August 19, 2003 :: The Moscow Times :: News
Russian Prime Minsister has recommended that the missile defense company, Almaz-Antei, be headed up by Vladislav Menshchikov, from St. Petersburg. Menschicov is described as a “little known official” from Putin’s hometown, who has a “conspicous gap” in his resume, from 1982-1995.
The Prime Minister’s recomendation is that the company’s board go through the formal motion of voting Menshchikov president of the company, which is 100% owned by the Russian government. Almaz is the result of last year’s decree by the Kremlin which ordered the consolidation of 46 companies which had formerly supplied MD technologies independently. Almaz produces the S-400 missile defense system deployed around Moscow, as well as the S-300 which Russia exports, and other air defense systems.
The former head of Almaz, Klimov, was assassinated in June, a murder which remains unsolved.
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