Arsenal Machine-Building Plant

Arsenal Machine-Building Plant is a Russian industrial manufacturing company based in Saint Petersburg. The enterprise is historically associated with the production of artillery and other military equipment, while its activities also extend into complex civilian and dual-use mechanical systems. The company is described as part of the Arsenal Production Association and operates alongside the Arsenal Design Bureau, linking manufacturing capability with engineering and design functions. Its historical industrial profile is centered on weapons production. Products associated with the plant include the 100 mm M1944 field gun, also known as the BS-3, naval artillery systems such as the AK-100 and AK-130, and other weapon or missile-related systems including the R-31, RT-2, and SS-14 Scapegoat. The available reference material does not provide production dates, quantities, customers, export figures, or a complete account of the plant's military programs, so the precise chronology and current status of these product lines cannot be established here. Arsenal's business scope is broader than artillery. The plant is also identified with compressor stations, refrigeration equipment, gas equipment, extrusion machines, and satellite platforms. This combination suggests an industrial base serving defense, heavy engineering, energy-related equipment, industrial processing, and space-sector applications. The reference description characterizes the organization as comprising five separate administrative entities: two civilian production operations, one military production operation, a technical-support facility, and a commercial center. The plant is therefore best understood as an industrial enterprise and manufacturing brand rather than a consumer-facing product brand. Its identity rests on production engineering, specialized machinery, defense manufacturing, and technically complex systems. Publicly available information in the supplied material is limited, and it does not establish the current ownership structure, executive leadership, financial condition, corporate legal form, official website, listing status, or geographic distribution of present-day operations.

Arsenal Machine-Building Plant is a Saint Petersburg industrial enterprise known historically for artillery and military production. The supplied reference material presents it as part of the Arsenal Production Association and places it in the same industrial setting as the Arsenal Design Bureau. This association indicates a relationship between design and manufacturing activities, although the available material does not specify the legal structure, ownership relationship, or dates of formation for either organization. The plant's best-documented historical identity is that of a major artillery producer. Its associated product list includes the 100 mm M1944 field gun, commonly designated BS-3, as well as naval artillery systems identified as AK-100, AK-130, and AK-257. The reference material also associates Arsenal with the R-31, RT-2, and SS-14 Scapegoat missile or rocket-related systems. These references establish the enterprise's connection with Soviet and Russian-era defense manufacturing, but they do not provide enough information to reconstruct a complete development, procurement, or service history for each system. Over time, the enterprise's described capabilities extended beyond weapons. Its industrial portfolio included compressor stations, refrigeration and gas equipment, extrusion machines, and satellite platforms. These activities place the plant within a broader tradition of diversified heavy engineering, in which military production coexists with technically demanding civilian and space-related manufacturing. The reference does not state whether all of these product categories remain active, nor does it identify specific commercial customers, export markets, or current product generations. Organizationally, the Arsenal Production Association is described as consisting of five administrative entities. Two are civilian production operations, one is a military production operation, one provides technical support, and one functions as a commercial center. This structure indicates an enterprise organized around multiple production and support functions rather than a single factory line. The precise names, legal status, and current operating condition of these entities are not available in the supplied sources. The plant's current corporate position remains unclear from the available material. No verified founding year, founder, parent company, owner, executive roster, stock-market listing, financial data, or official website is supplied. Accordingly, Arsenal Machine-Building Plant should be catalogued as a historically important Russian industrial and defense-manufacturing brand whose present status requires further verification. Its documented scope supports classification under industrial machinery and defense equipment, with particular historical strength in artillery and associated military systems.

A specialized Russian industrial manufacturer combining historical defense production with civilian heavy machinery, energy-related equipment, industrial processing systems, and satellite-platform manufacturing.

• Field artillery

  100 mm M1944 field gun (BS-3)

  A 100 mm field gun associated with Arsenal's historical artillery-production portfolio. The BS-3 designation identifies the M1944 system. The available reference does not establish the plant's exact role in design, licensing, production volume, or later service history.

• Naval artillery

  AK-100

  A naval gun system included among Arsenal's historically associated products. The reference identifies the system by the AK-100 designation but does not provide technical specifications, production dates, platform compatibility, or current service status.

• Naval artillery

  AK-130

  A naval artillery system listed in connection with Arsenal Machine-Building Plant. The supplied material does not clarify the plant's precise manufacturing responsibilities or provide information about production scale, users, exports, or present availability.

• Naval artillery

  AK-257

  A naval gun designation included in the plant's historical product list. Beyond its association with Arsenal, the available reference provides no detailed account of its development, manufacture, deployment, or subsequent replacement.

• Missile system

  R-31

  A missile-related system identified in the historical product list for Arsenal Machine-Building Plant. The reference does not specify the plant's production role, the system's technical characteristics, dates, operators, or current status.

• Missile system

  RT-2

  A missile or rocket-related system associated with Arsenal in the supplied reference. No further information is provided about its manufacturing arrangement, deployment history, production period, or status.

• Missile system

  SS-14 Scapegoat

  A missile system included in the historical list of products associated with Arsenal. The available source does not establish the specific scope of Arsenal's involvement or provide a chronology of production and service.

• Industrial equipment

  Compressor stations

  Industrial compressor-station equipment representing the plant's civilian and heavy-engineering activities. The reference identifies this product area but does not describe models, applications, customers, capacity, or current production.

• Industrial equipment

  Refrigeration and gas equipment

  A broad category of civilian and industrial equipment attributed to Arsenal. It includes refrigeration-related and gas-related machinery, but the supplied material does not identify individual product families, technical specifications, or operating markets.

• Industrial processing machinery

  Extrusion machines

  Industrial extrusion machinery included in Arsenal's diversified engineering portfolio. The reference does not indicate the materials processed, machine configurations, industries served, or whether the line remains active.

• Space systems

  Satellite platforms

  Satellite platforms identified as part of the plant's complex mechanical-equipment activities. The available source does not specify platform families, missions, launch dates, customers, or the division responsible for their manufacture.

1. 1Arsenal Machine-Building Planten.wikipedia.org