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Pivdenmash

UA

Державне підприємство «Виробниче об'єднання «Південний машинобудівний завод ім. О.М. Макарова»

Pivdenmash, officially known as the "Southern Machine-Building Plant," is a Ukrainian state-owned aerospace manufacturer. Formerly a key Soviet ICBM producer, Pivdenmash now specializes in the production of spacecraft, launch vehicles, and liquid-propellant rockets. They have contributed to international projects such as the Antares rocket (with Northrop Grumman and NASA) and the Vega rocket (with the European Space Agency), and are known for their Zenit and Dnipro launch vehicles. Associated keywords include: launch vehicle, rocket engine, missile production, space industry, Ukraine.

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History · 1 eventJan 1, 2022 · Dnipro rocket plant increasingly referred to by Ukrainian name Pivdenmash rather than Russian name Yuzhmash
Ukraine
www.yuzhmash.com/
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Organization history

Identity changes, mergers, acquisitions, splits, and transferred business lines.

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  1. Jan 1, 2022Identity Change

    Dnipro rocket plant increasingly referred to by Ukrainian name Pivdenmash rather than Russian name Yuzhmash

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    This Dnipro rocket/machine-building plant (est. 1944 as an auto plant; converted to missile/rocket production 1951; renamed Yuzhny/Yuzhmash 1966) has long been known internationally by its Russian-language name Yuzhmash, with Pivdenmash as its Ukrainian-language equivalent (both meaning "Southern Machine-Building Plant"). Following Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea and especially the 2022 full-scale invasion, Ukrainian institutions increasingly use the Ukrainian-language name Pivdenmash in official and international contexts as part of broader de-Russification. This database previously carried both names as separate org rows (a data-quality duplicate); consolidated onto the Pivdenmash row 2026-07-14. Exact date of naming-convention shift is approximate.

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