Manufacturer catalog

SKB-385 Votkinsk machine-building plant

SKB-385 Votkinsk machine-building plant is a legacy catalog builder attribution that combines the Soviet SKB-385 missile-design lineage with the Votkinsk Machine Building Plant production site, a Votkinsk-based missile and high-technology machine-building enterprise tied here to the 9K52 Luna-M/FROG-7 artillery rocket system.

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The catalog facet appears on Soviet tactical-missile entries where design-bureau and production-plant names are often compressed into one manufacturer line. SKB-385, later associated with the Makeev missile-design lineage, supplied design context for Soviet ballistic missiles, while Votkinsk Machine Building Plant became a major production plant for missile hardware.

For this catalog, the sourced public connection is the 9K52 Luna-M artillery rocket system. WeaponSystems.net identifies the producer as "SKB-385 Votkinsk machine-building plant," and Votkinsk Plant's own chronology documents the plant's post-1950s shift into rocket production, including early R-11/R-17 missile work.

Tactical ballistic missilesArtillery rocket systemsMissile productionHigh-technology machine building

Notable Systems

9K52 Luna-M / FROG-7

WeaponSystems.net lists the 9K52 Luna-M producer as SKB-385 Votkinsk machine-building plant, matching the catalog facet used on the Luna-M entry.

Sources: 9K52 Luna-M

8K14 / R-17 Scud-B

Votkinsk Plant's chronology records the start of serial production of the 8K14/R-17 missile in 1961 and identifies the design organization as SKB-385.

Sources: Votkinsk Plant history

Manufacturer History

  1. Votkinsk Plant begins operation

    The plant's official history marks 21 September 1759 as the enterprise's founding date, when the first bloomery iron was produced.

    Sources: About Votkinsk Plant, Votkinsk Plant history

  2. Shift to rocket production

    Votkinsk Plant's official chronology says the enterprise was reoriented toward rocket technology and successfully launched its first Votkinsk-built 8A61 missile in December 1958.

    Sources: Votkinsk Plant history

  3. SKB-385-linked R-17 production

    The plant chronology records the start of serial 8K14/R-17 production and names SKB-385 as the missile's developer.

    Sources: Votkinsk Plant history

  4. Luna-M production era

    WeaponSystems.net dates 9K52 Luna-M production to the mid-1960s and lists the producer as SKB-385 Votkinsk machine-building plant.

    Sources: 9K52 Luna-M

  5. Modern joint-stock registration

    OpenSanctions aggregates registry and sanctions data for Joint Stock Company Votkinskiy Zavod, including the 2010 incorporation date and modern aliases.

    Sources: OpenSanctions entity record

Website links
Official Votkinsk Plant websiteVotkinsk Plant history9K52 Luna-M referenceOpenSanctions entity recordOpenStreetMap location

This profile covers a composite catalog manufacturer facet rather than a single clean modern legal name: SKB-385 refers to the Soviet missile design-bureau lineage, while Votkinsk Machine Building Plant is the production enterprise. Modern Votkinsk Plant is state-linked and sanctioned, and official sources are limited; the profile therefore combines official plant pages, a defense reference for the exact Luna-M producer attribution, Commons image licensing, and registry/sanctions aggregation for aliases and address data.

Manufacturer Sources

  • About Votkinsk PlantPublisher: AO Votkinsk Plant | Note: Official company page supports Votkinsk Plant identity, founding context, current high-technology machine-building role, and official website context. The site was reachable during research but uses a self-signed certificate chain. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Votkinsk Plant historyPublisher: AO Votkinsk Plant | Note: Official chronology supports Votkinsk Plant founding, the 1958 shift to rocket technology, and 1961 serial production of the 8K14/R-17 missile developed by SKB-385. The site was reachable during research but uses a self-signed certificate chain. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • 9K52 Luna-MPublisher: WeaponSystems.net | Note: Supports the exact catalog producer attribution, Luna-M background, production period, and the connection between SKB-385 Votkinsk machine-building plant and the 9K52 Luna-M/FROG-7 system. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Votkinsk Plant.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a CC BY-SA 4.0 photograph of the administration building of JSC Votkinsk Plant, directly related to the builder profile. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • OpenSanctions entity recordPublisher: OpenSanctions | Note: Aggregates registry and official sanctions-list data for Joint Stock Company Votkinskiy Zavod, including aliases, address, website, active status, incorporation date, and sanctions context. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • OpenStreetMap locationPublisher: OpenStreetMap | Note: Supports the headquartersLocation map coordinates for the Votkinsk Plant address listed in registry and sanctions data. | Accessed: 2026-06-21

Produced weapons

Category

Artillery

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

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