Zagorsk Optical-Mechanical Plant

Zagorsk Optical-Mechanical Plant (Russian: Загорский оптико-механический завод) is a company based in Sergiyev Posad (formerly called Zagorsk), Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is part of Shvabe Holding of Rostec,[1] a Russian state-owned defense conglomerate.

Zagorsk Optical-Mechanical Plant
TypeOpen joint stock company
Founded1935
Headquarters
Sergiyev Posad
,
Russia
ParentShvabe Holding
Websitezomz.ru

The Zagorsk Optical-Mechanical Plant is a producer of pyrotechnics[2] and precision optical equipment for the military, such as active infrared night vision devices and binoculars. A report last updated in June 1994 stated that it had increased the proportion of its civilian production, and adapted some of its military products, such as night vision devices, to civilian use.[3] On 8 June 2022, the plant experienced a fire, one of several unusual fires in 2022 in Russia.[4]

On 9 August 2023, the plant experienced a massive explosion and was evacuated.[5] After the blast, the governor in the region claimed that the factory was actually mainly manufacturing "pyrotechnics".[2]

References
  1. "Shvabe's structure". Shvabe. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  2. "Загорский оптико-механический завод в Сергиевом Посаде, несмотря на название, производит преимущественно пиротехнику". TASS on Telegram (in Russian). 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  3. "Enterprise name: Zagorsk Optical-Mechanical Plant". Russian Defense Business Directory (4th ed.). US Department of Commerce - Bureau of Export Administration. June 1994. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. "Watch: Russian Zagorsk Optical-Mechanical Plant burns close to Kremlin". Euro Weekly News. 2022-06-09. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  5. "Powerful Blast at Optical Plant Near Moscow Triggers 'Total Evacuation'". Moscow Times. 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2023-08-09.

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