Nizhny Novgorod Machine-building Plant

Open joint-stock company (JSC) NMZ or Nizhny Novgorod Machine-building Plant () is a Russian (formerly Soviet) artillery factory in the Sormovo district of Gorky. It included the TsAKB artillery design bureau led by Vasiliy Grabin.

Currently, part of Almaz-Antey together with Almaz-Antey Branch no. 1.

Names

Previous names for this factory include Gorky Machine-building Plant (), All-Union Machine-building Plant New Sormovo (, Novoje Sormovo), Joseph Stalin Factory No. 92, Artillery Factory No. 92, Zavod imeni Stalina, or ZiS.

Products

Its products included:

• ZiS-2 57mm antitank gun
• ZiS-3 76.2mm divisional gun
• ZiS-5 76.2mm tank gun (version of the F-34 tank gun)
• ZiS-30 self-propelled antitank gun
• ZiS-S-53 85mm tank gun

Current products

• Ship-based nuclear power plant for Navy (including surface ships and submarine)
• : In 2006 Rosenergoatom and Sevmash signed a contract for the floating nuclear power plant. NMZ produced the nuclear power plants KLT-40S for it.
• Surface-to-air missile systems, anti-aircraft weapons, anti-ballistic missile systems and radars
• Artillery
• NMZ Production, a team who makes short films.

Main shareholders

• JSC Concern VKO "Almaz-Antey" — 51% of shares
• Open Joint Stock Company Head System Design Bureau of the "Almaz-Antey" Air Defense Concern — 35,12% of shares

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