Gerbert Aleksandrovich Efremov Герберт Александрович Ефремов | |
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| Born | Gerbert Aleksandrovich Efremov March 15, 1933 Maloe Zarechie, Belozersky District, Vologda Oblast, USSR. |
| Alma mater | Leningrad Mechanical Institute |
| Occupation | Soviet and Russian rocket scientist and engineer |
| Awards | Hero of Socialist Labor (1963) Order of Lenin (1963) Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation (2017) Lenin Prize (1974) USSR State Prize (1974) Order of the Badge of Honour (1959) Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (2003, 2013) Padma Bhushan (2003) Order of St. Andrew (2020) |
| Website | www |
Gerbert Aleksandrovich Efremov (Russian: Герберт Александрович Ефремов, born 15 March 1933) is a Russian design engineer and Professor of Technical Sciences.
Since 1984 (after the death of Vladimir Chelomey) - General Designer, from 1989 to 2007 - General Director, General Designer NPO Mashinostroyeniya. Directly involved or supervised the creation of
- Cruise missiles and rockets (P-5, S-5, «Kh-80»);
- Anti-ship missiles (P-35, «P-70 Ametist», «P-120 Malakhit», «P-500 Bazalt», «P-700 Granit», P-800 Oniks»);
- Supersonic cruise missile BrahMos for Indian forces;
- Intercontinental ballistic missiles UR-100, UR-100N;
- Military space station program Almaz;
- Orbital carrier rocket Strela;
- Hypersonic glide vehicle Avangard.[1]
The recipient of state awards from the former Soviet Union and elsewhere, including the Padma Bhushan from India, he co-founded the Indo-Russian joint venture BrahMos.[2][3][4][5]
He played a leading role in the design and construction of several sensitive military missile systems and space stations, and his identity and role in these projects was treated as a state secret for several years.[6][7]
