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Kazan Aircraft Production Association

Kazan Aircraft Production Association is the Kazan, Tatarstan aircraft production plant historically associated with Tupolev bomber and special-aircraft manufacture. Public United Aircraft Corporation material identifies the former open joint-stock company as a UAC asset, while current sanctions and industry references describe the Kazan Aviation Plant named after S. P. Gorbunov as a Tupolev branch working on Tu-160, Tu-22M3 and Tu-214-family aircraft.

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The Kazan plant traces its defense-industrial lineage to Soviet Aircraft Plant No. 22 and the Gorbunov enterprise. FAS's Russian defense industry guide places early production at the plant in the late 1920s, describes wartime and Cold War output such as the Tu-4, Tu-16, Tu-22 and Tu-22M series, and notes the later Tu-214 civil-aircraft program.

Today the public manufacturer name spans both the legacy KAPO label and the Kazan Aviation Plant named after S. P. Gorbunov branch of PJSC Tupolev. UAC's corporate history says UAC received 100 percent of Open Joint-Stock Company Kazan Aircraft Production Association named after S. P. Gorbunov during a share placement, and Ukraine's War & Sanctions database describes the current branch as part of the UAC/Rostec strategic and special aviation structure.

Strategic bomber production and modernizationLong-range bomber repair and modernizationSpecial-purpose and civil Tupolev aircraft productionLarge aircraft components and assemblies

Notable Systems

Tu-160, Strategic supersonic bomber and cruise-missile carrier, Aircraft & UAVs

Tu-160

Strategic supersonic bomber and cruise-missile carrier

UAC describes the Tu-160 as a strategic missile carrier and says the first production-aircraft tests began in 1984; later public reporting and sanctions records connect the Kazan plant to Tu-160M production and modernization work.

Sources: UAC Tu-160, War & Sanctions Kazan Aviation Plant
Tu-22M, Long-range supersonic bomber and missile carrier, Aircraft & UAVs

Tu-22M

Long-range supersonic bomber and missile carrier

UAC says around 500 Tu-22M-series aircraft of various versions were produced by Kazan Aircraft Production Association, including the Tu-22M3 branch that entered service in 1989.

Sources: UAC Tu-22M3

Manufacturer History

  1. Gorbunov plant lineage begins

    FAS's industry guide says the Gorbunov enterprise dates to 1927, when the first batch of ANT-3 reconnaissance aircraft were built.

    Sources: FAS KAPO

  2. Tu-22M prototype era

    FAS places the first Tu-22M Backfire prototype at the plant by early 1969, and UAC says the first Tu-22M0 flew on August 30, 1969.

    Sources: FAS KAPO, UAC Tu-22M3

  3. Tu-214 production launched at Kazan

    UAC says Russian Government Resolution No. 307 launched production of the Tu-204-200, later Tu-214, at the S. Gorbunov Kazan Aircraft Production Association.

    Sources: UAC Tu-214

  4. KAPO shareholding moved into UAC

    UAC's corporate history records 100 percent of Open Joint-Stock Company Kazan Aircraft Production Association named after S. P. Gorbunov among aviation-company shareholdings transferred to PJSC UAC.

    Sources: UAC Corporate History

  5. Kazan plant visit highlights Tu-160M work

    Rostec reported that the Kazan Aviation Plant was producing modernized Tu-160M strategic missile carriers during a February 2024 presidential visit.

    Sources: Rostec Kazan Plant Visit

Predecessors
Aircraft Plant No. 22 named after S. P. Gorbunov
Successors
Kazan Aviation Plant named after S. P. Gorbunov, branch of PJSC Tupolev
Website links
United Aircraft CorporationUAC Tu-160 product pageUAC Tu-22M3 product pageUAC Tu-214 product page

Public sources use both the legacy Kazan Aircraft Production Association/KAPO name and the current Kazan Aviation Plant named after S. P. Gorbunov branch of PJSC Tupolev name. The profile treats those labels as the same Kazan production lineage while preserving weapon-level sourcing on individual aircraft pages.

Manufacturer Sources

  • UAC Corporate HistoryPublisher: United Aircraft Corporation | Note: Supports UAC corporate formation context and the transfer of 100 percent of Kazan Aircraft Production Association named after S. P. Gorbunov into UAC. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • UAC Tu-22M3Publisher: United Aircraft Corporation | Note: Supports Tu-22M3 production history, service dates, and UAC's statement that about 500 Tu-22M aircraft of various versions were produced by Kazan Aircraft Production Association. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • UAC Tu-160Publisher: United Aircraft Corporation | Note: Supports Tu-160 strategic missile-carrier context, first production-aircraft tests, production totals, and Tu-160M modernization background. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • UAC Tu-214Publisher: United Aircraft Corporation | Note: Supports the 1992 Russian government launch of Tu-204-200/Tu-214 production at the S. Gorbunov Kazan Aircraft Production Association and later Tu-214 program milestones. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • FAS KAPOPublisher: Federation of American Scientists | Note: Archived Russian defense industry profile supporting the Gorbunov/KAPO lineage, Kazan address, historic aircraft output, and Tu-22M/Tu-214 production context. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • War & Sanctions Kazan Aviation PlantPublisher: Defence Intelligence of Ukraine | Note: Supports the current legal label as a PJSC Tupolev branch, country, UAC/Rostec structure, and public description of Tu-160, Tu-22M3 and Tu-214-family work. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Rostec Kazan Plant VisitPublisher: Rostec | Note: Supports current Kazan Aviation Plant context, UAC ownership language, and public statements about modernized Tu-160M strategic missile-carrier production. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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Tu-22M, Long-range supersonic bomber and missile carrier, Aircraft & UAVs1979 Soviet-Afghan War, 1994 First Chechen War +3 moreTu-22MLong-range supersonic bomber and missile carrierBuilt in: Soviet Union / RussiaThe Tupolev Tu-22M Backfire family is a variable-sweep, long-range supersonic bomber and missile carrier built for maritime strike and deep land attack. The Tu-22M3 Backfire-C is the principal operational version: UAC says it entered service in 1989, while Rosoboronexport and later reporting tie the type to Kh-22 and Kh-32 standoff missile carriage as well as large conventional bomb loads.