Hero of socialist labor, laureate of state prizes of the USSR and the Russian Federation V.S. Usov 100 years since his birth - 06.02.2025

June 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding creator and organizer of the serial production of land-based and sea-based rocket and artillery modules (automatic cannons, anti-ship missile protection systems, turrets with machine-gun weapons for boats, missiles, etc.), the first People's General Director of JSC AK Tulamashzavod, the Hero Socialist Labor, laureate of the State Prizes of the USSR and the Russian Federation Vadim Sergeyevich Usov. Under his leadership, the largest scientific and production complex in the country was formed on the basis of AK Tulamashzavod, which ensures the accelerated development of more than hundreds of military and civilian products at the stage of development work with developers and subsequent mass production, accompanied by the entire product lifecycle. V.S. Usov organized the construction of a rocket production facility with the development and serial production of "Kan" and "Arkan" products and production of "Kashtan" products. It was Usovym V.S. in the late 90s and early 2000s, the development of products Pantsir 1C, Palm, Duet, Arkan, Melon, Broadsword, TKB-149, a range of diesel engines, laser technological and medical equipment, etc.) was organized.