Moscow [Russia], January 10: Russia's Almaz-Antey rocket company announced on January 9 that the country's top military rocket scientist Pavel Kamnev has died at the age of 86, according to RT Radio.
Mr. Kamnev has worked in the Russian aircraft industry since the 1960s. After the breakup of the Soviet Union, he led the NPO Novator company, where he was tasked with building missiles for the military .
He continued to work in this field despite his advanced age, serving as chairman of the board of directors of Novator and serving as the lead scientist of Almaz-Antey, Novator's parent company, until his death.
"(Mr) Pavel Kamnev is one of the pillars of the domestic military-industrial complex, a scientist in the field of rocket science," Almaz-Antey said in a statement.
Almaz-Antey also said that Kamnev "was actively involved in the development of many missile systems" and "exercised scientific and technical management of the most important work of building and modernizing dozens of missile systems." types of missiles for the sea, land and air forces, and for the country's air defense and anti-missile systems".
Arguably the most famous weapon invented by Mr. Kamenev is the Kalibr long-range cruise missile, which is launched from warships and submarines, as well as used by Russia's long-range aviation forces, according to the report. RT.
The Kalibr missile has been in service since the late 2010s, with a maximum range of up to 2,600 km. The first time Kalibr entered the war was on October 7, 2015, missile ships of the Caspian Squadron (Russia) from the Caspian Sea launched a total of 26 Kalibr missiles at the positions of members of the Islamic State organization. proclaimed (IS) on Syrian soil, more than 1,500 km away.
Source: ThanhNien Newspaper
