NPO Bazalt

NPO Bazalt (Russian: НПО «Базальт») is a weapons manufacturing company in Russia that took over (or continued) the production of weapons such as the RPG-7 after the collapse of the Soviet Union. NPO Bazalt manufactures the RPG-7V2 and the RPG-29. AO NPO Bazalt is included in the state corporation Rostec.

For the rock, see Basalt.
Bazalt
TypeJoint Stock Company
IndustryDefense
Founded1916[1]
Headquarters
Moscow
,
Russia
ProductsBombs, Glide bombs, Precision-guided munitions, Rocket-propelled grenade launchers, (RPG), Anti-tank weapons
ParentTechmash (Rostec)
Websitebazalt.ru

History

Bazalt was founded in 1916. Over its history, the company created 700 models of ammunition for military use.

Bazalt is one of the leading designers and developers of many variants of aircraft bombs, anti-tank and anti-saboteur marine grenade launcher complexes, mortar shells of many variants, and calibers and other kinds of ammunition. The company's most famous product is the RPG-7, developed in the 1960s and used by the armies of over 40 countries, with over one million having been built by the company or on license by 2004.[2]

Ammunition developed by Bazalt is used by the armed forces of over 80 countries in the world. Licenses for production of 61 types of ammunition were transferred to 11 countries in the world.

Since December 2012, Bazalt is a subsidiary of Techmash, a Rostec company.[3]

Production

Sanctions

Under EO 13661, the Obama administration on July 16, 2014, imposed sanctions on NPO Bazalt through the US Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) by adding NPO Bazalt and other entities to the Specially Designated Nationals List (SDN) in retaliation for the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War.[5][6]

On 12 September 2014 the EU published sanctions against NPO Bazalt, amongst other entities, under Council Decisions 2014/658/CFSP and 2014/659/CFSP.[7] The particular goods or services list of the Council was subsequently modified several times:

  • COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/327 of 25 February 2022 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014[8]
  • COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2022/2474 of 16 December 2022 amending Decision 2014/512/CFSP[9]

The government of Ukraine maintains a helpful page, and lists Switzerland as an additional sanctioned of NPO Bazalt.[10]

See also

References
  1. "История : Открытое акционерное общество «Научно-производственное обьединение «Базальт"".
  2. Magazines, Hearst (2004). Popular Mechanics. Hearst Magazines. p. 64.
  3. "Enterprise's history". Bazalt.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  4. "Army 2016: Russia to complete trials of cluster bomb | Jane's 360". Archived from the original on 2017-09-07. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  5. "Ukraine-related Sanctions; Publication of Executive Order 13662 Sectoral Sanctions Identifications List". treasury.gov. 16 July 2014.
  6. "Announcement of Treasury Sanctions on Entities Within the Financial Services and Energy Sectors of Russia, Against Arms or Related Materiel Entities, and those Undermining Ukraine's Sovereignty". treasury.gov. 16 July 2014.
  7. "EU ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA". SEAMLESS LEGAL B.V. 29 September 2014.
  8. Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/327 of 25 February 2022 amending Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine
  9. Council Regulation (EU) 2022/2474 of 16 December 2022 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine
  10. "Sanctioned companies: OAO NPO Bazalt".
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