Manufacturer catalog

KBM

KBM is the common abbreviated name used in English-language defense sources for the Kolomna-based Russian missile design and production enterprise formally listed in sanctions and reference records as JSC RPC KBM or JSC NPK KBM. Public sources connect the enterprise to Soviet and Russian mortar, man-portable air-defense, anti-tank guided missile, tactical missile, active-protection, and aeroballistic missile programs.

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KBM traces its institutional history to an April 1942 special design bureau created in Kolomna for wartime mortar work under Boris Shavyrin. Postwar histories describe a shift from mortar and recoilless-rifle projects into guided missile systems, with later programs spanning MANPADS families such as Strela, Igla, and Verba, anti-tank systems such as Shturm and Khrizantema-S, and operational-tactical missile systems such as Oka and Iskander.

Current public records place KBM inside the High Precision Systems holding within Rostec. Government and sanctions databases list the legal entity at Oksky Avenue 42 in Kolomna, Moscow region, and describe it as a research and production center for military equipment including mortars, MANPADS, anti-tank systems, tactical missile systems, 9M723 Iskander-M ballistic missiles, Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles, and related missile families.

Man-portable air-defense missile systemsAnti-tank guided missile systems and carriersTactical and operational-tactical missile systemsAir-launched and ground-launched missile developmentActive-protection and armored-vehicle missile defense systems

Notable Systems

SA-14 Strela-3 MANPADS, Man-portable infrared surface-to-air missile system, Air Defense

SA-14 Strela-3 MANPADS

Man-portable infrared surface-to-air missile system

Rostec describes Strela-3 as part of KBM's MANPADS line after Strela-2, while the catalog weapon record uses the SA-14 / 9M36 designation for the published system page.

Sources: Rostec - KBM 80th Anniversary, GlobalSecurity - KBM Kolomna
9P157-2 Khrizantema-S, Self-propelled anti-tank guided missile carrier, Armored Vehicles

9P157-2 Khrizantema-S

Self-propelled anti-tank guided missile carrier

Rostec and reference sources identify Khrizantema-S as a KBM anti-tank missile complex; the catalog record covers the BMP-3-based 9P157-2 launch vehicle.

Sources: Rostec - KBM 80th Anniversary, GlobalSecurity - KBM Kolomna
Kh-47M2 Kinzhal, Air-launched aeroballistic missile, Munitions

Kh-47M2 Kinzhal

Air-launched aeroballistic missile

Ukraine's War & Sanctions database identifies KBM as a developer and manufacturer connected to the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missile, supporting the manufacturer relationship without adding conflict-use detail here.

Sources: Ukraine War & Sanctions - JSC NPK KBM

Manufacturer History

  1. Special design bureau created in Kolomna

    Rostec dates KBM's origin to an April 11, 1942 State Defense Committee decision establishing a special design bureau for smoothbore artillery in Kolomna under Boris Shavyrin.

    Sources: Rostec - KBM 80th Anniversary, GlobalSecurity - KBM Kolomna

  2. Guided-missile specialization begins

    GlobalSecurity describes 1956 as the point when KBM shifted its specialization from mortar and recoilless-rifle work toward guided missile systems.

    Sources: GlobalSecurity - KBM Kolomna

  3. Strela-3 appears in KBM MANPADS line

    Rostec places the Strela-3 MANPADS in KBM's shoulder-fired air-defense sequence after Strela-2, describing it as a 1973 system in the bureau's public history.

    Sources: Rostec - KBM 80th Anniversary

  4. Iskander enters Russian service

    CSIS traces Iskander development to the Kolomna KBM design bureau and identifies 2006 as the year the system entered Russian service.

    Sources: CSIS Missile Threat - 9K720 Iskander, Rostec - KBM 80th Anniversary

  5. OFAC designates JSC RPC KBM

    The U.S. Treasury's OFAC listing identifies JSC RPC KBM by legal name, address, website, tax identifier, and aliases under Russia-related sanctions authorities.

    Sources: OFAC - Russia-related Designations, March 3 2022

Predecessors
Special Design Bureau of Smoothbore Artillery, SKB NKV
Website links
KBM official websiteRostec KBM history articleOFAC SDN designation recordWar & Sanctions entity record

KBM appears in public sources under multiple translated legal names, short forms, and Kolomna-specific labels. This profile preserves the exact KBM manufacturer facet used by connected weapon records; longer-name facets may need later consolidation across separate manufacturer pages.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Rostec - KBM 80th AnniversaryPublisher: Rostec State Corporation | Note: Official Rostec history article supporting KBM's 1942 founding, Kolomna origin, High Precision Systems/Rostec relationship, and major programs including Iskander-M, Ataka, Verba, Khrizantema-S, Strela-2, Strela-3, Shturm, Oka, and Tochka. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Ukraine War & Sanctions - JSC NPK KBMPublisher: Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine | Note: Entity record supporting KBM's legal name, abbreviated name, Kolomna address, Rostec/High Precision Systems relationship, product areas, and developer/manufacturer attribution for Iskander-M, Kinzhal, Strela, Igla, Verba, Khrizantema-S, Ataka, Arena, and Izdeliye 305. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • OFAC - Russia-related Designations, March 3 2022Publisher: U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control | Note: Government sanctions listing supporting the JSC RPC KBM legal name, aliases, Kolomna address, official website, 2012 organization date, and tax identifier. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • GlobalSecurity - KBM KolomnaPublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Reference profile supporting KBM's Kolomna missile-design role, 1942 founding, 1956 specialization shift, 1966 KBM rename, major product areas, and examples of MANPADS, anti-tank, tactical missile, and active-protection programs. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • CSIS Missile Threat - 9K720 IskanderPublisher: Center for Strategic and International Studies Missile Threat | Note: Supports Iskander development history, including Kolomna KBM's role, 1993 development start, state trials, and Russian service entry in 2006. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Rostec - High Precision Systems 15 YearsPublisher: Rostec State Corporation | Note: Official Rostec article supporting High Precision Systems' 2009 establishment, its inclusion of Machine-Building Design Bureau, and the holding's product families including Iskander-M, Khrizantema-S, Verba, and Izdeliye 305. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Air Defense

Systems that contest aircraft, missiles, helicopters, and drones.

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SA-14 Strela-3 MANPADS, Man-portable infrared surface-to-air missile system, Air Defense2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ConflictSA-14 Strela-3 MANPADSMan-portable infrared surface-to-air missile systemBuilt in: Soviet Union / RussiaThe SA-14 Strela-3, Soviet designation 9K34, is a shoulder-fired infrared MANPADS developed as an improved successor to the Strela-2. In the Nagorno-Karabakh context, open-source arms-transfer reporting places Strela-3 launchers in Azerbaijan's inventory before the 2020 war, making it part of the legacy short-range air-defense layer even where specific firing claims are not documented.

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Armored Vehicles

Troop carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, and protected mobility.

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9P157-2 Khrizantema-S, Self-propelled anti-tank guided missile carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine War9P157-2 Khrizantema-SSelf-propelled anti-tank guided missile carrierBuilt in: RussiaThe 9P157-2 Khrizantema-S is a Russian BMP-3-based self-propelled anti-tank guided missile carrier for the 9M123 Khrizantema family. It carries a retractable twin launcher, an automatic loader, and both radar and laser-beam guidance channels, allowing the vehicle to engage two targets at once with different guidance modes. Russian systems have been reported deployed in the full-scale phase of the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, where open-source documentation also tracks the type among Russian equipment in the theater.

Category

Munitions

Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.

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