Alexander Shiplyuk, leading Russian developer of hypersonic missiles, was Convicted on charges of treason.
director of the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Summary
1. Alexander Shiplyuk, a 57-year-old Russian physicist and leading expert in hypersonic missile technology, was convicted of treason and sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Russian court on September 3, 2024.
2. Shiplyuk was the director of the Khristianovich Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ITAM) in Novosibirsk, Siberia, which is part of Russia's military-industrial complex.
3. He was arrested in August 2022 along with two colleagues, Anatoly Maslov and Valery Zvegintsev, on suspicion of treason. Maslov, 78, was previously sentenced to 14 years in May.
4. The trial was held behind closed doors, as is customary in Russian treason cases. Details of the charges are limited, but sources suggested Shiplyuk was accused of sharing classified information at a scientific conference in China in 2017.
5. Shiplyuk maintained his innocence, claiming the information in question was not classified and was freely available online.
6. This case is part of a broader trend in Russia, with nearly a dozen scientists researching hypersonic technology facing treason charges in recent years.
7. Russia has positioned itself as a world leader in hypersonic missiles, which can travel at up to 10 times the speed of sound and potentially penetrate air defense systems.
8. The arrests have raised concerns about a potential "witch hunt" among Russian scientists, with some viewing it as a result of increasing paranoia within the Russian government.
9. The case has drawn international attention, with reports from various news outlets including Reuters, Al Jazeera, and others covering the story.
Alexandr Shiplyuk was born on September 8, 1966, in Barabinsk, Novosibirsk Oblast. He graduated from middle school No. 93 in his hometown.
In 1990, Shiplyuk graduated from the Novosibirsk Electrotechnical Institute (NETI) with a degree hydroaerodynamics and received the qualification of an aerohydromechanical engineer.
Since 1990, he has worked at the Khristianovich Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ITAM) as a trainee researcher, junior researcher, researcher, senior researcher, leading researcher, head of the laboratory of hypersonic technologies, deputy director of the institute.
In 2005, Shiplyuk defended his doctoral dissertation on the subject Development of Disturbances and Control of Boundary Layers at Hypersonic Velocities (Развитие возмущений и управление пограничными слоями при гиперзвуковых скоростях).
Since 2007, he has been delivering the following lectures at the Department of Aerohydrodynamics of the Novosibirsk State Technical University: Methods of Aerophysical Experiment (annual course), semester courses of lectures Methods of Optimization in Problems of Ballistics and Aerodynamics and Modern Problems of Ballistics and Hydroaerodynamics.[1]
In 2012, he was elected a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences in the Department of Energy, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics and Control Processes.[3]
In 2015, he became the director of ITAM.[1]
Shiplyuk has extensive publications in the literature related to hypersonic aerodynamics. For example:
Fomin, V.M. et al. (2016). Hypersonic Short-Duration Facilities for Aerodynamic Research at ITAM, Russia. In: Igra, O., Seiler, F. (eds) Experimental Methods of Shock Wave Research. Shock Wave Science and Technology Reference Library, vol 9. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23745-9_10
Shiplyuk, A.N., Burov, E.V., Maslov, A.A. et al. Effect of Porous Coatings on Stability of Hypersonic Boundary Layers. Journal of Applied Mechanics and Technical Physics 45, 286–291 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JAMT.0000017593.33499.c4
Russia jails hypersonic scientist for 15 years after treason trial
LONDON (Reuters) -A Russian court
sentenced physicist Alexander Shiplyuk to 15 years on treason charges on
Tuesday in the latest of several cases against experts working on the
science underpinning Russia’s development of hypersonic missiles.
Shiplyuk, the 57-year-old director of a top Siberian science institute, was arrested in August 2022. Two of his colleagues, Anatoly Maslov and Valery Zvegintsev, were also detained on suspicion of treason. Maslov, 78, was handed a 14-year sentence in May.
Shiplyuk’s lawyer did not immediately reply to a Reuters comment request asking if the scientist intended to appeal the verdict, which was reported by Russian news agencies. His trial was held behind closed doors, as is customary in treason proceedings in Russia.
Commenting on Shiplyuk’s case and those of his colleagues last May, the Kremlin said the men face “very serious accusations”, adding that the matter was one for the security services.
Russia has billed itself as a world leader in hypersonic missiles, cutting-edge weapons capable of carrying payloads at up to 10 times the speed of sound to punch through air-defence systems.
The trio from the Khristianovich Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ITAM) in Novosibirsk are among nearly a dozen scientists researching such technology against whom Russia has brought treason cases in recent years.
Two people familiar with Shiplyuk’s case told Reuters last May that the ITAM director was suspected of handing over classified material at a scientific conference in China in 2017.
The sources said Shiplyuk maintained his innocence and insisted the information in question wasn’t classified and was freely available online.
Several other Russian scientists arrested on treason charges were also accused of betraying secrets to Beijing, according to state media.
Shiplyuk’s institute, sited at the Akademgorodok science campus near the city of Novosibirsk, says on its website that it is registered as a part of Russia’s military-industrial complex.
Two U.S. scientists who knew Maslov and Shiplyuk told Reuters last year that the arrested Russians were engaged in one element of the work needed to build a hypersonic missile, a process that also includes the integration of sensors, navigational systems, and propulsion.
