Concern Automatics

JSC Concern Avtomatika is an enterprise of the Russian Federation on information security problems, the development and production of technical means and systems of classified communications, secure information and telecommunication systems, as well as special-purpose automated control systems. It produces products both in the interests of state authorities and law enforcement agencies, and in the interests of commercial organizations. It is part of Rostec State Corporation.

Products

The list of the company's products includes systems for automating electoral processes (complexes of electronic voting and processing of ballots), as well as solutions for Safe City projects and the Internet of Things. In particular, the concern creates intelligent mechatronic systems for elevators and industrial ventilation systems, protection systems against cyber attacks for FNIV and business, integrated security systems and monitoring parameters of the state of transport infrastructure facilities.

The concern produces encryption systems for analog and digital information flows, telephone protection devices designed to build secure systems based on public telecommunications. "Automation" also performs work in the fields of civil cryptographic applications: electronic digital signature, protection of fiscal information, protection of electronic documents, cryptographic copyright protection, identification and authentication of subscribers in the system.

Performance indicators

2020: Revenue growth from sales of civilian products by 6%

On April 14, 2021, the Avtomatika concern announced an increase in revenue from sales of civilian products in 2020 by 6% (more than 65% of the holding's revenue). In general, last year the concern continued to stably implement the order of the President of the Russian Federation to diversify production.

In addition to planned projects in 2020, the holding focused on the development of innovative solutions designed to increase the safety and comfort of citizens in the context of the spread of coronavirus infection (COVID-19). Among the new products is the product line developed by the enterprises of the Avtomatika concern, in particular, the EcoGateway disinfectant plant, designed to equip passing enterprises and public places. The product implements the functions of metal detectors and disinfection plants, which allows you to quickly inspect people and simultaneously carry out their safe sanitation. The Concern also developed a bactericidal recirculator for use in working premises in order to regularly disinfect air. "EcoLock" and the recirculator are absolutely safe for people, emphasized in "Automation."

To improve the efficiency of employees "work remotely, Avtomatika Concern continued to develop a line of products of secure video conferencing, which provides users (including those geographically remote from each other) with access to unified communications services using local (LAN) and global (WAN) data transmission networks, Internet. At the same time, users are able to see and hear their interlocutors in real time, demonstrate various content to other participants in the event, and exchange information.

"By carrying out the diversification program, the Avtomatika concern participates in the implementation of national projects in Russia. Among the key projects of the civil direction - the implementation of development work on the development of complexes for electronic voting, the supply of DSS "Dome," ensuring the fulfillment of the requirements of the Federal Law of 06.07.2016 No. 374-FZ "Yarovaya - Ozerova," the implementation of navigation and cryptographic modules of the tachograph, fiscal drives, as well as detection and counteraction systems unmanned aerial vehicles. We are aimed at further active promotion of the concern's civilian products in high-tech markets and ensuring import substitution of computer equipment in strategic significant industries, "said Andrei Motorko, First Deputy General Director of the Avtomatika Concern.

2019: Revenue growth by 30% to RUB 49.9 billion

On March 18, 2020, the Avtomatika Concern told TAdviser that in 2019 the holding company's revenue reached 49.9 billion rubles, while in 2018 it amounted to 38.4 billion rubles. The concern also exceeded the strategic installation of Rostec State Corporation in terms of civilian products: its share in the total revenue reached 68%.

Concern "Automatics"

The excess of the budget benchmark for civilian products amounted to 11 billion rubles. This was achieved through the development of innovations, the introduction of technologies of the future. The concern takes an active part in the implementation of the national project Digital economy of Russia"," including in such areas as networks, communications 5G Industrial Internet of Things quantum sensors, protection against cyber threats, and. neural networks artificial intelligence

In 2019, groundwork was created for the deployment from 2020 of serial production of complexes for the digitalization of polling stations, cryptobiocabins for equipping the MPSC of large cities, disposal registrars, and solutions were developed for the implementation of the integrated project "Safe City" - intelligent transport systems.

