This company manufactures S-400 which was used in Operation Sindoor, the name of the company is…, it is based in…

Amidst the tension between India and Pakistan, everyone heard one name – S-400. Actually, S-400 is a missile defense system that India uses. This system destroyed the drones and missiles sent by Pakistan in the air itself. This system is one of the top defense systems in the world. It has been made by Russia, so today we will know about the company that made this system.

S-400 has been made by Russia’s Almaz-Antey. This company has made its mark worldwide by making technologies like air defense systems and cruise missiles. Almaz-Antey was established in 2002 on the orders of the President of Russia. It was formed by the merger of two big military companies – NPO Almaz and Antey Corporation. Its headquarter is in Moscow and according to the 2017 report, the company had defense sales of $ 9.125 billion, making it the eighth largest defense company in the world.

What does this company make?

Almaz-Antey mainly manufactures weapons, missile systems, radars and artillery shells for air defense systems, aircraft and armored vehicles. Apart from this, the company also manufactures products for the civil sector. These include air traffic control systems, weather radars, navigation systems, ventilation valves for nuclear plants, plastic packaging etc.

Company has also been in controversies

In 2003, the company’s director general Igor Klimov was murdered, the investigation of which revealed that it was a matter related to the property audit going on within the company. In 2014, due to the Ukraine crisis, the US imposed strict economic sanctions on this company. After this, after the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022, the European Union also put the company on the sanctions list. Almaz-Antey is completely under the Russian government. Its 100% shares are owned by the Federal Agency for State Property Management.

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