Rostec Company Profile, Subsidiaries, Sanctions and Products

Rostec is Russia’s largest state-owned defense and industrial conglomerate, a holding that says it groups roughly 800 organizations and more than 500,000 employees under CEO Sergei Chemezov. Created in 2007, it owns the makers of the Su-57, the T-90 and the Kalashnikov rifle, sells arms abroad through Rosoboronexport, and has been under Western sanctions since 2014.

2007

Year Rostec was created by presidential decree

~800

Organizations in the group, company claim

500,000+

Employees, company claim

2014

First Western sanctions on the group

What is Rostec

Company fact sheet

Item	Detail
Full name	State Corporation Rostec (originally Russian Technologies)
Headquarters	Moscow
Founded	2007, by law and presidential decree
Leader	Sergei Chemezov, CEO and a long-time associate of Vladimir Putin
Structure	State corporation with defense and civil holdings; not a listed company
Scale	About 800 organizations and more than 500,000 staff, according to Rostec
Sanctions	Targeted by the US, EU, UK and other governments

Headcount and organization counts are Rostec claims, not independently audited figures.

Rostec was formed to consolidate Russia’s fragmented post-Soviet industrial base. Its mission expanded over time from defense into civilian industries such as medicine, chemicals, electronics and automotive parts. Even so, military production is the core, and the majority of Rostec’s profile in the news comes from weapons it makes or sells.

Who owns Rostec

The Russian state owns Rostec outright. As a state corporation it operates under a special law rather than as a normal joint-stock company, which gives it wide freedom in restructuring assets and less public disclosure than a listed firm would have. Chemezov has led it since the start, and its governance is tightly linked to the Kremlin. That makes Rostec as much a political institution as a commercial one.

Rostec subsidiaries and products

Key Rostec-linked companies

Company	Sector	Known for
United Aircraft Corporation (UAC)	Combat and civil aircraft	Su-35, Su-57, MiG-31 and the Su-34 bomber
Russian Helicopters	Rotorcraft	Mi-8, Mi-28, Ka-52
Uralvagonzavod	Armored vehicles	T-72, T-90M and the T-14 Armata program
Kalashnikov Concern	Small arms, drones	AK-series rifles, Lancet-related production chains reported
United Engine Corporation	Aircraft engines	Engines for Su fighters and helicopters
Tactical Missiles Corporation	Missiles	Air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles
Rosoboronexport	Arms exports	Russia’s main state arms exporter

Structure changes over time; some affiliations are reported by Rostec and may not reflect every legal detail.

Among its best-known platforms are the Su-57 stealth fighter and the Su-35S. According to Russian state media and manufacturer claims, both have advanced radars and long-range missiles, but independent verification of those figures is limited. On the ground, Uralvagonzavod produces the T-90M in large numbers, while the T-14 Armata has remained in very limited service.

Beyond platforms, Rostec also controls much of Russia’s military electronics, optics and avionics supply chain, along with radio-electronic warfare producers. That vertical integration is an advantage when parts are scarce, because the group can redirect output internally. It is also a weakness, since a shortage of one imported component, such as a microchip or a machine tool, can stall several assembly lines at once.

Is Rostec sanctioned

Yes. The European Union and United States first targeted Rostec and its leadership after the 2014 annexation of Crimea, and the measures expanded after the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Sanctions block access to Western financing, restrict imports of electronics and machine tools, and limit exports of dual-use technology to Russia. Dozens of subsidiaries and executives have been named separately.

Russia has worked around those limits through third-country imports, domestic substitution and increased state funding. Western officials say components from Chinese and other suppliers still reach Russian factories, while Rostec says it has raised output of key weapons. Both assertions are contested and hard to verify, so figures from either side should be read as claims.

Rostec revenue and exports

Rostec reports annual revenue in the range of several trillion rubles, driven by domestic defense orders and a growing civil business. Its arms exports, handled mostly by Rosoboronexport, have shrunk as a share of the global market. According to SIPRI, Russia’s arms exports fell sharply in recent years as domestic demand rose and customers worried about sanctions and delivery delays. India, China and a few others remain important buyers of Russian systems.

Rostec outlook

Rostec’s future is tied to the war and to Russian government priorities. Short term, demand for ammunition, vehicles and drones keeps factories running at high tempo. Longer term, the group faces labor shortages, limited access to Western-made machinery, a weakening export position and the risk that wartime output comes at the expense of modernization. Its civil ambitions, such as in aviation and medicine, have also been hampered by isolation from global suppliers.

Editor’s read

Rostec is best read as an instrument of Russian state policy. Its statistics are useful for understanding intent and scale, but they come from the company and should be treated as claims. The clearest evidence of its capacity is what reaches the battlefield.