In terms of growth dynamics and share of civilian products in revenue, the Concern occupies a leading position among holding companies of Rostec State Corporation. The holding's achievements are ensured by the active promotion of civilian products in high-tech markets. The concern and its enterprises are developing innovations, successfully introducing modern technologies. Also, the net profit of the holding increased by 66%, told the general director of the Concern "Automatics " Vladimir Kabanov

As of March 2020, the holding includes 20 enterprises and research institutes, in which more than 2000 products are produced.

History

2024: Transfer of CEO to house arrest

On July 22, 2024, the Moscow City Court softened the preventive measure to the general director of the Avtomatika concern, Andrei Motorko, who is accused of large-scale fraud (part 4 of article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). At the request of the investigator, the man was transferred from the pre-trial detention center to house arrest. Read more here

2023

CEO arrest

At the end of June 2023, the Presnensky District Court of Moscow arrested for two months the general director of the Avtomatika concern, which is part of the Rostec state corporation, Andrei Motorko, and the head of the research organization No. 3 of this enterprise, the project manager for satellite systems, Alexander Nesterov. Both are accused of especially large-scale fraud (part 4 of article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Read more here.

Accusation of issuing Chinese antennas for their own subsidies to receive 300 million rubles

At the end of June 2023, it became known that the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation appealed to the Investigative Committee of Russia (TFR) with a demand to recover from the daughter of Rostec - JSC Concern Avtomatika - 300 million rubles. for the development of satellite communications.

According to Kommersant, the TFR received materials on the alleged facts of fraud by the Avtomatika concern when allocating subsidies to the enterprise for the creation of antenna systems for satellite communications in airplanes, ships, cars, as well as trains. JSC Concern Avtomatika acquired analogues in the Chinese market of the system and issued antenna complexes purchased in China for its own development, this was confirmed during the inspection of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade appealed to the TFR with a charge against the "Concern Automatics"

On June 15, 2021, an agreement was signed between the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation and JSC Concern Avtomatika on partial subsidies from the federal budget for the creation of a scientific and technical reserve for the development of technologies for the production of priority electronic components and wireless electronic equipment. During the implementation of the project in the period from 2021 to 2024, JSC Concern Avtomatika was supposed to receive a subsidy of 400 million 746 thousand rubles in several tranches.

In October 2021, the managing director of the Rostec state corporation Oleg Yevtushenko said that samples of the antenna system had already been experimentally installed in one of the long-distance passenger railway cars. In August 2022, Rostec already showed the entire line of antenna systems for cars, trains, helicopters, aircraft and ships.

In May 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation conducted an audit, according to which it turned out that the developed products use software purchased in China, the source codes for which JSC Concern Avtomatika does not have, and the components of the antenna systems are imported, which contradicts the original terms of the agreement with the department.

As of June 2023, JSC Concern Avtomatika, where the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation sent a corresponding act, does not agree with the conclusions of the visiting commission of the department, according to Kommersant, and voluntarily return the already received 300 million rubles. allegedly not going.^[1]

2022

Inclusion in the US sanctions list

In June 2022, the Avtomatika Concern was included in the US SDN sanctions list ^[2].

Russian IT companies that fell under US, EU and British sanctions in 2022-2024 TAdviser map

TAdviser drew up a map of Russian IT companies in 2022-2024. which fell under the sanctions of the United States, the EU and Britain. It included, among other things, the Avtomatika Concern. The article about the map can be found here.

Entry into the register of IT companies

On April 15, 2022, the Avtomatika concern of Rostec State Corporation announced that it was included in the register of accredited organizations operating in the field of information technology. This decision was made by the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media on the basis of the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of June 18, 2021 No. 929 "On State Accreditation of Organizations Operating in the Field of Information Technologies."

For our organization, this is a lot of support. Firstly, we will be able to attract grants for software development and receive loans at a rate of up to 3% for new projects, and secondly, these measures will strengthen employees who can apply for a preferential mortgage, "said Andrey Motorko, General Director of the Avtomatiki Concern. - Also recently young specialists come to our work. Inclusion in this register will allow the Concern to grant them a deferral from the army to 27 years.

