Manufacturer catalog

Tikhomirov NIIP

Tikhomirov NIIP is a Russian radar and weapon-control systems institute in Zhukovsky, Moscow Oblast, associated with fighter-aircraft radar suites and medium-range ground-force air-defense systems. Public sources identify the institute with MiG and Sukhoi weapon-control systems, the Kub/Kvadrat and Buk air-defense families, and later Buk-M3/Viking radar and fire-control work.

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The institute was formed on 1 March 1955 as a branch of Moscow NII-17 under the Soviet Ministry of Aircraft Industry and was later named for Viktor V. Tikhomirov, its founding figure. Corporate-disclosure records list the current joint-stock company as AO "Nauchno-issledovatelskiy institut priborostroeniya imeni V.V. Tikhomirova," with its legal and postal address at 3 Gagarin Street in Zhukovsky.

NIIP's public footprint sits between aircraft fire-control radar and ground-based air defense. Its own site presents Irbis-E, Bars, and Viking among current developments, while sanctions and reference sources describe a defense-electronics organization developing fighter weapon-control systems and mobile medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems for the ground forces. That makes the manufacturer especially relevant to catalog records for Buk-family radars and Kub/Kvadrat missile-system components.

Fighter-aircraft weapon-control systemsAirborne radar systemsMedium-range air-defense systemsBuk-family radar and fire-control equipmentCivil train-control and hydroacoustic systems

Notable Systems

9S18 Kupol, Tracked target-acquisition radar for Buk air-defense systems, Air Defense

9S18 Kupol

Tracked target-acquisition radar for Buk air-defense systems

Buk-family target-acquisition radar represented in the catalog as a separate air-defense component; open Buk references place NIIP in the Buk design lineage, while the catalog weapon record covers the 9S18/9S18M-series vehicle in detail.

Sources: Air Power Australia Buk technical report, War & Sanctions NIIP profile
9S36M radar, Tracked illumination, guidance, and target-designation radar, Air Defense

9S36M radar

Tracked illumination, guidance, and target-designation radar

Tracked Buk-M3 illumination, guidance, and target-designation radar; the catalog links the published 9S36M radar record to NIIP as designer and manufacturer in the Buk-M3/Viking family.

Sources: Missilery.info Buk-M3, Rosoboronexport Viking
3M9 surface-to-air missile, Ramjet-powered surface-to-air missile carried and launched by the 2K12 Kub / SA-6 system, Munitions

3M9 surface-to-air missile

Ramjet-powered surface-to-air missile carried and launched by the 2K12 Kub / SA-6 system

Kub/Kvadrat missile-family component connected to NIIP through system and guidance work for the 2K12 Kub chain; the catalog record treats missile production separately from conflict-use claims.

Sources: War & Sanctions NIIP profile, Air Power Australia Buk technical report

Manufacturer History

  1. Institute formed

    Bauman Moscow State Technical University's employer profile says NIIP was formed on 1 March 1955 as a branch of Moscow NII-17 under the Soviet Ministry of Aircraft Industry.

    Sources: Bauman career profile

  2. Named for Viktor Tikhomirov

    The same profile says the institute received the name of Viktor V. Tikhomirov in 1994, reflecting the founding leadership associated with its early radar and instrument-design work.

    Sources: Bauman career profile

  3. Joint-stock conversion ordered

    Bauman's profile cites a Russian presidential decree converting FGUP NIIP into a joint-stock company; AZIPI disclosure records list the company's state registration later in 2002.

    Sources: Bauman career profile, AZIPI issuer card

  4. Presidential commendation noted

    NIIP's official site says the institute's staff received a commendation from the President of the Russian Federation in 2016, listed among public honors on the official homepage.

