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Interview with the head of the holding "Optical Systems and Technologies"
Research and Production Concern "Optical Systems and Technologies" ("CMP") is the largest Russian holding production of electron-optical systems for military and civil use, with an annual turnover of 24 billion rubles. The holding includes 19 companies, employing about 20,000 people, including nearly five thousand researchers. Simultaneously holding "OST" is approximately 2,000 research and development work. The work of the holding "Lente.ru" said CEO "OST" Sergei Maxine.
"Lenta.ru" Sergey V., please tell us, the priority activities of your holding.
Sergei Maxine: We specialize in the field of military technology - is opto-electronic systems and systems for all security agencies of the Russian Federation, including the Department of Defense and all of its structures: the Army, Navy, Air Force, missile troops, and and to the Interior Ministry and the FSB.
The Interior Ministry - and internal forces, and for the police?
Yes. We develop surveillance and perimeter security for police and Interior Ministry troops. They can be used for civilian and military purposes.
You could just elaborate on the operational use of your product?
Everything that is meant by such a serious concept, as precision weapons with elements of exploration, are our specialty. If earlier it was common carpet bombing, today's technology allows to get into the window of a moving car. Even when he suddenly changes trajectory. Our machinery is installed in aircraft, helicopters, tanks, reconnaissance vehicles.
All kinds of products that we have available, together with a civilian, it is about 6,000 items of military and civil products. We provide a full production cycle, from production of raw materials (ie glass), components, electronics, and more. Holding develops unique 79 key technologies: from crystal growth, the development of optical materials to software and mathematical environments and manufacturing a wide variety of components, mechanics, and electronics.
You could talk about any specific weapons development?
Sergei Maxine. Photo press service of "Russian Technologies"
Sergei Maxine. Photo press service of "Russian Technologies"
Our technologies are used in the aircraft PAK FA, the Ka-52, all the "Mil" helicopters. Ka-52 - a unique complex, because the system has a large number of channels. They work at a good distance and very effective - hit the target with high precision in difficult operating conditions.
Which types of systems in question?
It is an electro-optical targeting system. All systems which have used our competitors during the military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and has the Russian Federation.
Do you mean the optical detection system, infrared system?
Yes. This non-stop, and almost all weather systems operating under smoke and other interference. The advantage of our system is that they are passive - do not use active radiation and operate in stealth mode.
Such systems are, and civilian applications. For example, we have created systems to monitor oil and gas pipelines and have equipped their helicopters. With this complex through the earth strata can be recognized pipeline and its temperature image, and the computer in real-time analyzes and simulates the possible situation of the pipeline break in the future due to the voltage that occurs in the earth or in the pipeline.
Now actively being developed gear sets, which is conventionally called the "soldier of the future." Do you do this also?
Yes, we are actively involved in this project - developing a helmet device and sighting system. This equipment interacts with the elements of information transfer. Fighter should promptly see their surroundings, know who is next - or your opponent and resolve operational issues of combat employment.
What can you tell us about the development of weapon systems? What sights are there?
For military units holding "OST" produces, among other things, portable reconnaissance laser systems DM-3 and DM-4, as well as multifunctional devices 1E-14. For the Interior Ministry and Federal Security Service of the holding company supplying a range of night (1PN-93), optical (1P78-1, PSO-1M2 and 1P-59) and thermal (PT-2 and PT-3) sights for small arms.
Under each weapon, depending on what range it shoots, should have their sights. Now nothing new night sight with laser illumination, but a struggle for reducing the size and weight. Now we are sights that weigh 500 grams. For comparison, a few years ago it was a few pounds. The problem is such that the modern soldier wore as little load. And in order to do this, we use a new composite materials and metals.
Infrared electronics, we do, too, should be compact, powered by batteries the maximum amount of time. This is also a set of technologies.
In what terms you can expect to see finished samples with the use of these technologies?
This year, we rent a few samples, they are now being tested. We intend to maintain this pace in the future.
Defense accurate data does not call?
By year end, we will create new patterns of day and night sights.
You could call some other long-term projects?
New tanks, which are projected.
"Armata" for example?
Enterprises holding "OST" produce a wide range of optoelectronic devices for the main Russian tanks (T-72, T-80 and T-90), including sighting systems "Pine-U", "Irbis-K", "Essays" and " agate-M ". For helicopters (including the Ka-52 and Mi-8/Mi-17) "OST" releases gyrostabilised optronic GOES-451 and GOES-337M. As tank and aircraft systems holding actively exported.
Yes. In this project, we are actively involved. This sighting systems, and not just some sensors. We are responsible for ensuring that our system was able to see the enemy, recognize and implement targeting. We provide the enemy with precision at maximum range in all weather conditions.
In 2010, France was purchased license for the production of thermal imagers for tanks, which then began to be made at the Vologda Optical and Mechanical Plant. Why did you decide to purchase a license from the French?
