Concern Radio-Electronic Technologies (CRET) (Russian: Концерн Радиоэлектронные технологии, КРЭТ (KRET)) is a holding company within the Russian state-owned Rostec group[3] that develops and manufactures military specialized radio-electronic, state identification, aviation and radio-electronic equipment, multi-purpose measuring devices, detachable electrical connectors and a variety of civil products.[4]
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| Company type | Joint-stock company |
|---|---|
| Industry | defense industry, electronics industry |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Electronics, radios, communication equipment, electronic countermeasures, medical equipment |
| Revenue | $1.85 billion[1][2] (2016; 2018) |
| $262 million[1] (2016) | |
| $205 million[1] (2016) | |
Number of employees | 42,755[1] (2016) |
| Parent | Rostec |
| Website | ktrv |
The Corporate Group has developed one of the two existing state radiolocation identification systems.
Companies of the holding:[5]
On July 16, 2014, the Obama administration imposed sanctions through the US Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) by adding Concern Radio-Electronic Technologies and other entities to the Specially Designated Nationals List (SDN) in retaliation for the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War, annexation of the Crimean Peninsula by the Kremlin, and the Russian interference in Ukraine.[6][7] Despite that, in 2020 KRET participated in a Russian medical aid delivery during the coronavirus pandemic in New York. Delivering its medical equipment like very need ventilators to the US, with reports claiming that the Russian aid was partly paid by the US and the RDIF. Officials from the US administration replied that sanctions aren't applied for medical supply.[8]
United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation of KRET/Rostec is producing fifth-generation Rostec R-168-5UN-2 Military-Transceiver. The VHF band radio with GPS data transmit ability and a digital crypto system and an output power of 8 Watt.
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