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Oleh Korostelyov

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Oleh Korostelyov
Оле́г Коростельо́в
Korostelyov in 2021
Born (1949-11-09) 9 November 1949 (age 75)
Kirovohrad, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Ukraine)
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Engineer
  • researcher
  • professor
OrganizationDirector General of Luch Design Bureau[1]
AwardsHero of Ukraine Hero of Ukraine

Oleh Petrovych Korostelyov (Ukrainian: Оле́г Петро́вич Коростельо́в; born 9 November 1949) is a Ukrainian engineer, research and professor who is a recipient of both the Hero of Ukraine and Order of Merit. Since 2003, he has been the director general of Luch Design Bureau.[2] His areas of expertise include guided weapons systems and automated operation of specialized aircraft equipment.[3]

Early life and education

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Born on 9 November 1949,[4] in the Ukrainian city of Kirovohrad.[5] He started attending secondary school No. 6 m. Kirovohrad in 1956. He received a silver medal upon graduating from high school in 1966. He enrolled at the Kyiv Institute of Civil Aviation Engineers (now National Aviation University) in 1967 and earned his electronic computer degree with honors in 1972.[3][6][7]

Career

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In 1978, Korostelyov resumed his employment at the Octava company.[7] Since 2003, he has transitioned from engineer-designer to director-general of the Luch Design Bureau. Under his direct supervision, automatic control tools for special aviation equipment were developed that meet international standards. The Gurt complex, in particular, is now effectively operating in over 30 nations.[3]

Korostelyov has been personally involved in research and development since 1997, working on items related to the following topics: Combat, Stugna,[8] Edge, Coper, and R-360 Neptune.[2][6] Based on this, Luch Design Bureau went on to produce a range of highly accurate weaponry, including Barrier and Skif. He has been the company's director general and general designer since December 2003.[3]

President Petro Poroshenko and Korostelyov in 2019

Following the annexation of Crimea and War in Donbas in 2013, Korostelyov-led Luch created the first Ukrainian UAV, known as Sokil-2. The Ukrainian Ground Forces now uses it with success. Additionally, the bureau is completing the creation of the Sokil-200 UCAV, which has a cutting-edge navigation system and four anti-tank missiles.[5] In addition, he turned the Soviet Union's Smerch into the Alder and built the country's Bayraktar, and the Sokil-300 UCAV.[9]

Since 2016, the company's profit has climbed by 25 times to 516 million UAH, while its income has increased by 13 times to 6.7 billion UAH. Three-quarters of the company's clients are overseas, mostly from the Middle East; the remaining 65% are state consumers.[2] In 2018, the Ukrainian Armed Forces adopted the Vilkha. Later on, Vilkha-M, the improved version, emerged. In April 2019, Alder-M had its initial testing.[10]

Adopted in 2020, the R-360 Neptune was announced to have the potential to become a weapon of mass destruction.[10] The government contemplated creating a position of Deputy Prime Minister for him in March that same year, and Korostelyov was the lone applicant taken into consideration.[5] He also declined to take a role in the incoming Cabinet of Ministers in spite of this.[11] He consented to take on the role of chairman of National Aviation University's supervisory board on 6 December 2023. Ten scholarships have been awarded by the National Association of Defense Industry Enterprises of Ukraine to assist students wishing to attend National Aviation University.[12][13]

Personal life

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Korostelyov was born into a military family.[6] He has three flats in Kyiv, a property in Novi Petrivtsi, the hamlet where Viktor Yushchenko was born, many land parcels in the Kyiv Oblast, an unfinished dacha, and two pricey SUVs, a Mercedes-Benz GLS350 and a Nissan Pathfinder. His salary is around 600,000 hryvnias per year.[5]

Awards and recognitions

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He received the Ministry of Defence's distinction in 2015 and an honorary breastplate for his contributions to the Ukrainian Armed Forces in 2016.[14] Notably, he was awarded the title of Candidate of Technical Sciences in 2002, and later the Doctor of Technical Sciences with a focus on Arms and Military Equipment in 2008.[6] Korostelyov has received awards and recognitions such as:[3]

References

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  1. ^ "NAUDI виділила 10 стипендій для підтримки здобувачів вищої освіти НАУ: гендиректор КБ "Луч" Коростельов заявив, що згоден стати головою Наглядової ради НАУ (фоторепортаж)". www.unian.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Олег Коростелев: Биография, досье, фото Олег Коростелев". forbes.ua (in Ukrainian). 3 December 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e Позиніч, Л. З. Коростельов Олег Петрович (in Ukrainian). Vol. 14. Інститут енциклопедичних досліджень НАН України. ISBN 978-966-02-2074-4.
  4. ^ "РИБЧИНСЬКИЙ ЮРІЙ ЄВГЕНОВИЧ". uacrr.org.ua (in Ukrainian). 19 December 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d Рибченков, Геннадій (8 September 2020). "Секретный Герой | "Україна-Центр"" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d "Коростельов Олег Петрович". logos-ukraine.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  7. ^ a b Приходько, Тарас (4 March 2020). "Коростелев Олег Петрович (Коростельов Олег) - биография. Луч. Декларация. Семья". ua-rating.com (in Russian). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  8. ^ Mirovalev, Mansur. "Amid war, Ukraine tries to boost arms sales". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  9. ^ Конопльова, Марина (15 April 2022). "Він створив "Нептун". Що відомо про легендарного конструктора Олега Коростильова (ВІДЕО)". ШоТам (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Гендиректор КБ «Луч» Олег Коростельов: «Військові пишуть, що їм потрібно 2000 ракет, а ми їм забезпечуємо тільки 600 або 800»". texty.org.ua (in Ukrainian). 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Олег Коростелев и новосозданная должность: что известно". 24 Канал (in Russian). 4 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Гендиректор КБ "Луч" Коростелев согласен стать главой Набсовета НАУ. NAUDI выделила 10 стипендий для поддержки соискателей высшего образования НАУ". hvylya.net (in Russian). 6 December 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  13. ^ "NAUDI выделила 10 стипендий для поддержки соискателей высшего образования". censor.net (in Russian). 6 December 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Український видавничий портал - who-is-who.ua". who-is-who.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  15. ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №339/2020". www.president.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 22 August 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Про відзначення державними нагородами України". zakon.rada.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 2 May 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  17. ^ "Про відзначення державними нагородами України з нагоди Дня незалежності України". zakon.rada.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  18. ^ "Про відзначення державними нагородами України працівників підприємств, установ та організацій з нагоди Дня незалежності України". zakon.rada.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 19 August 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  19. ^ "Про відзначення державними нагородами України з нагоди Дня машинобудівника". zakon.rada.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 24 September 2004. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
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