66, 11 Liniya V.I.
St. Petersburg, Russia
RUS
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About

"Russian Institute for Power Radioengineering", the first such company in Russia, is the leading designer of high quality radio communications, broadcasting and data transmission equipment for professional use.

The company offers integrated solutions starting with research, preproduction design and initial testing to manufacturing, maintenance, operation and modernisation.

RIPR is the only company in Russia and one of the few in the world whose unique expertise allows it to design and develop modern high power radio transmitting complexes. Our scientific innovations in the field of radio engineering are widely recognised.

RIPR, part of TIRA Corporation, is based in St Petersburg. It incorporates several research laboratories and provides opportunities for completing postgraduate studies with its own Scientific Council.

Business segments

  • Research and preproduction design for knowledge-intensive industry
  • Repair, restoration and modernisation works
  • Installation, commissioning, support and warranty services
  • Development of system and application software
  • Consulting services

Products

  • Military and civil transmitting/transceiving complexes both stationary and mobile
  • Automated operator workplaces

  • HF and MF antennae

  • Turnkey transceiving radio centres and aircraft landing systems

  • Communication equipment for inland waterway transport, maritime transport and Navy
  • ULF, ELF and VLF radio transmitting sets, dedicated power plants intended for communications with deeply submerged objects
  • ULF and ELF radio equipment for geological and geophysical survey
  • High capacity power supply units
  • Cathodic protection systems

Timeline
1911
1913
1914
1922
1923
1924
1928
1911
1913
1914
1922
1923
1924

1911

Foundation of the first electronics research laboratory and the Kronstadt workshop of Popov, the Russian inventor of the radio


1913

Transformation of the workshop into "Radio Telegraph of the Navy Department"

1914

Development of spark-gap transmitters to enable radio communication of the Russian Navy

1922

Renaming of the Maritime Department factory into "Komintern Radio Telegraph plant"

1923

Development of high power electron tubes in Russia

1924

Design and manufacture of vacuum tube based receivers

1928

Development of the first unified system of transmitters and receivers for ships and onshore facilities of "Blokada-1"

1929

Commissioning of the world’s most powerful 100 kW VTsSPS radio station

1930

Establishment of transmitting sets research laboratory as part of the factory’s infrastructure

1931

  • Demonstration of the country’s first television equipment set, including a TV-set model and pre-production prototype, mechanical television transmitter and a television flying-spot transmitter

  • Production of the first Russian TV receiver

  • Design and development of the Komintern 500 kW radio station, at the time the most powerful in the world

1935

  • Design and development of the first radar models

  • Establishment of Komintern Power Radio engineering Plant, the largest company in the country

1938

Expansion of the company’s interests into development of HF, VLF, ULF and ELF communication facilities, up to 5 mW

 

1941

  • Evacuation of production facilities to Kuibyshev region; commissioning of 1200kW radio station

  • Placement of 100kW antenna inside Leningrad Buddhist temple with a balloon lifted antenna

1944

Return to Leningrad and recommencement of operation

1950

Development of automated complexes for communication with deeply submerged objects

1952

Re-equipping  of three  TV centres in Moscow, Leningrad and Kiev

1965

The Order of the Red Banner of Labour awarded for successful completion of the set targets

1967

Renaming of the company into Pan-soviet  Komintern Research Institute of Power Radio engineering with its own pilot plant

1972

Merging of the companies into Komintern Research and Production Company

1980

Defining the concept of ELF radio channel; development of methods for generating super-power ELF signals; research into design of ELF antenna systems

Obtained results are still considered fundamental and are widely used in designing and building ELF radio stations, both in Russia and abroad 


1986

Development of ELF radio transmitting complex "Zevs", the only one in Russia

1992

Renaming of Komintern Research and Production Company into Russian Institute for Power Radio engineering

1993

Privatisation of the company by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation with 30% of shares be handed over to the Property Fund of St. Petersburg


2000

Development of the fourth generation radio communication equipment: the family of transistorized HF transmitters and transceivers

2003

Design and development of a 1 kW modular HF transmitter

2008

  • Upgrading of the automated adaptive complex for digital data and voice transmission via HF radio channels

