Manufacturer catalog

Motovilikha Plant

Motovilikha Plant is the Perm-based historic artillery and metallurgical builder behind Russia's long-running cannon, howitzer, and rocket-system production line, and it anchors the catalog's Motovilikha-made artillery entries.

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Motovilikha Plant is the legacy Perm industrial name behind one of Russia's oldest artillery-making sites. Founded in 1736 and later consolidated into the Perm Cannon Plants, the enterprise grew into a major center for cannon, howitzer, and heavy machine-building work.

For this catalog, the catalog page connects the plant's historic industrial identity to the weapon systems that still carry the Motovilikha manufacturer facet, while also noting the recent bankruptcy and asset-transfer reporting that explains why English-language references still vary on the company's current corporate form.

ArtilleryMultiple Launch Rocket SystemsMetallurgyHeavy Machine Building

Notable Systems

M-46, 130 mm towed field gun, Artillery

M-46 field gun

130 mm towed field gun

GlobalSecurity's Motovilikha profile lists the M-46 among the plant's products and describes the Perm site as a long-running artillery manufacturer.

Sources: GlobalSecurity
2A65 Msta-B, 152 mm towed howitzer, Artillery

2A65 Msta-B towed howitzer

152 mm towed howitzer

Military Factory identifies ongoing Motovilikha production of the 2A65 family, linking the plant to the catalog's Msta-B entry.

Sources: Military Factory

Manufacturer History

  1. Plant founded

    The Kremlin's 2025 visit page describes Motovilikha Plants as the oldest operating enterprise in the Western Urals and says it was founded in 1736.

    Sources: Kremlin Visit

  2. Perm facilities merged

    GlobalSecurity and other historical references say the scattered metal-smelting and gun-casting workshops were merged into the Perm Cannon Plants under unified management in 1871.

    Sources: GlobalSecurity

  3. Bankruptcy proceedings began

    TAdviser summarizes the 2018 bankruptcy proceedings that followed the plant's financial collapse and led to later asset-sale and restructuring efforts.

    Sources: TAdviser

  4. Remdizel acquired the property complex

    TAdviser reports that Remdizel bought the property of the bankrupt Motovilikhinsky Plants in late 2023, marking the latest major restructuring step.

    Sources: TAdviser

Website links
Official websiteContact and investor informationCorporate documentsOfficial home page profile copy

English and Russian references use Motovilikha Plant, Motovilikha Plants, Motovilikhinskiye Zavody, and other legacy forms. Corporate reporting after the 2018 bankruptcy and 2023 asset sale is fragmented, so this profile keeps the canonical catalog name while preserving the strongest alternate spellings as aliases. The single image is a reusable public-domain Commons scan, not a weapon photo.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Official websitePublisher: Motovilikha Plants | Note: Official homepage for the company; the search snippet shows the current holding combines metallurgy and machine-building directions under the Motovilikha name. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Contact and investor informationPublisher: Motovilikha Plants | Note: Official contact page listing the Perm headquarters address at 35, 1905 Goda Street. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Corporate documentsPublisher: Motovilikha Plants | Note: Official investor documents page used as a current corporate reference point for the holding structure. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Kremlin VisitPublisher: President of Russia | Note: Official Kremlin page stating that Motovilikha Plants is the oldest operating enterprise in the Western Urals and was founded in 1736, with modern artillery and MLRS production context. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • GlobalSecurityPublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Reference page describing Motovilikha Plants as a historic Perm artillery manufacturer, giving the 1871 consolidation history, legacy names, address, and product list including the M-46. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • TAdviserPublisher: TAdviser | Note: Summarizes the 2018 bankruptcy proceedings and the late-2023 Remdizel asset purchase that reshaped the plant's current corporate context. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Military FactoryPublisher: Military Factory | Note: Describes the 2A65 Msta-B family and identifies Motovilikha Plant as the manufacturer in the weapon's production history. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • OpenStreetMap plant areaPublisher: OpenStreetMap contributors | Note: OpenStreetMap data used only to anchor the headquartersLocation map pin for the Motovilikha industrial site in Perm. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Wikimedia Commons historic photoPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Public-domain scan of Motovilikha Plant from a 1913 source; reused here because it directly depicts the plant and is marked public domain on Commons. | Accessed: 2026-06-21

Produced weapons

Category

Artillery

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

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2S34 Chosta, 120 mm tracked self-propelled gun-mortar, Artillery2014 Russia-Ukraine War2S34 Chosta120 mm tracked self-propelled gun-mortarBuilt in: RussiaThe 2S34 Chosta is a Russian 120 mm tracked self-propelled gun-mortar that rebuilds the 2S1 Gvozdika chassis around the 2A80-1 weapon, an automatic loading system, and updated fire-control equipment. It gives Russian artillery units a compact turreted vehicle able to fire mortar-style high-angle missions, direct fire, and some guided 120 mm ammunition, but public reporting suggests only a small fleet reached service before examples appeared in Ukraine.
2A65 Msta-B, 152 mm towed howitzer, Artillery2008 Russo-Georgian War, 2014 Russia-Ukraine War +1 more2A65 Msta-B152 mm towed howitzerBuilt in: Soviet Union / RussiaThe 2A65 Msta-B is a Soviet 152 mm towed howitzer built around the artillery family shared with the 2S19 Msta-S. Its split-trail carriage, shielded crew position, 24.7 km standard-shell range, and compatibility with Msta-family 152 mm projectiles kept it in post-Soviet heavy-artillery inventories, with documented Georgian loss evidence in 2008, Russian-aligned use in Syria, and both Russian and Ukrainian use in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3), Towed 100 mm field and anti-tank gun, Artillery2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil War100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3)Towed 100 mm field and anti-tank gunBuilt in: Soviet UnionThe 100 mm field gun M1944, better known as the BS-3, is a Soviet split-trail gun designed under V. G. Grabin as a high-velocity anti-tank and field-artillery weapon. Its 100 mm L/54 barrel, semi-automatic breech, and long indirect-fire range kept the World War II design useful as reserve artillery, with documented appearances in Ukrainian service and pro-government Syrian artillery positions.