- Lev Lyulyev
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name = Lev Veniaminovych Lyulyev
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birth_date = birth date and age|1908|3|17
birth_place =Kiev ,Russian Empire
death_date = death date and age|1985|11|1|1908|3|17}
death_place =Moscow ,USSR
occupation = Engineer, Chief designer of OKB-8
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children =Lev Veniaminovych Lyulyev (
March 17 (O.S. 4) 1908,Kiev ,Russian Empire —November 1 ,1985 ,Moscow ,USSR ) was aSoviet designer ofartillery ,anti-aircraft rocket, and SAmissile system s. Chief designer of OKB-8 (laterNPO Novator which currently bears his name) in 1946 - 1985. Doctor of Technical Sciences (AS USSR , 1966).Hero of Socialist Labor (twice - 1966, 1985). Laureate of the Lenin (1967) and State (1948, 1977) Prizes.Educated at Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (
KPI ) in 1927-1933.In 1941 evacuated to
Sverdlovsk with the factory, appointed as a Vice Chief designer of the 8th Factory (known as JSC MZiK since 1994).In the years of the
Second World War the factory produced about 20 thousand artillery guns and their mountings. Participated in the modernisation process of the 85mmKS-1 gun,organised the prduction of 85mmD-5 guns and 100mm D-10 gunsfor the SAUs (self-propelled artillery vehicles)SU-85 andSU-100 .On
June 25 ,1945 promoted to Chief designer of the Factory №8.In 1945-1947 developed the 85mm zenith gun
KS-18 . In 1947 developed the experimental 100mm zenith gunKS-19 , which became the prototype of the next generation zenith guns before the SAguided missile s came. Started the development of 130mm zenith gunKS-30 .In 1947 appointed also as a Chief designer of Sverdlovsk Machine-Building Plant №8, where he formed the Chief designer division (OGK) - later OKB-8 of the
Ministry of Aviation Industry (translit|Ministerstvo Aviatsionnoy Promishlennosti, MAP) for the purpose of development of large caliber anti-aircraft artillery systems.In 1957 developed the most powerfull
KN-52 zenith gun.In 1958 OKB-8 decided to move to the tevelopment of anti-aircraft missile systems. Under his leadership those SA missiles were developed:
* 3M8 (developed since 1958, in service since 1965), 3M8M, 3M8M1 (in service since 1967), 3M8M2 (in service since 1971)
* 9M38, 9M38M1, 9M38M2 for theBuk missile system
* 9M82 (in service since 1988) and 9M83 (in service since 1983) for theS-300 V
* 9M82M and 9M83M for theAntey 2500 SAM system
* «Ural» SA missile
*M-31 (KS-42 , experimental, 1961)
*KS-168
*KS-172
* 3M54 Biryusa
* V-755
* countermissile 5Ya26 (experimental, 1963) for theS-225
* countermissile 53T6 (PRS-1) for theА-135 (in service since 1995)
* countermissile 53T6M (PRS-1M, experimental, 1990th)
* countermissile 51T6 (experimental, 1980th)
* countermissile 3M10 (проект, конец 1950th)
* naval antisubmarine missile complex Vyuga (since 1960), complex RPK-2, naval missile81R (in service since 1969), export variant called Vysota
* target missile Virazh and Virazh-M on the basis of 3M8 и 3M8M
* countermissile PRS-1M
* countermissile 45T6
* naval antisubmarine missile complex RPK-6 Vodopad (in service since 1981)
* naval antisubmarine missile complex RPK-7 100RU (in service since 1984), export variant called "Veter"
* naval missile 3M10 Granat (in service since 1984)
* naval missile 3M-14 "Caliber" (3K14)
* naval missile "Alpha" (experimental)
* naval missile RK-55
* antisubmarine missile UR-91R
* submarine missile 3M14
* target missile "Mirazh"Awards
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May 12 ,1941 —Order of the Red Banner for the distinguished services in the field of the design of the new weapons for theSoviet Army (RKKA) and the Navy
*June 5 ,1942 —Order of the Red Star for the design and development of the new weapon models
*August 9 ,1944 —Order of the Honour Mark for the masterly implementation of the development and production of the new weapon types
*July 9 ,1945 —Order of Lenin for the successful implementation of theState Defence Committee ("GKO") orders for the production of artillery weapons for theRed Army
* 1948 - USSR Stalin (State) Prize
* June 1966 -Hero of Socialist Labor for the distinguished services in theFive Years Plan of 1960–1965 and the design of the new weapon types
* 1967 - Laureate of theLenin Prize
* 1977 -USSR State Prize for the design of the new weapon types
* March 1978 —Order of the Red Banner for the distinguished services and personal contribution to the field of the design of the new weapons and equipment type and in case of the 70 years anniversary
* March 1985 -Hero of Socialist Labor External links
* [http://www.ntu-kpi.kiev.ua/en/people/ World-known scientists founders of scientific - pedagogical schools] at National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute" website
*http://www.testpilot.ru/russia/novator/novator.htm
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