  • Introduction of GPS/GLONASS receiver

2009

  • Development of a mobile HF radio communication centre

  • Development of a 5 kW single-rack HF transmitter

2010

  • Development of a containerized radio communication complex including HF, MF and VHF ranges for equipping small airports /heliports

  • Commencement of serial production of static power converters for ship hull degaussing

2014

Development of

  • a control rack for the digital radio transmitting set including a new generation digital HF exciter
  • a rotating transceiving HF antenna 

  • a new series of digital transistorised radio transmitting sets and transceivers

2015

  • Introduction of a new version of homing HF radio station

  • Development of a HF radio station set for a mobile equipment room based on a Bogatyr type vehicle

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Going global

Professional Radio Communication

HF/MF/LF broadcasting

Nicaragua Czech Republic Somalia Romania Poland Cuba Germany Hungary Bulgaria Afghanistan Angola Pakistan India Bangladesh Korea Russia China Madagascar Mongolia Sudan Malta Finland Ukraine Belarus India Kazakhstan China Russia Laos Vietnam Vietnam

Management

Igor Pestovsky

Managing Director

Igor was born on 25 March 1969 in the town of Korkino, Chelyabinskaya oblast'. In 1991, he graduated from Leningrad Higher Military Engineering School of Signals with a degree in radio communications. He served in the army in the Far Eastern Military district as a radio system engineer.

In 1996, he graduated from the engineering school of S. M. Budyonny Military Academy of the Signal Corps majoring in military radio design and production management.

From 1986 up to 2019, Pestovsky served in the Russian Armed Forces. He had risen through the ranks, starting as a chief engineer assistant and ending up as chief of a military representative office.

He was appointed RIPR JSC general manager in March 2020.

Retired Colonel, PhD in Technical Sciences, Honourable Radio Operator.

Igor Pestovsky

Sergey Lobov

Deputy Director for Research

  • born on February 2, 1955 in the town of Bui, Kostroma region
  • graduated from Popov Higher Naval Academy of Radio Electronics (1972-1977), attended Special Higher Navy Officer Training Course (1980-1981), Admiral Kuznetsov Naval Academy (1988-1991) and completed Postgraduate studies at the Naval Academy (1991-1994)

  • served in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation from 1977 to 2008
  • since 2008 has been working at the Russian Institute of Power Radio Engineering 

  • PhD in Military Sciences (1994)
  • Doctor of Technical Sciences (2008)

Sergey Lobov is the author of more than 100  papers on scientific research and methodology and holder of more than 60 patents.

He received several prestigious awards including the Military Merit Medal, the Honorary Title of Honoured Worker of Communications of the Russian Federation and the badge of Honorary Radio Operator of the Russian Federation.


Sergey Lobov

Igor Pestovsky

Managing Director

Igor was born on 25 March 1969 in the town of Korkino, Chelyabinskaya oblast'. In 1991, he graduated from Leningrad Higher Military Engineering School of Signals with a degree in radio communications. He served in the army in the Far Eastern Military district as a radio system engineer.

In 1996, he graduated from the engineering school of S. M. Budyonny Military Academy of the Signal Corps majoring in military radio design and production management.

From 1986 up to 2019, Pestovsky served in the Russian Armed Forces. He had risen through the ranks, starting as a chief engineer assistant and ending up as chief of a military representative office.

He was appointed RIPR JSC general manager in March 2020.

Retired Colonel, PhD in Technical Sciences, Honourable Radio Operator.

Sergey Lobov

Deputy Director for Research

  • born on February 2, 1955 in the town of Bui, Kostroma region
  • graduated from Popov Higher Naval Academy of Radio Electronics (1972-1977), attended Special Higher Navy Officer Training Course (1980-1981), Admiral Kuznetsov Naval Academy (1988-1991) and completed Postgraduate studies at the Naval Academy (1991-1994)

  • served in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation from 1977 to 2008
  • since 2008 has been working at the Russian Institute of Power Radio Engineering 

  • PhD in Military Sciences (1994)
  • Doctor of Technical Sciences (2008)

Sergey Lobov is the author of more than 100  papers on scientific research and methodology and holder of more than 60 patents.

He received several prestigious awards including the Military Merit Medal, the Honorary Title of Honoured Worker of Communications of the Russian Federation and the badge of Honorary Radio Operator of the Russian Federation.


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