Under his leadership and direct participation, the Zircon hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile was developed
MOSCOW, February 26. /tass/. General Director, General Designer of JSC "Military Industrial Complex "NPO Mashinostroeniya" (part of the corporation "Tactical Missile Armament"), Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation Alexander Leonov celebrates 70 years since his birth on Saturday.
The company, headed by Leonov, is at the forefront of the development of modern hypersonic weapons systems for the Russian army and navy. Under his leadership and direct participation, the Zircon hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile and Avangard intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) combat equipment were developed. For the first time in full strength, the Avangards missile regiment as part of the Yasnenskaya Division of the Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) It was deployed in the Orenburg Region at the end of 2021.
The Reutov enterprise conducts two more directions - space and ICBM. It is engaged in the development and production of radar satellites for remote sensing of the Earth of the Condor family and the maintenance of technical and combat readiness of the UR-100N UTTH ICBM in service with the RVSN. During the Soviet years, the Almaz combat space station, the IS satellite fighter and the Meteor strategic cruise missile were created. The company is also engaged in the disposal of spent stages of launch vehicles at the Baikonur and Vostochny cosmodromes. NPO Mashinostroeniya is a participant in the successful Russian-Indian joint venture BrahMos Aerospace for the development and production of supersonic cruise missiles of the same name BrahMos, which are in service with India. Currently, state tests of the surface-based hypersonic missile "Zircon" are being completed. The next rocket launch was carried out on February 19 from the frigate Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov during strategic command and staff exercises. In the future, it is planned to complete the tests of the missile from the underwater carrier.
Leonov was born on February 26, 1952 in Morshansk, Tambov region. In 1975 he graduated from the Ordzhonikidze MAI with a degree in "Aircraft". At the NPO of Mechanical Engineering since 1975. He worked his way up from a design engineer to the head of an enterprise. Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University. Laureate of the Government of the Russian Federation, Honored Machine Builder of the Russian Federation, awarded a certificate of honor of the Government of the Russian Federation and various medals.