Manufacturer catalog

Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV)

Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV) is a Russian state-owned defense-industrial holding centered in Korolyov, Moscow Oblast. Public sources describe the corporation as one of Russia's largest missile and precision-weapons manufacturers, with enterprises producing air-launched, shipborne, coastal, guided-bomb, torpedo, and other naval weapon systems.

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KTRV was formed during Russia's early-2000s defense-industry consolidation around the former Zvezda-Strela missile enterprise in Korolyov. TASS reports that the holding was established in March 2003 under a January 24, 2002 presidential decree and that later presidential decrees added specialist design bureaus and plants to the group.

The corporation's structure is important for catalog context because KTRV is not a single isolated plant. TASS lists Vympel, Raduga, Region, NPO Mashinostroyenia, Gidropribor, Granit-Electron, Smolensk Aviation Plant, Dagdizel, and other enterprises within the group, while Ukrainian sanctions reporting describes its companies as developing, manufacturing, and supplying anti-ship, anti-radiation, and multipurpose missiles for aircraft, ship, and coastal missile systems.

Public export and sanctions sources tie current KTRV work to precision air weapons such as Kh-38MLE and Kh-69, alongside guided aerial bombs and broader missile-production cooperation. Those sources are used here for manufacturer background only; conflict-use claims remain in individual weapon records where the exact weapon and conflict can be sourced directly.

Air-launched guided missilesAnti-ship and anti-radiation missilesGuided aerial bombs and precision air weaponsShipborne and coastal missile systemsTorpedoes and naval underwater weapons

Notable Systems

KAB-20 guided aerial bomb, 20 kg guided aerial bomb, Munitions

KAB-20 guided aerial bomb

20 kg guided aerial bomb

Small Russian guided aerial bomb with separate weapon-record sourcing for TsNIIKhM design context, specifications, and any conflict-specific claims.

Sources: TASS background profile on KTRV, War & Sanctions KTRV company profile
Kh-69, Air-launched land-attack cruise missile, Munitions

Kh-69

Air-launched land-attack cruise missile

Air-launched precision missile displayed in export reporting as a Tactical Missiles Corporation product and cataloged separately with Raduga design context.

Sources: Rosoboronexport Dubai Airshow 2025 release, War & Sanctions KTRV company profile

Manufacturer History

  1. Presidential decree authorizes formation

    TASS reports that the corporation was created under a January 24, 2002 presidential decree as part of Russia's federal defense-industry reform program.

    Sources: TASS background profile on KTRV

  2. Corporation formed around Zvezda-Strela

    The holding was formed in March 2003 with Zvezda-Strela in Korolyov as its core enterprise, preserving an integrated missile-production structure whose roots TASS traces to 1924.

    Sources: TASS background profile on KTRV

  3. More than 40 enterprises reported in group

    TASS reported in May 2024 that KTRV included more than 40 enterprises, including Vympel, Raduga, Region, NPO Mashinostroyenia, Gidropribor, Granit-Electron, and several production plants.

    Sources: TASS background profile on KTRV

  4. KTRV weapons listed for Dubai Airshow display

    Rosoboronexport said the Su-57E static display at Dubai Airshow 2025 would include air weapons developed and manufactured by Tactical Missiles Corporation, including RVV-MD2, Kh-38MLE, Kh-69, Grom-E1, and Kh-58UShKE.

    Sources: Rosoboronexport Dubai Airshow 2025 release

Predecessors
State Research and Production Center Zvezda-Strela
Subsidiaries
Vympel State Machine-Building Design BureauRaduga State Machine-Building Design BureauRegion State Scientific and Production EnterpriseNPO Mashinostroyenia
Website links
Official websiteTASS background profileWar & Sanctions company profileOpenSanctions entity record

English-language sources use several renderings for the Russian state-owned KTRV holding, including Tactical Missiles Corporation, Tactical Missile Armament Corporation, and Tactical Missile Weapons Corporation. Much of the current public detail comes from sanctions records, Russian state media backgrounders, and export-promotion material.

Manufacturer Sources

  • TASS background profile on KTRVPublisher: TASS | Note: Supports KTRV's state ownership, Korolyov headquarters, 2002-2003 formation, Zvezda-Strela predecessor, more-than-40-enterprise structure, major subsidiaries, product categories, and official website. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • War & Sanctions KTRV company profilePublisher: Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine | Note: Supports the legal-entity identifiers, Korolyov address, sanctions context, and product-family description covering anti-ship, anti-radiation, multipurpose missiles, Kh-69, guided aerial bombs, and production-cooperation roles. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • OpenSanctions Tactical Missiles Corporation JSC recordPublisher: OpenSanctions | Note: Supports the Tactical Missiles Corporation JSC entity record, country, official website, registration identifiers, sanctions listings, and alternate English renderings without assigning those aliases to this profile. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Rosoboronexport Dubai Airshow 2025 releasePublisher: Rosoboronexport | Note: Supports export-display context for Tactical Missiles Corporation air weapons including RVV-MD2, Kh-38MLE, Kh-69, Grom-E1, and Kh-58UShKE. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Kpostrela.JPGPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and license source for a CC0 photograph described as the central entrance of Tactical Missiles Corporation at Ilyicha 7 in Korolyov. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Munitions

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

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