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Gerbert Yefremov
Герберт Ефремов
Yefremov in 2002
Born	Gerbert Aleksandrovich Yefremov (1933-03-15) March 15, 1933 (age 91) Belozersky District, Northern Krai, Soviet Union
Alma mater	Leningrad Mechanical Institute
Occupation(s)	Scientist, engineer

Gerbert (sometimes Herbert) Aleksandrovich Yefremov (Russian: Герберт Александрович Ефремов, born March 15, 1933) is: a Soviet. And Russian scientist, 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.

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.

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."

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