9K515 Tornado-S
Type: 300mm Multiple Launch Rocket System
Domain: land
Country of Origin: Russia
Manufacturer: NPO Mashinostroyeniya
First Deployed: 2017
Overview
The 9K515 Tornado-S is Russia's modernised 300mm multiple launch rocket system replacing the BM-30 Smerch. Mounted on a MAZ-543M 8x8 wheeled TEL, it fires 12× 300mm rockets including the guided 9M544 (90 km, GLONASS, 5m CEP) and 9M549 (120 km, GLONASS/MEMS) variants alongside standard unguided rockets. The GLONASS-guided variants provide HIMARS GMLRS-comparable precision at extended range. Digital fire control enables autonomous mission planning. Russia has used Tornado-S extensively in Ukraine for counter-battery fire and strikes on logistics/command facilities.
Operators
- Russia
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