Earlier, the President of Russia signed a decree "On measures to ensure the accelerated development of the information technology industry in the Russian Federation." Concern Avtomatika specializes in information security, development and production of technical means and systems of classified communication, secure information and telecommunication systems, as well as special-purpose automated control systems. Among the holding's products: the proven video conferencing system IVA AVES; the Outpost software and hardware complex used to detect and prevent computer attacks, as well as the ECP VEIL enterprise cloud platform. In the near future, Avtomatika Concern plans to expand its IT product line.

2021

Acquisition of exclusive rights to the Outpost computer attack detection system

On October 15, 2021, the Avtomatika concern, which is part of Rostec, announced that the state corporation, through their company, had become the copyright holder of the Outpost computer attack detection, monitoring and prevention system. Read more here.

Appointment of Andrey Motorko as CEO of the Concern

Andrey Motorko became the General Director of the Avtomatika concern of Rostec State Corporation. In this position, he replaced Vladimir Kabanov, who headed the joint-stock company since 2018. This was announced on May 31, 2021 by TAdviser representatives of Avtomatika. Read more here.

2020

Creating the position of Director of Digital Transformation

The Avtomatika concern has the first director of digital transformation, which was announced at the end of July 2020. This position was taken by Valery Ostrovsky. Read more here.

Start of work on the project of introducing "modular" intelligent transport systems in the regions of Russia

Avtomatika Concern of the State Corporation Rostec , together with LLC, Altek has launched a project intelligent passenger transport management based on a service-oriented transport application platform. Transflow Avtomatika announced this on January 24, 2020. More. here

2019

Joining the thematic groups of the Architectural Council on 5G

Representatives of the Avtomatika concern of Rostec State Corporation joined the Architectural Council for the implementation of a tripartite agreement of intent between the Government of the Russian Federation, Rostelecom and Rostec State Corporation for the development of the high-tech region "Fifth Generation Mobile Communication Networks" in Russia. This was announced on December 4, 2019 at the Avtomatika concern. Read more here.

Development of the direction for the provision of cadastral services

Concern "Automatics" on August 1, 2019 announced the development of the direction for the provision of cadastral services. Within the group, such services are provided by Relevant Geo-Information Technologies LLC. Read more here.

Creation of the production of civil industrial electronics during the connection of the Magnetron UZM to the Progress BPO

On July 5, 2019, Avtomatika Concern announced the creation of a highly efficient production of civil industrial electronics and telecommunications equipment during the merger of JSC UZM Magnetron with JSC BPO Progress. The production facilities of both enterprises are already located at the site of the Magnetron plant on the street. Kirovogradskaya in Ufa. Read more here.

Agreement with ITProtect on joint development and implementation of information security solutions

Rostec ITProtect On July 1, 2019, the Avtomatika Concern of the State Corporation and the Company announced the conclusion of an agreement on a long-term strategic partnership within the framework of a national project. Within "Digital Economy" the framework of the agreement, cooperation is also planned in other strategically important and high-tech projects of a federal scale. Projects on protection,, state information systems automated process control systems facilities critical information infrastructure and will personal data Russians be worked out by the parties jointly within the framework of approved working groups.

The agreement was signed by the general director of the Avtomatika concern Vladimir Kabanov and the general director of the ITProtect company Nikolay Remizov.

The parties are determined to "tightly" interact in projects related to information security technologies, as well as to create high-quality complexes of electronic equipment that meet the requirements of regulations in the field of confidential information protection.

Partners collaborate to jointly develop, implement, maintain, and market comprehensive information security solutions and services.

Within the framework of the Digital Economy national project, we intend to create and promote a large portfolio of information security solutions. Technologies and services created within the framework of cooperation between the Avtomatika concern and ITProtect will have export potential, which will allow us to promote them also to foreign markets. In the digital world, threats are global, so Russian solutions in the field of information protection are relevant for control systems, telecommunications equipment, transport and logistics solutions, industrial Internet, Internet of Things, robotics and other critical areas in any region of the globe, - said Vladimir Kabanov, General Director of the Avtomatika concern.

