Photo device

The Photopribor factory was created in 1962 on the territory of the Victory artel. The founder and first director was A. Kurbanov. The factory was first engaged in the production of products transferred from other military enterprises, including the Arsenal factory ..

In 1965, a special design bureau was created at the plant. I.N. Petrov was appointed its chief, and A.K. Krivorotiy was appointed chief designer.

At the beginning of 1970 - 1972 the enterprise became the most important in the USSR for the development and production of chemical photographic processing and decoding tools for aerial photographs. Here a list of the most important instruments and machines for space purposes was developed and manufactured - Svet, Rakkord, Topaz, etc. The first product that the designers developed was a camping set of the PKD-1 decoder, the second was a device for washing photo prints of PPO- one.

In 1972, the factory began the development and production of precision mechanics, optical mechanics, chemical and optical electronics of a special purpose (gyrocompass 1G-25 for determining the true azimuth as part of the artillery complex 1B12 ("Machine"). For this purpose, the factory " Fotopribor "the department of the chief designer (OGK) was created. It was headed by Anatoly Romanovich Glushchenko.
In the same year, "Fotopribor" was connected to the helicopter theme, presented in production by the Krasnogorsk Mechanical Plant named after S. A. Zvereva product 017, that is, the equipment "Rainbow-F" - control anti-tank guided missile, which was installed on board the Mi-24 combat helicopters.

In 1974, on the basis of the Special Design Bureau, the Sokol Central Design Bureau was organized, which became a separate independent organization as a legal entity. Rauf Akhmetovich Ablyazov was appointed the chief designer of the Sokol Central Design Bureau. Then the structure of the bureau also changed: three design departments, scientific laboratories, a technology department, a pilot production, an electronics department, a computer department, and others were created.

The introduction into serial production of the gamut of artillery sights PG-2 and PG-4, the development of the Central Design Bureau of the Novosibirsk Instrument-Making Plant, began. Periscope sights PG-2, PG-4 - designed to aim weapons at the target during firing from closed fire positions and direct fire. They are installed on self-propelled artillery mounts 2C1 “CARNICA” and 2C3 “Acacia”.

In 1974 - 1976 serial production of individual electronic components and instruments of control equipment 9С475 ("Rainbow-Sh") for the management of anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM) began. Control equipment 9С475, 9С475-1, 9С475-2, 9С475-3, 9С475-4 - designed to search, identify, recognize targets, select a launcher, launch and semi-automatic guidance of a missile. The 9C475 control equipment was installed on board the Mi-24 helicopter or it was figuratively called the “flying spider”. The main consumer was the Arsenyevsky helicopter plant.

In 1978, the Sokol Central Design Bureau also developed an optical IRIS surveillance device, and in 1983 the product was successfully tested on a Mi-24K helicopter. This combat vehicle was developed on the basis of the Mi-24V helicopter and is intended for visual observation of the battlefield, the location of enemy troops, and correction of missile and artillery fire.

In the early 1980s , serial production of forensic products was introduced: the MS-1 comparison microscope, the REUS-1 reproduction unit, which are still equipped with the major forensic centers of Ukraine and the CIS countries .

In 1983 - 1986 The 1P8 small-sized artillery sight for the 2S9 Nona S self-propelled artillery mount and the 1P22 automated artillery sighting system were mastered in mass production. Specialists from the developer actively participated in their development: G.F. Shulzhenko, L.D. Duntau, V.D. Kazantsev, L.A. Churilov, etc.

In the 1990s , the plant began to produce medical equipment. Together with the Odessa Institute of Ophthalmology and Tissue Therapy named after Filatov, the production of a list of ophthalmic devices - "Stimul", "Alkor", FC-30 - began. Launched the production of laboratory equipment - paraffin heater, negatoscope, distiller.

In 1994, the Photopribor Research and Production Complex was created on the basis of the Fotopribor plant and the Sokol Central Design Bureau, and in 1995, the Strela special design bureau was created as part of the NPK. Since 1996, tank sighting systems were launched into serial production using laser and microscopic technology. In 1999, the fire control system of the T-84UD and T-84 tanks was equipped with the Photopribor sighting system, which made it possible to equip the tanks for the Ukrainian army and fulfill export orders.

Since 2011, SE NPK Fotopribor became a member of the UkrOboronProm concern ^[1]

Today GP NPK Fotopribor is a comprehensive modern research and production enterprise with the Sokol design bureau and the Strela Special design bureau, which makes it possible to develop products, manufacture prototypes, test them and serial production in a single optimal cycle, creating modern and competitive equipment with minimal cost.

From 2012 to 2014 Director General of the NPK “Fotopribor” was V.I.

Currently, SE NPK Fotopribor is located on two industrial sites with a total area of ​​210 thousand square meters. About 1000 people work here.

The company is systematically increasing its cooperation with the countries of the Middle East and Europe.

On October 20, 2014, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko announced that GP NPK Photopribor was included in the state order program for 2015, night vision devices and thermal imagers for the military in the ATO zone would be manufactured here.

• Cherkasy plant received a state order for night vision devices and thermal imagers for the military in the ATO zone
• NPK Fotopribor increases cooperation with the countries of the Middle East and Europe