    Sources: Official NIIP website

Predecessors
Moscow NII-17 branch
Website links
Official websiteOfficial contactsCorporate disclosure cardOFAC sanctions record

Russian and English sources use several legal names and transliterations for NIIP. Sanctions-reference sources are used for naming, address, ownership, and product-area context; conflict-use claims remain in weapon records rather than this manufacturer profile.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Official NIIP websitePublisher: АО "НИИП имени В.В. Тихомирова" | Note: Official site supporting current name, website, Almaz-Antey affiliation in current news, public development areas, civil product areas, and 2016 commendation context. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Official NIIP contactsPublisher: АО "НИИП имени В.В. Тихомирова" | Note: Official contact page supporting the active website, phone, email, and public contact route. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • AZIPI issuer cardPublisher: Association for Protection of Investors' Information Rights | Note: Corporate-disclosure card supporting the legal name, short name, Zhukovsky legal and postal address, identifiers, director, and 11 October 2002 state-registration date. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • War & Sanctions NIIP profilePublisher: Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine | Note: Sanctions-reference profile supporting the English legal name, address, product-area description, Almaz-Antey/KRET ownership context, and references to MiG/Su weapon-control systems plus Kub/Kvadrat and Buk air-defense work. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • OFAC SDN recordPublisher: U.S. Department of the Treasury | Note: Official U.S. sanctions record supporting the English legal name, aliases, website, email address, Russian registration identifiers, and Zhukovsky address. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Bauman career profilePublisher: Bauman Moscow State Technical University Career Center | Note: University employer profile supporting the 1955 formation date, 1994 naming for Viktor Tikhomirov, 2002 joint-stock conversion, and general aircraft/SAM control-system focus. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Air Power Australia Buk technical reportPublisher: Air Power Australia | Note: Technical background source for the Buk-family system context and NIIP-linked Buk/Kub radar and fire-control lineage used in catalog-role and notable-system notes. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Missilery.info Buk-M3Publisher: Missilery.info | Note: System reference supporting Buk-M3 development context and the 9S36M radar's place in the Buk-M3 fire-control architecture. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Rosoboronexport VikingPublisher: Rosoboronexport | Note: Official export page supporting the Viking/Buk-family product context and related 9S36ME radar role used for the 9S36M notable-system note. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Air Defense

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

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9S36M radar, Tracked illumination, guidance, and target-designation radar, Air Defense2014 Russia-Ukraine War9S36M radarTracked illumination, guidance, and target-designation radarBuilt in: RussiaThe 9S36M is a Russian tracked radar vehicle in the 9K317M Buk-M3 family, combining target illumination, missile guidance, and target-designation functions for Buk-M3 batteries that can use 9A316M launch vehicles. Official Viking export material describes the related 9S36ME radar as handling low-flying targets and transmitting commands to multiple missiles, while Ukraine-war visual evidence has documented Russian 9S36M losses as part of Buk-M3 combat deployments.
9S18 Kupol, Tracked target-acquisition radar for Buk air-defense systems, Air Defense2014 Russia-Ukraine War9S18 KupolTracked target-acquisition radar for Buk air-defense systemsBuilt in: Soviet Union / RussiaThe 9S18 Kupol is a Soviet/Russian tracked target-acquisition radar for the Buk surface-to-air missile family, built to search for air targets and pass target-designation data to Buk command vehicles. Open references identify the original Tube Arm radar and later 9S18M1 Snow Drift derivatives, including the 9S18M1-2 and 9S18M1-3 radars, as surveillance elements for later Buk configurations; Ukraine war reporting has documented Russian 9S18 and 9S18M1-3 Kupol vehicles destroyed with Buk-family equipment.

Category

Munitions

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

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3M9 surface-to-air missile, Ramjet-powered surface-to-air missile carried and launched by the 2K12 Kub / SA-6 system, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War3M9 surface-to-air missileRamjet-powered surface-to-air missile carried and launched by the 2K12 Kub / SA-6 systemBuilt in: Soviet UnionThe 3M9 surface-to-air missile is the Soviet semi-active radar-homing missile family carried by the 2K12 Kub / Kvadrat / SA-6 Gainful air-defense system. Sourced records identify its ramjet propulsion, 3M9 KUB designation, 2P25 launcher compatibility, and 1S91 radar-guided engagement chain, while transfer reporting directly documents 3M9ME and 3M9M3E missiles supplied or pledged for Ukrainian Kub-M2 launchers during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.