Manufacturer catalog

KBP

KBP is the short public name commonly used for the Tula-based Russian Instrument Design Bureau named after A. G. Shipunov, a defense design and production organization associated with Soviet and Russian gun armament, guided munitions, anti-tank missile systems, and short-range air-defense systems.

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KBP traces its organizational roots to the Tula arms industry and became a major Soviet and Russian bureau for compact gun systems and precision weapons. Public sources describe the enterprise as part of Russia's High Precision Systems holding under Rostec, with product lines spanning anti-tank guided missiles, guided artillery projectiles, air-defense gun-missile systems, aircraft and vehicle cannon, grenade launchers, and small arms.

The short KBP name is directly connected here to the 2A28 Grom, the 73 mm low-pressure gun used on BMP-1 and BMD-1-family armored vehicles. The same Tula bureau is also associated in public sources with wider KBP product families, including Kornet anti-tank guided missiles and Pantsir short-range air-defense systems.

anti-tank guided missile systemsshort-range air-defense gun-missile systemsguided artillery and tank-gun munitionsautomatic cannon and aircraft cannonarmored-vehicle armamentgrenade launchers and infantry weapons

Notable Systems

2A28 Grom, 73 mm low-pressure smoothbore cannon, Artillery

2A28 Grom

73 mm low-pressure smoothbore cannon

The 2A28 Grom is a compact 73 mm low-pressure gun associated with BMP-1 and BMD-1 armored vehicle armament and is the public weapon record directly connected to the short KBP manufacturer name.

Sources: Deagel 2A28, GlobalSecurity KBP overview
9M133 Kornet, Laser beam-riding anti-tank guided missile system, Infantry Weapons

9M133 Kornet

Laser beam-riding anti-tank guided missile system

Kornet is one of the KBP anti-tank guided missile families named in public defense references and Rostec coverage of KBP's continuing ATGM development work.

Sources: Rostec ATGM development article, Iran Watch supplier record, GlobalSecurity KBP overview
Pantsir-S1, Self-propelled short-range surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft gun system, Air Defense

Pantsir-S1

Self-propelled short-range surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft gun system

Rostec identifies the Pantsir-ME naval variant as developed and produced by Instrument Design Bureau JSC KBP named after Academician A. Shipunov, and reference sources connect the bureau to the Pantsir family represented by the catalog's Pantsir-S1 record.

Sources: Rostec Pantsir-ME presentation, GlobalSecurity KBP overview

Manufacturer History

  1. Tula design bureau roots

    Defense-reference histories trace KBP's origins to a Tula Arms Plant design organization that developed from the late 1920s small-arms design base.

    Sources: GlobalSecurity KBP history

  2. TsKB-14 name adopted

    The organization became TsKB-14 in the 1930s, forming the central design-bureau lineage behind the later KBP name.

    Sources: GlobalSecurity KBP history

  3. Shipunov leadership period begins

    Arkady Shipunov's leadership is associated with KBP's expansion into guided weapons and high-precision systems, including anti-tank, artillery, and air-defense programs.

    Sources: GlobalSecurity KBP history, KBP archived official home

  4. Rostec holding structure

    Archived official KBP material states that the bureau was included in Russian Technologies, now Rostec, and public sources describe it as part of the High Precision Systems holding.

    Sources: KBP archived official home, Rostec ATGM development article

Predecessors
Tula Arms Plant design organizationTsKB-14
Subsidiaries
TsKIB SOO
Website links
Official websiteArchived official English pageRostec Pantsir-ME articleGlobalSecurity KBP overview

KBP is commonly rendered as a short name for the Tula Instrument Design Bureau. Public sources vary between short KBP, the formal A. G. Shipunov legal name, and English translations of the Russian bureau name.

Manufacturer Sources

  • KBP archived official homePublisher: KBP Instrument Design Bureau via Internet Archive | Note: Archived official English-language KBP page supporting the bureau's precision-guided-weapons focus, product lines, and Russian Technologies/High Precision Systems context. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Rostec ATGM development articlePublisher: Rostec | Note: Supports KBP's placement within Rostec's High Precision Weapons holding and its anti-tank guided missile development role. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Rostec Pantsir-ME presentationPublisher: Rostec | Note: Supports the Pantsir-ME attribution to Instrument Design Bureau JSC KBP named after Academician A. Shipunov and describes the system as a shipborne air-defense missile and artillery system. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • GlobalSecurity KBP overviewPublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports Tula location, High Precision Systems/Rostec parent context, and general overview of KBP's cannon, anti-tank, and air-defense design role. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • GlobalSecurity KBP historyPublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports the 1927 origins, 1936 TsKB-14 renaming, and Shipunov-era guided-weapon development context. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Iran Watch supplier recordPublisher: Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control | Note: Supports Tula address variants, product categories, named systems, and subsidiary context for KBP. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Deagel 2A28Publisher: Deagel | Note: Supports the 2A28 Grom as a 73 mm cannon developed by KBP Tula for the BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Artillery

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

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2A28 Grom, 73 mm low-pressure smoothbore cannon, Artillery1973 Yom Kippur War, 1979 Soviet-Afghan War +1 more2A28 Grom73 mm low-pressure smoothbore cannonBuilt in: Soviet UnionThe 2A28 Grom is a Soviet 73 mm low-pressure smoothbore cannon designed by KBP in Tula and used as the main gun on BMP-1, BMD-1, and related light armored vehicles. Its compact semi-automatic loading system, short recoil, and PG-15V/OG-15V ammunition gave early Soviet infantry fighting vehicles a short-range direct-fire weapon, while the Russia-Ukraine War has also produced improvised dismounted 2A28 support-gun adaptations.