye RKhM Kashalot
RKhM, CBRN reconnaissance vehicle designation family, Support Equipment

RKhM-5 Povozka D-1

CBRN reconnaissance vehicle designation family

Army Guide's JSC Tula Plant profile lists RKhM-5 Povozka D-1 among the plant's nuclear, biological, and chemical reconnaissance vehicle products.

Sources: Army Guide JSC Tula Plant

Manufacturer History

  1. Corporate registration recorded

    Interfax's issuer-disclosure profile for PAO Zavod Tula lists a Tula postal address on F. Smirnova Street and gives 12 January 1993 as the state registration date for the issuer profile.

    Sources: Interfax PAO Zavod Tula Disclosure

  2. RKhM-8 and RKhM-9 public demonstration context

    Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported that Tula's parade would show the RKhM-9 and described the plant's RKhM lineage from earlier tracked and BTR-based vehicles through RKhM-5, RKhM-5M, RKhM-8, and RKhM-9.

    Sources: Rossiyskaya Gazeta RKhM-9 Parade

  3. RKhM-9 development work completed

    TASS reported a Russian Ministry of Defence statement that PAO Zavod Tula completed the Bogomaz development work for the RKhM-9 CBRN reconnaissance vehicle, a Typhoon-based system with a newer instrument package.

    Sources: TASS RKhM-9 Development

  4. Army-2023 product lineup shown

    The Tula regional branch of SoyuzMash reported that PAO Zavod Tula displayed RKhM-8, RKhM-9, RKhM-5M, RKhM-6-01, UAZ-RKhB, and other special vehicles at Army-2023.

    Sources: SoyuzMash Tula Army-2023

Website links
Zavod Tula public siteInterfax disclosure profileArmy Guide company profileTASS RKhM-9 reportRKhM Kashalot referenceRussian RKhM Kashalot reference

Open public sources identify JSC Tula Plant, OAO Zavod Tula, and PAO Zavod Tula primarily through RKhM/RKhB reconnaissance-vehicle references and Russian issuer or regional industry material. This manufacturer is kept separate from Tula Arms Plant and Tulamashzavod because those existing catalog profiles describe different public corporate identities.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Zavod Tula Public SitePublisher: OAO Zavod Tula | Note: Supports the plant's public description as a lead developer and serial supplier of mobile radiation, chemical, and nonspecific biological reconnaissance assets, and its additional special rescue and emergency vehicle work. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Interfax PAO Zavod Tula DisclosurePublisher: Interfax Corporate Information Disclosure Center | Note: Supports PAO Zavod Tula legal-disclosure context, postal address in Tula, and the listed state registration date. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Army Guide JSC Tula PlantPublisher: Army Guide | Note: Supports the JSC Tula Plant name and its public product association with RKhM Kashalot, RKhM-5 Povozka D-1, and RKhM-5M CBRN reconnaissance vehicles. | Accessed: 2026-07-06
  • Rossiyskaya Gazeta RKhM-9 ParadePublisher: Rossiyskaya Gazeta | Note: Supports RKhM-9 public-demonstration context, the plant's mobile RKhB reconnaissance specialization, and RKhM-5/RKhM-5M/RKhM-8/RKhM-9 family context. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • TASS RKhM-9 DevelopmentPublisher: TASS | Note: Supports PAO Zavod Tula's Roskhimzashchita/Rostec relationship and completion of the Bogomaz development work for the RKhM-9 CBRN reconnaissance vehicle. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Army Guide RKhM KashalotPublisher: Army Guide | Note: Supports JSC Tula Plant attribution for RKhM Kashalot and the vehicle's nuclear, biological, and chemical reconnaissance identity. | Accessed: 2026-07-06
  • Vooryuzheniye RKhM KashalotPublisher: Вооружение.рф | Note: Supports Zavod Tula as developer and producer of RKhM Kashalot and gives the vehicle's MT-LB-based CBRN reconnaissance role. | Accessed: 2026-07-06
  • SoyuzMash Tula Army-2023Publisher: Tula Regional Branch of SoyuzMash Russia | Note: Supports PAO Zavod Tula's Army-2023 product lineup and states that OAO Zavod Tula has long been a lead developer and serial supplier of mobile RKhB reconnaissance assets. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Support Equipment

Transport, logistics, recovery, command, engineering, and other enabling equipment.

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RKhM Kashalot, CBRN reconnaissance vehicle, Support Equipment2014 Russia-Ukraine WarRKhM KashalotCBRN reconnaissance vehicleBuilt in: Soviet UnionThe RKhM Kashalot is a Soviet chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear reconnaissance vehicle built on the MT-LB light armored tracked chassis. It carried a small crew, a 7.62 mm PKT machine gun, and reconnaissance equipment for radiation, chemical, and nonspecific biological hazards rather than a troop-carrier or direct-fire role. Ukrainian RKhM Kashalot vehicles appear in the Russia-Ukraine War through visually documented loss records, Ukrainian Support Forces training imagery from 2022, and 3rd Tank Brigade imagery reported in 2023.
RKhM, CBRN reconnaissance vehicle designation family, Support EquipmentRKhMCBRN reconnaissance vehicle designation familyBuilt in: Soviet Union / RussiaRKhM is a Russian chemical reconnaissance vehicle designation used across several Soviet and Russian CBRN reconnaissance platforms rather than one single chassis. The family includes the MT-LB-based RKhM Kashalot, BTR-80-based RKhM-4 and RKhM-6 branches, the BMD-3-based RKhM-5 airborne vehicle, and the Tigr-M-based RKhM-8. This relationship-only hub separates the broad designation from specific vehicles that need their own direct conflict-use sourcing.