The origins of the plant can be traced back to the year 1736, when Empress Anna issued a decree to establish a smelter with the purpose of producing steel.

[1] As the 18th century drew to a close, the production of weapons commenced in the village of Motovilikha as a response to the growing demand.

This endeavor culminated in the year 1871, when all the metal smelters and weapons workshops in the area were merged into one centralized facility situated in the city of Perm.

During the early Soviet era, the factories were utilized for the production of a diverse array of machinery, encompassing machine tools, cranes, and construction equipment.

They are the developer and the only manufacturer in Russia of combat and transport-loading vehicles from multiple launch rocket systems such as Grad, Smerch and their modified versions Tornado-G, Tornado-S, produce self-propelled artillery guns Nona-SVK, Vienna, towed howitzersMsta-B, Nona-M1 mortars and other artillery systems.