PA Pivdenmash

State Factory "Production Union Pivdennyi Machine-Building Plant named after O.M. Makarov"

Zenit-2 launch vehicle ready for launch at Baikonur
Native name	Південмаш
Romanized name	Pivdenmash
Company type	State-owned enterprise
Genre	Defense industry Space industry Aerospace industry
Founded	21 July 1944; 79 years ago (1944-07-21) in Dnipropetrovsk, USSR
Headquarters	1, Kryvorizka street, Dnipro , Ukraine
Products	Launch vehicles, ballistic missiles, rocket engines, spacecraft, landing gears, tractors, trolleybuses, castings, forgings
Number of employees	7,000 (2017)[1]
Parent	State Space Agency of Ukraine
Website	yuzhmash.com

The State Factory "Production Union Pivdennyi Machine-Building Plant named after O.M. Makarov", officially abbreviated as Pivdenmash (Ukrainian: Південмаш) and previously as Yuzhmash (Russian: Южмаш) (meaning "Southern Engineering"), is a Ukrainian state-owned aerospace manufacturer. Prior to 1991, it was a Soviet state-owned factory.

Pivdenmash produces spacecraft, launch vehicles (rockets), liquid-propellant rockets, landing gears, castings, forgings, tractors, tools, and industrial products. The company is headquartered in Dnipro, and reports to the State Space Agency of Ukraine. It works with international aerospace partners in 23 countries.