Ardalion Rastov

Ardalion Ardalionovich Rastov (Russian: Ардалион Ардалионович Растов; 17 June 1926, Moscow – 31 July 2012, Moscow) was a Soviet engineer and chief designer of Kub and Buk surface-to-air missile systems.^[1]

Ardalion Rastov
Born	Ardalion Ardalionovich Rastov (1926-06-17)17 June 1926 Moscow, Soviet Union
Died	31 July 2012(2012-07-31) (aged 86) Moscow, Russia
Alma mater	Moscow Energy Institute (1949)
Occupations	Engineer scientist chief designer
Employer	Tikhomirov Scientific Research Institute of Instrument Design (since 1949)
Notable work	Kub and Buk surface-to-air missile systems

Biography

Rastov studied radio-electronic engineering at Moscow Energy Institute, graduating in 1949. Since 1948 he worked for NII-17 and in 1953 was appointed a deputy to chief designer of Izumrud-2 radar for MiG-17 and MiG-19. Later, in 1955, he was moved to Zhukovsky division of NII-17, currently known as Tikhomirov NIIP, where he directed testing of the K-5 air-to-air missile for MiG-17 and MiG-19.^{[citation needed]}

Since 1957, Rastov worked as a chief designer of Kub missile system (1967—1983) which has successful military service record (more than 500 systems produced). Being for the 16 years a chief designer he made 7 modifications of Kub design. He authored numerous research papers and inventions in aircraft and missile systems.^{[citation needed]}

Awards and honors

• Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1957)
• Order of the October Revolution (1971)
• Lenin Prize (1972)
• USSR State Prize (1980)
• Order of Lenin (1983)
• Hero of Socialist Labour (1983)^[2]