Each 300 mm rocket weighs about 1,764 pounds (800 ... More importantly, the new missiles are backward compatible with BM-30 Smerch launchers, allowing for the use of old launchers.

along with the late 1980s’ BM-30 Smerch heavy multiple rocket launcher. Both platforms are set to be retired from service by late 2027. “The planned rearmament of rocket artillery units with ...

Russian forces have unleashed multiple launch rocket systems "Smerch" to target the Ukraine troops. Russian defence ministry said that units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine had concentrated ...

The BM-30 Smerch is a heavy multiple rocket launcher originally built in the Soviet Union. The BM-30 Smerch is a heavy multiple rocket launcher originally built in the Soviet Union. Ministry of ...

MRLS and HIMARS — and newer Russian models such as the BM-30 Smerch — are the Katyusha's smarter cousins. Today's multiple rocket launchers are sophisticated, highly computerized, and more ...

Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology.

A photograph taken on July 3, 2022 shows an tail section of a 300mm rocket which appear to contained cluster bombs launched from a BM-30 Smerch multiple rocket launcher embedded in the ground ...

Ukrainian fighters from the 63rd Separate Mechanised Brigade Steel Lions unit tracked and destroyed a rare Russian Smerch-2 anti-submarine rocket launcher in the forests on the Lyman front using UAVs.

A US Navy veteran compares the best multiple launcher rocket systems from the US and UK, detailing HIMARS and the BM-30 Smerch. More from Explainers A US Navy veteran compares the best multiple ...

African nations have been building up their military arsenals with multiple launch rocket ... on the Soviet BM-21 Grad Egypt owns one of the more advanced systems in the BM-30 Smerch Also ...

The Indian Army seeks to extend the life of 300 mm rockets used with the BM-30 Smerch Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS). In the image, the employees of Russian arms company Splav can be seen ...