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Pivdenmash (Ukrainian: Південмаш), formerly known as Yuzhmash (Russian: Южмаш), meaning Southern Engineering, is a Ukrainian state-owned aerospace manufacturer. It was formerly a Soviet state-owned factory prior to 1991.
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Native name | Південмаш |
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Romanized name | Pivdenmash |
| Company type | State-owned enterprise |
| Genre | Defense industry Space industry Aerospace industry |
| Founded | 21 July 1944 in Dnipropetrovsk, USSR |
| Headquarters | 1, Kryvorizka street, , |
| Products | Launch vehicles, ballistic missiles, rocket engines, spacecraft, landing gears, tractors, trolleybuses, castings, forgings |
Number of employees | 7,000 (2017) |
| Parent | State Space Agency of Ukraine |
| Website | yuzhmash.com |
Pivdenmash produces spacecraft, launch vehicles (rockets), liquid-propellant rockets, landing gears, castings, forgings, tractors, tools, and industrial products. The company is headquartered in Dnipro, and reports to the State Space Agency of Ukraine. It works with international aerospace partners in 23 countries.
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