KBTZ State Enterprise "Kyiv Armored Factory"

Russian planes bombed a tank repair plant in the Darnytskyi District in Kiev on 16 April 2022. It was reported that many police and soldiers surrounded the area, it was reported that smoke rose from the area where a factory where tank production was located. Russia destroyed production buildings of an armored vehicle plant in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. The Russian Ministry of Defense also announced on Telegram that the production facility of the factory was hit in the attack with "high-precision long-range weapons". Ukrainian officials have not yet confirmed the attack.

State Enterprise "Kyiv Armored Factory" is a state-owned commercial enterprise established on state property. Regulation, control and coordination of the Company's activities are carried out by the State Concern "Ukroboronprom" as an authorized business entity for the management of state property in the defense industry.

Among the enterprises for repair of armored vehicles of Ukraine SE "KBTZ" is the most powerful with an annual production of 80-100 million UAH. Production shops and sections in accordance with the production technology are equipped with high-performance technological equipment. Today the Kyiv Armored Plant State Enterprise carries out: overhaul and modernization of tanks T-55, T-62, T-72, self-propelled chassis of art systems "Acacia", "Tulip", "Geocin", self-propelled chassis of missile systems "Circle", Caterpillar mini-barriers“ GMZ ”, wheeled armored personnel carriers BTR-70, BTR-80 and cars based on them, tank engines of all brands.

In addition, in recent years the production of spare parts for the repair of armored vehicles at the customer's plants has significantly expanded. Rubber hinged tracks, chassis parts and components, water, oil and fuel systems, dynamic protection kits, electrical and wiring kits, electrical appliances and others are mass-produced.

In recent years, the company is focused on the manufacture and supply of products for foreign customers. A great achievement is the preparation in a short time of production and release of samples of armored personnel carriers BTR-3U, BTR-3E1, BTR-DA with new engines of domestic and imported production, automatic transmission and combat modules.

A separate area of the plant's activity is training in all necessary specialties at the plant, as well as providing services for the development of overhaul of armored vehicles and commissioning of equipment at the customer's plants.

Main activities of KBTZ

• tanks
• Armored personnel carriers
• Special equipment
• Engines
• Repair shops
• Training equipment
• Household goods
• Production structure

The high achievements of the enterprise in the field of overhaul of equipment and diesel engines are provided by the well-developed production infrastructure, a group of shops and sections for the repair of armored weapons and equipment, developed over many years of work:

• repair and mechanical shop;
• engine repair shop;
• building repair section;
• shop for repair and manufacture of parts;
• workshop for repair and manufacture of units;
• shop for the manufacture of electrical equipment and weapons;
• caterpillar production site;
• tool section;
• non-standard equipment section;
• repair and construction site.

The flows, which clearly function, make it possible to implement high-quality and in a timely manner complex programs for the manufacture, overhaul and deep modernization of armored weapons and equipment. The body of armored vehicles (tanks, etc.) is one of the most difficult to work with. When carrying out repairs (additional equipment of new armored personnel carriers) not only restoration of geometrical parameters is carried out, but also a complex of works on increase of their protection is carried out.

At repair of turrets works on installation of a complex of additional protection are carried out:

• additional armored items;
• dynamic protection kit;
• anti-radiation sheets.

During the manufacture of turrets, the entire complex of installation of units and weapons control systems is carried out and the compliance of parameters, signals and commands given by them is checked.

High-quality repair of basic weapons and equipment: smoothbore and rifled guns caliber 100, 125 mm. Assembly of combat vehicles is carried out in the assembly shop on the current line and consists in coordinated work on the installation of the chassis, power plant, components and units, pipelines of all systems, cable assemblies and wires. In parallel, work is underway on the installation of the turret, installation of guns, devices and fire control systems, calibration of sights. After installation of the turret in the body of the machine (APC) are transferred to the delivery site, where they are brought to the requirements of the contract.

Based on the fact that over the past 10-12 years the company is focused on manufacturing products for foreign partners, and marketing has shown that this trend will continue in the future and the management of the State Enterprise "Kyiv Armored Plant" in November 2006 decided:

• to increase the authority of the enterprise (image) in the world arms trade market;
• for investment attractiveness;
• providing significant advantages in tenders over competitors;
• improving the quality of products and production culture on the existing quality management system of the enterprise to develop and implement a system that would meet the requirements of the international standard ISO 9001: 2000 and the national standard DSTU ISO 9001: 2001.

Based on the fact that for the last 10 - 12 years the company is focused on manufacturing products for foreign partners and marketing has shown that this trend will continue in the future by the company's management, in November 2006 a strategic decision was made to increase the company's reputation. )) in the global arms trade market, its investment attractiveness, opportunities for cooperation, providing significant advantages in tenders over competitors and improving the quality of products and production culture for the existing management system, develop and implement a system that meets international ISO standards 9001: 2000.

During December 2006 - April 2007, thanks to the competence, decisive actions of the company's administration, heads of departments and staff in general, a quality management system was created, documented and implemented in accordance with the requirements of the international standard ISO 9001: 2000.

The appearance of the new edition of ISO 9001 in 2008 and the decision of ISO together with the IAF adopted rules for the transition to a new version of the ISO standard (after 14.11.2010, any existing certification for compliance with ISO 9001: 2000 will be considered invalid), so the company's management it was decided to take measures to prepare the existing quality management system, recertify the system in accordance with the requirements of the new version of the ISO 9001: 2008 standard.

Brief historical background

• 1935 The armored car repair base # 7 was established as the first tank repair enterprise in the country.
• 1936 The first overhaul of the T-26 tank.
• 1940 For the first time in the country the overhaul of the B-2 engine has been mastered. The beginning of development of repair of the T-34 tank.
• 1941-44 The plant was part of the existing armies of the fronts, where it carried out repairs directly in the units.
• 1944 7th Armored Repair Plant.
• 1946 Relocation of the plant to the restored shops on the current territory.
• 1948 Military repair plant #7.
• 1952 Military plant #7.
• 1963 7th Armored Repair Plant.
• 1968 7th Armored Vehicle Repair Plant.
• 1970-95 The beginning of a large-scale restructuring of labor organization. Development of new models of tanks T-62, T-72.
• 1971 7th Order of the Red Banner of Labor plant for the repair of armored vehicles. The plant was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor.
• 1978 7th Order of the Red Banner of Labor plant for the repair of armored vehicles named after the Chief Marshal of the Armored Forces Babajanyan AH
• 1979 7th Armored Repair Service of the Order of the Red Banner of Labor named after the Chief Marshal of the Armored Forces Babajanyan AH
• 1992 State Enterprise "Kyiv Repair and Mechanical Plant".
• 2003 State Enterprise "Kyiv Repair and Mechanical Plant".
• 2004 Development and production of armored personnel carriers BTR-3E, BTR-3U, BTR-DA, BREM - 2000K.
• 2006 #602 State Enterprise "Kyiv Repair and Mechanical Plant".
• May 2007, the developed quality management system of the State Enterprise "Kyiv Armored Plant" was certified for the first time in accordance with the requirements of the international standard ISO 9001: 2001.
• April 2010, the quality management system was recertified according to the international standard ISO 9001: 2008 and the national standard DSTU ISO 9001: 2009 .
• April 2010 A recertification audit is an audit performed at the end of the certification period to determine whether the certificate can be reissued for the next term (3 years).
• 2012 #72 state enterprise "Kyiv Armored Plant" to date.