Determination of shares in Kryptonite joint venture

On June 7, 2019, the Avtomatika concern of Rostec State Corporation and Kryptonit LLC, which is part of ICS Holding, entered into an agreement to determine shares in a joint venture - the Kryptonit research and production company. Kryptonit NPK was created by Kryptonit LLC (part of ICS Holding) in July 2018. The Rostec structure will receive a blocking package in the joint venture - 25% and one share. Kryptonit LLC's share will be 75% less one share. Read more here.

Appointment by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of a scholarship to 14 employees of the holding for achievements in creating breakthrough technologies

On April 18, 2019, the Avtomatika concern reported that the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation appointed scholarships to 14 employees of the Avtomatika Concern holding for a significant contribution and outstanding achievements in creating breakthrough technologies and developing modern weapons, military and special equipment in the interests of ensuring the country's defense and state security.

Persons from categories determined by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of October 14, 2012 No. 1380 "On Increasing the Effectiveness of Measures to state Support Employees of Organizations of the Military-Industrial Complex of the Russian Federation," who have outstanding achievements in creating breakthrough technologies and developing modern models of military and special equipment, were considered as candidates for the appointment of scholarships.

The list of fellows included 7 specialists from the Avtomatika Concern, 5 specialists from the Scale Research Institute and 2 specialists from the Kaluga Electromechanical Plant, which are part of the Avtomatika Concern holding company. All of them demonstrated high results of the performed research, development and experimental work. Thus, Nikolai Zhadovsky, a leading software engineer at the Avtomatika Concern, was awarded a scholarship for a significant contribution made to the development of advanced radiotelephone communication equipment to ensure the solution of state-level problems. Nikolay also took part in the development of software for automated workplaces of engineers and operators.

The developments carried out by the holding's specialists are not inferior to their foreign counterparts. Many developments have a successful status of passing state tests and have been introduced into the production of modern weapons, military and special equipment.

author '= Vladimir Kabanov, General Director of Avtomatika Concern ' The Automatics Concern identifies the best young scientists so that they can participate in specialized competitions so that their achievements are noted. The HR policy of the Concern is aimed at the development of employees and the disclosure of their scientific potential.

Credit line from Novikombank with a debt limit of 500 million rubles

On March 27, 2019, Rostec announced that Novikombank had provided another credit line to the domestic information security manufacturer Concern Avtomatika JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation) with a debt limit of 500 million rubles. The funds will be used to supply encryption (cryptographic) security tools used in the civilian sector.

The project for the supply of encryption protection means Concern "Automatics" is implementing as part of the expansion of the product portfolio of the civil direction.

Support for key enterprises of domestic science-intensive industries is one of the main activities of Novikombank, as a supporting bank of Russian industry. We pay special attention to financing projects to diversify production, which are actively implemented by both the Avtomatika Concern and the entire Rostec electronic cluster. Having significantly increased lending and the guarantee portfolio of the Concern in 2018, the bank contributes to the achievement of its high financial performance and the production of high-tech competitive products, "said Elena Georgieva, Chairman of the Board of Novikombank.

In addition to lending and providing bank guarantees, Novikombank provides the Concern with such services as settlement and cash services, placement of free funds and the implementation of salary projects. The total volume of lending to the concern by Novikombank as of March 2019 exceeds 4 billion rubles, bank guarantees were provided in the amount of 4.1 billion rubles.

Timely financing from our partner Novikombank helps Avtomatika effectively implement projects to diversify production, develop fast-growing markets through civilian products. Participation in large-scale government programs also requires high-quality banking support. I am sure that fruitful cooperation between the bank and the Concern will continue to develop successfully, "commented Vladimir Kabanov, General Director of the Avtomatika concern.

Vladimir Kabanov appointed general director of the Avtomatika concern

On February 28, 2019, the Avtomatika concern announced the appointment of a general director: Vladimir Kabanov replaced Sergei Sakhnenko, who headed the electronic cluster of the Rostec State Corporation, in this post.

At the end of 2018, with the direct participation of Vladimir Kabanov, the holding's revenue from the sale of civilian products amounted to 24 billion rubles, which is 30% higher than planned in accordance with the Development Strategy of the holding company Concern Avtomatika until 2025. These indicators were achieved, including thanks to the active actions of the Concern in the direction of infrastructure projects, such as the APK "Safe City" supply of fiscal drives, metal detectors, ballot processing complexes, marking equipment and delivery storage systems telecommunication to companies.

