Shabanov, Vitaliy Mikhailovich

Vitaly Mikhailovich Shabanov
Vitaly Mikhailovich Shabanov
	1978 - 1990
Head of the government	Alexey Nikolaevich Kosygin; Nikolai Alexandrovich Tikhonov; Nikolai Ivanovich Ryzhkov
	1974 - 1978
Head of the government	Alexey Nikolaevich Kosygin
Birth	January 1, 1923 ; Kostroma province , USSR now Kostroma region
Death	July 30, 1995 (72 years old); Moscow , Russian Federation
Burial place	;
The consignment	VKP (b) - CPSU
Education	Leningrad Air Force Academy of the Red Army
Academic degree
Military service
Years of service	1941 - 1992
Affiliation	the USSR
Rank
Battles	The Great Patriotic War

Vitaliy Mikhailovich Shabanov (January 1, 1923, the village of Lobachi, Galich district of the Kostroma province , now part of the Galich district of the Kostroma region - July 30, 1995, Moscow ) - figure in the Ministry of Defense of the USSR and Soviet defense industry. Army General , Hero of Socialist Labor .

Content

1 Young years
2 The first post-war years
3 At design work
4 In leadership work
5 Awards and titles
6 notes
7 Literature
8 References

Young years

Born into a peasant family. In the Red Army since 1940. In 1945 he graduated from the Leningrad Air Force Academy of the Red Army ^[1] . During the training, he underwent a long military training in 1943-1944 in the fighter aviation regiment of the active army of the Great Patriotic War on the 1st Ukrainian Front as a regiment technician.

The first post-war years

Since 1945, Lieutenant Shabanov is a test engineer, then an assistant to a leading engineer for testing aviation equipment at the Air Force Research Institute . In 1949 he was transferred to Special Bureau No. 1 (SB-1) of the USSR Ministry of Arms (now OJSC Almaz Scientific-Production Enterprise), where he took part in the development and testing of the first in our country Aviation Radio-controlled System Comet , in the composition of which included a Tu-4 carrier aircraft with an on-board radar and a projection guidance station and a winged projectile itself with an autopilot and homing station. He was engaged in the development of the main blocks of guidance equipment and homing projectiles. In 1952, the Comet system successfully passed state tests and was put into service.

At design work

Since the mid-1950s, he was the chief designer of Special Bureau No. 1 (SB-1) , led the development of the K-20 and K-22 systems, which were intended to destroy ground targets. Both of these systems also successfully passed state tests and were put into service; they were installed on Tu-95 and Tu-22M aircraft. For the creation of the K-22 system for V. M. Shabanov, he was awarded the State Prize for the second time. In the 60s, SKB No. 1 developed the famous S-300P anti-aircraft missile system.

Since 1972, V. M. Shabanov is the General Director of the Almaz Central Design Bureau , which created anti-aircraft missile systems.

In leadership work

The grave of Shabanov at the Kuntsevsky cemetery in Moscow.

Since 1974 - Deputy Minister of Radio Industry of the USSR ^[1] , oversaw the work on the creation of defense radio equipment.

Since 1978 - Deputy Minister of Defense of the USSR . Since November 1980 - Deputy Minister of Defense of the USSR for weapons. Colonel General Engineer (1978). He supervised the work on adopting a number of the most modern types of weapons and military equipment for that time (strategic and ground based missile systems, space reconnaissance systems, etc.). It was under the leadership of Shabanov that the world - famous Su-25 attack aircraft , Mi-24 helicopter, Tu-160 , Su-27 , MiG-29 aircraft , the third generation of tanks ( T-80 ), and the airborne combat vehicle ( BMD- ) were put into service . 2 ), a new wheeled armored personnel carrier BTR-80 with a diesel engine and enhanced armor protection, the Tochka missile system, the Cube anti-aircraft missile system, the Nona-S self-propelled gun, the Msta howitzer, and others.

By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of November 2, 1981, he was awarded the military rank of " Army General ."

Since 1990 - in the Group of Inspectors General of the Minister of Defense of the USSR . Since 1992 - retired. He lived in Moscow .

Died July 30, 1995. He was buried at Kuntsevsky cemetery .

Candidate member of the CPSU Central Committee (1981-1983), member of the CPSU Central Committee (1983-1990). Member of the Supreme Council of the USSR of the 11th convocation (1984-1989). People's Deputy of the USSR (1989-1991).

Awards and titles

Hero of Socialist Labor (02/18/1981)
Two Orders of Lenin (02/03/1953, 02/18/1981)
Order of the October Revolution (04/26/1971)
Order of the Red Banner (12.31.1982)
Order of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree (03/11/1985)
Order of the Red Banner of Labor (04/20/1956)
Order of the Red Star (12.30.1956)
Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" 2nd degree (02.22.1989)
Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" 3rd degree (04/30/1975)
Medals
Lenin Prize of the USSR (1963)
Stalin Prize (1953)
Candidate of Technical Sciences (1964)

Notes

↑ ¹ ² “Tashkent” - Rifle Cell / [under the total. ed. A. A. Grechko ]. - M .: Military Publishing House of the USSR Ministry of Defense , 1976. - P. 488. - ( Soviet Military Encyclopedia : [in 8 vols.]; 1976-1980, vol. 8).

Literature

"Tashkent" - Rifle cell / [under the total. ed. A. A. Grechko ]. - M .: Military Publishing House of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR , 1976. - 690 p. - ( Soviet military encyclopedia : [in 8 vols.]; 1976-1980, vol. 8).

Links

Shabanov, Vitaliy Mikhailovich (Russian) . Site " Heroes of the country ".
The article "He looked far ahead" on the information portal PRO-Air Defense

[sve-1] ¹ ² “Tashkent” - Rifle Cell / [under the total. ed. A. A. Grechko ]. - M .: Military Publishing House of the USSR Ministry of Defense , 1976. - P. 488. - ( Soviet Military Encyclopedia : [in 8 vols.]; 1976-1980, vol. 8).