30th Central Scientific Research Institute, Ministry of Defence (Russia) | |
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Active | 1961–2011 |
Country | Russia |
Branch | Russian Air Force |
Type | Scientific Research |
Garrison/HQ | Shchyolkovo, Moscow Oblast |
Decorations | Order of the Red Star |
30th Central Scientific Research Institute, Ministry of Defence (Russia) (Name in Russian - 30-й центральный научно-исследовательский институт Министерства обороны Российской Федерации) was a scientific research organization operated by the Ministry of Defence (Russia) which was dedicated to leading a wide range of studies in support of enhancing the Russian Air Force's capabilities and development of the aerospace warfighting methods, technologies and complexes.
In the English-language sources, the institute is often mentioned by the transliteration of its Russian abbreviation – TsNII-30. The institute was located in Shchyolkovo (Russian: Щёлково), Moscow Oblast at the Chkalovsky Airport.
In 2010, TsNII-30 was reorganized and became an organizational unit of the 4th Central Scientific Research Institute , Ministry of Defence (Russia).
TsNII-30 has operated for exactly 50 years.
TsNII-30 was established on January 16, 1961.
Its original name was the Central Scientific Research Institute, Russian Air Force. It was based on the Ministry of Defence Computer Center No. 3 in Noginsk, Moscow Oblast. The center got the status of one of the TsNII-30 organizational units - Air Force Control Systems Research Center — Научно-исследовательский центр систем управления ВВС . Later, TsNII-15, Russian Navy research institute, located in Leningrad was amalgamated with the TsNII-30 and became its subsidiary focused on the Navy aviation.
As of 2006, the institute's workforce had 16 Doctors of Science and 215 Ph.Ds (Candidates of Science).