Mobile Vehicle Engineering Institute
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| name = Mobile Vehicle Engineering Institute
| logo = Mobile_Vehicle_Engineering_Institute_logo.png
| type = Open Joint Stock Company
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| founded = 1949
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| hq_location_city = Saint Petersburg
| hq_location_country = Russia
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| products = Tanks, Main battle tanks, military vehicles
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| parent = Uralvagonzavod
| website = {{URL|www.vniitransmash.ru}}
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Mobile Vehicle Engineering Institute ({{langx|ru|ВНИИТрансмаш|VNIITransmash}}) is a company based in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is currently part of Uralvagonzavod.{{cite web|title=Список аффилированных лиц|url=http://www.e-disclosure.ru/portal/files.aspx?id=4598&type=6|publisher=E-disclosure.ru|access-date=20 August 2017}}
It designed and built prototypes of tanks, including the T-80, for the Kirov Plant Production Association. It was involved in the conversion of tank technology for civilian applications. It was also the production facility for the Russian Mars rover, which was developed in concert with the Babakin Center and the Russian Space Research Institute.{{cite web|title=Russian Defense Business Directory|url=https://fas.org/nuke/guide/russia/industry/docs/rus95/index.html|website=Federation of American Scientists|publisher=US Department of Commerce Bureau of Export Administration|access-date=21 July 2017|date=May 1995}} {{PD-notice}}
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External links
- [http://www.vniitransmash.ru/ Official website]
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Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies of Russia
Category:Companies based in Saint Petersburg
Category:Ministry of the Defense Industry (Soviet Union)
Category:Defence companies of the Soviet Union
Category:Research institutes in the Soviet Union
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