Mobile Vehicle Engineering Institute

Mobile Vehicle Engineering Institute (Russian: ВНИИТрансмаш, romanized: VNIITransmash) is a company based in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is currently part of Uralvagonzavod.^[1]

Mobile Vehicle Engineering Institute

Company type	Open Joint Stock Company
Founded	1949
Headquarters	Saint Petersburg , Russia
Products	Tanks, Main battle tanks, military vehicles
Parent	Uralvagonzavod
Website	www.vniitransmash.ru

It designed and built prototypes of tanks, including the T-80, for the Kirov Plant Production Association. It was involved in the conversion of tank technology for civilian applications. It was also the production facility for the Russian Mars rover, which was developed in concert with the Babakin Center and the Russian Space Research Institute.^[2]