About the company
Rostec – (State Corporation for Assistance to Development, Production and Export of Advanced Technology Industrial Product)
Rostec is a Russian state owned company engaged in a wide range of businesses including engineering, manufacturing, and military aircraft and equipment.
Its Russian Helicopters subsidiary supplied to the Burmese military and now helps maintain MI 24 helicopter gunships, MI 2 multi-role helicopters, and MI 17 helicopters which can be used for transport and as gunships.
Rostec also supplies Pantsir missile systems to the Burmese military.
Its VO Tyazhpromexport subsidiary is in a joint venture with the military owned Myanmar Economic Corporation constructing and running an iron and steel plant, primarily producing pig iron. The plant is in Pang Pet, southern Shan State. Although currently suspended, there are plans to reopen the plant.
Rostec also owns the famous Kalashnikov brand.
Rostec owns the truck and coach manufacturer Kamaz. Kamaz has sold truck to the Burmese military and is currently in talks with the Burmese military about opening a factory in Burma.
Contact
Sergey Chemezov
General Director
Rostec
24, Usacheva str
Moscow, 119048
Russian Federation
Email: info@rostec.ru
Sources
Russia expands Myanmar Mi-24P repair programme – Jane’s Defence Weekly – 17th October 2017
http://www.janes.com/article/74947/russia-expands-myanmar-mi-24p-repair-programme
Myanmar’s military just wants to be normal –Anthony Davis – Asia Times 15th February 2018
http://www.atimes.com/article/myanmars-military-just-wants-normal/
Myanmar delegation visits Russian Helicopters – Rostec website 5th July 2016
http://rostec.ru/en/news/4518521/?sphrase_id=6812
Rostec completes the first stage of the iron smelting plant in Myanmar – Rostec website 12st October 2015
http://rostec.ru/en/news/4517347/
Burmese government website
http://www.industry.gov.mm/en/content/no2-steel-mill-pang-pet
Russian Helicopters repairs Mi-24P helicopter for Myanmar Air Force – TASS -13th October 2017
http://tass.com/defense/970640
Myanmar to acquire Pantsir-S1 SHORAD systems, radar stations, and Orlan-10E UASs from Russia, Janes, 25th January 2021
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/myanmar-to-acquire-pantsir-s1-shorad-systems-radar-stations-and-orlan-10e-uass-from-russia
Russian truck giant Kamaz in talks to open plant with terrorist junta, 2nd May 2022
https://www.justiceformyanmar.org/press-releases/russian-truck-giant-kamaz-in-talks-to-open-plant-with-terrorist-junta
Kamaz to consider possibly manufacturing cars in Myanmar – Tatarstan authorities, Tas, 29th April 2022
https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/78776/
Notified 5th November 2018
Added to the Dirty List 11 December 2018
Updated 30 May 2023 to include information about Kamaz.