The development of the holding's competencies is accompanied by the strengthening of the company's structure, the budgeting framework of which included eight assets in 2018. As part of the updated management team, the holding conducts research and development in promising areas of 5G communication networks, the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), quantum cryptography, modern methods of protection against cyber threats, neural networks and artificial intelligence.

The vector of the concern's activity is aimed at creating comfortable conditions for the development of customers' business, increasing the availability of communication services, safe transmission, processing and storage of information, solving social problems of the general population and improving the quality of life, the concern said.

Development of a model of a unified system for assessing the state of radiation, chemical and biological protection

On February 6, 2019, the Avtomatika concern of the Rostec State Corporation announced that that together with the All-Russian Research Institute for Civil Defense and Emergency Situations, the EMERCOM of Russia has developed a model of a unified automated system for assessing the state of radiation, chemical and biological protection in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and an experimental model of an automated information system for assessing strategic planning documents in the field of protecting the population and territories from emergencies. Read more here.

2018

Revenue growth of 45%

In 2018, the revenue of the Avtomatika concern increased to 38 billion rubles, demonstrated the largest growth (+ 45%) among enterprises of the Rostec Electronic Cluster. Read more here.

At the end of 2018, the Concern's revenue from the sale of civilian products amounted to 24 billion rubles. High results were achieved, among other things, thanks to the Concern's work in the direction of infrastructure projects, such as the APK "Safe City" supply of fiscal drives, metal detectors, ballot processing complexes, marking equipment and delivery storage systems telecommunication to companies.

Creation of Kryptonite JV

Concern "Automatics" of the state corporation "Rostec" and the company "Citadel" announced in July 2018 the creation of a joint venture, which will promote military developments in the field of information technology to the commercial market. Read more here.

2017

Revenue of 16.1 billion rubles (+ 10%)

At the end of 2017, the group's revenue reached 16.1 billion rubles (+ 10% compared to 2016). The holding is increasing its competencies in the field of creating and promoting new types of civilian products to the markets - data storage systems, telecom equipment, equipment for digital labeling of goods, elements of a "smart city," etc.

"The market for such solutions is developing very quickly: according to our estimates, its growth rate in the Russian Federation is about 30% per year. The digital solutions that Automatics, NCI and other REC companies create today can be used as part of complex proposals and ecosystem projects for the state, regions, municipalities, and corporate customers. These are products for monitoring ecology and city facilities, traffic management, organizing the work of emergency services, controlling communal infrastructure, crowded places, etc., effectively protecting the life and health of citizens, "says Sergey, General Director of the Avtomatika concern.

The profit of the Avtomatika Concern in the first half of the year increased by three raza​

Concern "Automatics" presented in September 2017 financial results for the first half of 2017. The consolidated revenue of the holding reached 5 billion rubles, the profit amounted to 81 million rubles, 3 times higher than the same indicator in 2016.

Consolidated revenue compared to the first half of 2016 increased by 22%, while revenue from the sale of civilian products amounted to 275 million rubles (+ 123%), military products - 4.7 billion rubles (+ 22%). ""(Electric device 1.7 billion rubles), the parent organization of the Holding Concern "Automatics" (1.03 billion rubles), (Kaluga Electromechanical Plant 834 million rubles) took the leading positions among the enterprises of the Holding.

2014: The concern became part of Rostec. Revenue 11.8 billion rubles

The concern became part of the State Corporation "Rostec" in 2014, in the same year the company's revenue amounted to 11.8 billion rubles. In accordance with Rostec's electronic cluster development strategy, the State Corporation's holdings are tasked with significantly increasing the share of civilian production by 2025.

1952: Conversion of the special laboratory into the enterprise PO Box 37

On January 12, 1952, by a resolution of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, a special laboratory was formed on the basis of an existing special laboratory POS 37, the receiver of which is the Concern.

1948: Creation of a special laboratory in Marfino

On January 21, 1948, a special laboratory was founded in Marfino.

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