Marine Scientific Research Institute of radioelectronics or MNIIRE Altair design bureau (Russian: Морской научно-исследовательский институт радиоэлектроники - МНИИРЭ «Альтаир») is a Soviet/Russian enterprise, developer of navalSA missile systems and radars. Headquartered in Moscow.
In 1940 the institute was granted the Lenin Prize for the development of Rif, Zarnitsa and Angara radars for the small ships, torpedo boats and minesweepers
In 1984 received the second Lenin Prize for the development of multi-channel SAM systems like Shtil, Rif and Klinok that allowed to combat the anti-ship missiles.
In 2010 Altair became a subsidiary of NPO Almaz, as the company's Science & Technical Center.[1] Altair ceased to exist as a separate legal entity during the same year (December 22, 2010).[2]
