Alexander Nudelman
Alexander Emmanuilovich Nudelman (Russian: Александр Эммануилович Нудельман; 21 August 1912 in Odessa – 2 August 1996 in Moscow) was a Soviet weapon designer. Numerous weapon systems were created under his direction. Nudelman made special contributions to the development of aircraft-mounted weapons as well as unguided rockets and anti-tank guided missiles.
Life and career
He was born into a Jewish family. After graduating from technical college in 1929, he worked in the designer's office and at the Odessa Industrial Institute/Odessa Polytechnic Institute, then at the Moscow design office. He constructed, among others MP-6 cannon, and during the war with Nazi Germany a NS-37 cannon (together with A. Suranov), which was later installed on board LaGG-3, Yak-7B and Yak-9T military aircraft. In 1943 he became the head and main constructor of the Experimental Design Bureau-16 (OKB-16), which he remained until 1987; in 1944, again with A. Suranov, he constructed a NS-23 cannon. He developed a NR-23 cannon in 1949, installed on MiG-17, Tu-4, Tu-14 and the others. In 1955 he developed NR-30 cannon, later N-7 cannon and others; he also developed rocket systems, including 9K35 Strela-10. He received a doctorate in 1962 from technical sciences and became also a professor. He was buried at the Kuntsevo Cemetery.