(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Lucy Papachristou and Anastasia Teterevleva; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)
Hypersonic missile scientist found guilty of treason by Russian Court – ThePrint – ANIFeed
Moscow [Russia], September 3 (ANI): A physicist who worked on hypersonic weapons technology was found guilty of treason by a Russian court, reported Al Jazeera.
According to Russia’s TASS news agency, the Moscow court found Alexander Shiplyuk guilty in a closed-door trial on Tuesday and sentenced him to 15 years in a prison colony.
He was the most recent team member to be prosecuted who worked on military technologies.
In addition, the court condemned Shiplyuk to a further 1.5 years of limited freedom and fined him 500,000 rubles (USD 5,650), according to Russian news agency TASS. Not much is known about the accusations made against Shiplyuk, who oversaw the Khristianovich Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ITAM) in Novosibirsk, Siberia.
Citing Russian media, Al Jazeera reported that Shiplyuk was accused of passing information to foreign officials on hypersonic technology, cutting-edge weapons capable of carrying payloads at up to 10 times the speed of sound to punch through air defence systems.
Shiplyuk is one of the almost twelve scientists who have been accused of treason in the last several years, the Al Jazeera report added.
Numerous individuals from his establishment, which asserts to be officially recognised as a component of Russia’s military-industrial complex, have been charged.
Previously in May, Anatoly Maslov, a 78-year-old Shiplyuk coworker, was given a 14-year term for treason. (ANI)
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Russia jails hypersonic scientist for 15 years after treason trial
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By Lucy Papachristou
LONDON (Reuters) -A Russian court sentenced physicist Alexander Shiplyuk to 15 years on treason charges on Tuesday in the latest of several cases against experts working on the science underpinning Russia’s development of hypersonic missiles.
Shiplyuk, the 57-year-old director of a top Siberian science institute, was arrested in August 2022. Two of his colleagues, Anatoly Maslov and Valery Zvegintsev, were also detained on suspicion of treason. Maslov, 78, was handed a 14-year sentence in May.
Shiplyuk’s lawyer did not immediately reply to a Reuters comment request asking if the scientist intended to appeal the verdict, which was reported by Russian news agencies. His trial was held behind closed doors, as is customary in treason proceedings in Russia.
Commenting on Shiplyuk’s case and those of his colleagues last May, the Kremlin said the men face “very serious accusations”, adding that the matter was one for the security services.
Russia has billed itself as a world leader in hypersonic missiles, cutting-edge weapons capable of carrying payloads at up to 10 times the speed of sound to punch through air-defence systems.
The trio from the Khristianovich Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ITAM) in Novosibirsk are among nearly a dozen scientists researching such technology against whom Russia has brought treason cases in recent years.
Two people familiar with Shiplyuk’s case told Reuters last May that the ITAM director was suspected of handing over classified material at a scientific conference in China in 2017.
The sources said Shiplyuk maintained his innocence and insisted the information in question wasn’t classified and was freely available online.
Several other Russian scientists arrested on treason charges were also accused of betraying secrets to Beijing, according to state media.
Shiplyuk’s institute, sited at the Akademgorodok science campus near the city of Novosibirsk, says on its website that it is registered as a part of Russia’s military-industrial complex.
Two U.S. scientists who knew Maslov and Shiplyuk told Reuters last year that the arrested Russians were engaged in one element of the work needed to build a hypersonic missile, a process that also includes the integration of sensors, navigational systems, and propulsion.
(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Lucy Papachristou and Anastasia Teterevleva; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)
Russian hypersonic missile expert is detained on suspicion of handing secrets to foreign nations as Putin's 'paranoia' sparks 'witch hunt'
- Professor Alexander Shiplyuk was held in Novosibirsk, Siberia
- There he heads the Insitute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
- He is the latest to be held in a wave of arrests of leading researchers
- Detained on suspicion of handing secrets to foreign powers
A leading Russian hypersonic missile expert has been detained on suspicion of high treason.
Professor Alexander Shiplyuk, 55, was held in a swoop by the FSB counter-intelligence agency in Novosibirsk, Siberia where he heads the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.
The respected academic is the latest to be held in a wave of arrests of leading researchers on suspicion of handing secrets to foreign powers.
Like the others he was flown to notorious Lefortovo prison in Moscow for interrogation.
Announcing his arrest, TASS state news agency called him an 'acclaimed Russian scientist'.
Professor Alexander Shiplyuk, 55, pictured, was held in a swoop by the FSB counter-intelligence agency in Novosibirsk, Siberia where he heads the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. The respected academic is the latest to be held in a wave of arrests of leading researchers on suspicion of handing secrets to foreign powers
In June, the institute's chief researcher Professor Anatoly Maslov, 75, pictured, a pioneer of hypersonic technologies, was held
Three days later Professor Dmitry Kolker, 54, pictured, of the Institute of Laser Physics in Novosibirsk, was also held, despite having fourth stage cancer. He was also held on suspicion of treason, and died in custody on 2 July
In June, the institute's chief researcher Professor Anatoly Maslov, 75, a pioneer of hypersonic technologies, was held.
Scientific director Vasily Fomin told TASS today: 'Investigative activities were held in the institute.
'They are linked with our director, Alexander Shiplyuk, who has been arrested.
'He is faced with the same charges as Maslov - high treason.'
Three days later Professor Dmitry Kolker, 54, of the Institute of Laser Physics in Novosibirsk, was also held, despite having fourth stage cancer.
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