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OKB is a transliteration of the Russian initials for "Опытно-Конструкторское Бюро", which translates to "Experimental Design Bureau". It could also mean Osoboye konstruktorskoye byuro or "Special Design Bureau" in English. During the Soviet era, OKBs were closed institutions working on design and prototyping of advanced technology, usually for military applications. The corresponding English language term for such a bureau's activity is R&D or research and development.

OKBs in aerospace industry
• KB-1 – NPO Almaz, Vitaly Shabanov • OKB-1 – Korolev today RSC Energia • OKB-1 – Dr. Brunolf Baade disbanded by 1953 • OKB-2 – early name of MKB Raduga (OKB-155-2) • OKB-3 – Bratukhin • OKB-4 – Matus Bisnovat's Design Bureau (different from NPO Molniya) • OKB-8 – Novator (long-range SAMs) • OKB-19 – Shvetsov, Soloviev. Now: "Perm MKB" • OKB-20 – Klimov, Omsk-Motors • OKB-21 – Alexeyev • OKB-23 – Myasishchev (also OKB-482) • OKB-24 – Mikulin • OKB-26 – Klimov • OKB-39 – Ilyushin • OKB-45 – Klimov • OKB-47 – Yakovlev originally, transferred to • OKB-49 – Beriev • OKB-51 – Sukhoi • OKB-52 – Chelomei • OKB-86 – Bartini • OKB-115 – Yakovlev • OKB-117 – Klimov, Izotov • OKB-120 – Zhdanov (surname) • OKB-124 – N/A (cooling systems for Tu-121) • OKB-134 – Vympel • OKB-140 – N/A (first hydro-alcohol starter-generators for Tu-121) • OKB-153 – Antonov • OKB-154 – Kosberg, previously OKB-296 • OKB-155 – Mikoyan (formerly Mikoyan-Gurevich) • OKB-155-2 – (sometimes designated as OKB-2-155) OKB-155 spin-off in Dubna. Gurevich, Berezniak, Isaev... Now MKB Raduga. • OKB-156 – Tupolev • OKB-165 – Lyulka • OKB-207 – Borovkov and Florov (Borovkov-Florov D, Borovkov-Florov I-207) • OKB-240 – Yermolaev • OKB-246 – OKBM (naval nuclear propulsion) • OKB-256 – Tsybin • OKB-276 – Kuznetsov • OKB-296 – renamed to OKB-154 in 1946 KB Khimavtomatika • OKB-300 – Tumansky • OKB-301 – Lavochkin • OKB-329 – Mil • SKB-385 – Makeev • OKG-456 – Glushko • OKB-458 – Chetverikov • OKB-478 – Ivchenko • OKB-575 – Kovrov • OKB-586 – Yangel • OKB-692 – JSC "Khartron" (formerly KB electropriborostroeniya, then NPO "Electropribor") • OKB-794 – Leninets • OKB-938 – Kamov == See also ==
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