It was the foreign trade order. Foreign partners, if they have developed some kind of relationship with other countries, have the right to order the [technique] at their own performance. They asked for our side to make the thermal channel was implemented using French technology.
And some more examples of export orders you can call?
We supply [our products] in 83 countries. We participate in almost all contracts, in the case of tanks, planes, ships, and unmanned vehicles - for them, we also produce optical systems, either for exploration or for targeting.
Can you tell more about the drones?
We have developed a series of optical systems for nearly all unmanned vehicles, which were previously designed or likely to enter the market. We can do it (for UAV systems - a comment. "Heathcliff") weight from a few hundred grams, of any size and for any task. Here, our complexes are not inferior to the Israelis that the IAI (Israel Aerospace Industries) and Americans (FLIR). We offered our solutions to all potential partners.
UAVs are widely used in the civilian sector, for example, for monitoring forest fires. We have developed a survey system for the Spanish concern Indra.
Now in "stealth" after the third corvette, it's called "Courageous." We have developed it for surveillance and attack systems, which see both air and surface targets at a great distance. This equipment can be used for civilian purposes.
That is such complexes may be relevant to the anti-sabotage units to protect?
Yes, for example, our equipment can be used to provide security at the Olympics [in Sochi]. By order of the Moscow government, we have made our system for airships that will monitor the traffic situation and solve security issues in real time.
Let's move on to the state defense order. What can you tell us about the performance of your holding of the state defense order for 2012 the year?
All holding companies fulfill the state defense order. Some contracts we performed early.
That is a situation such as in some plants, where possible thwarted because of the failure to agree on a price, you do not?
Discussion questions we have, of course, occur. We [working] as instrument-making plant - the number of suppliers of different components, we can go up to thousands. But in general, and with our parent organizations - is the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), "Uralvagonzavod" - we find positive solutions. The same is with the Ministry of Defence. I want to say that from what is now painted on the state defense order, that almost every year we have to increase it. This year, the growth rate of about 60 percent.
Photo press service of "Russian Technologies"
Photo press service of "Russian Technologies"
Your holding is engaged in both military and civil products. What is their relationship to the production?
The approximate ratio of the civil and military products by the end of the year we should be 40 to 60 percent. 40 percent for civilian goods - is a large proportion, because in civil Instrument Russia is in a very tough competitive environment. Of the achievements - we supply medical equipment to 33 countries of the world, and including such major markets such as Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Australia, Latin America and Asia.
We are actively developing lighting direction, that is, all energy-saving lamps, produce hundreds of items - office, travelers. As for the submarine and surface fleet, now completed testing fixtures explosion-proof and can be used for drilling rigs and ships.
For aviation [release] signal lights, the ones that are used on aircraft or landing. For RSC "Energia" is preparing a project to Docking in Space [place] with modern optics. By the way, for all manned space we make redundant, and the International Space Station, we also are present.
You said that in the delivery of its products to 83 countries cooperate. And the percentage is much more - for domestic consumption or for export?
We believe that the total volume of the order of 40 percent - is exported. He shares with us in two parts: in Russia we supply [equipment] to our parent company, and then they are already exporting aircraft or tanks. On the export side, we have an independent right to foreign trade, and in the FSMTC we supply our products directly.
This is only for the Ural Optical and Mechanical Plant and all other companies too?
Yes, to a greater or lesser extent, this applies to all businesses.
What is the annual production of your products?
Before the end of the year we plan to turn into 24 billion [rubles], about 40 percent of them will be exported. If earlier in the independent activity, we worked closely with the six countries, but now work directly with 18 countries in the world and the growing volume of deliveries. At the end of 2012 as part of an independent business we will come to an unprecedented order book, it is almost three times.
This is only for military or civilian products?
It is only by the military. For civilian products, we also good dynamics, its growth in 2012 will be about 40 percent compared to 2011. For example, in the direction of health care products volumes increased more than two times.
And finally, a few financial issues. What results holding reached since its inception in 2008?
If you look at charts, each year celebrating the growth of key financial indicators. We have not had a drop in production even in the financial crisis of 2008-2009. During this period, due to diversification, we were able to increase sales by about 10 percent, and revenue increased by nearly $ 400 million.
We also have worked all these years for a profit. At the end of 2012 will come to 844 million [rubles] net profit. We formed the order book for the next five years. We can say that we increased production in almost two and a half times, for the year will come to [figure of] 1.2 million rubles per employee.
How much money do you plan to spend on new development to 2020?
We plan to turn 82.3 billion rubles in 2020, that is to increase it by about four times. The share of R & D (research, development and engineering works - approx. "Heathcliff"), we also increase, we plan to spend 60 billion rubles for the period. These funds will be used and re-equipment, and research and development.
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