Syrian opposition forces have captured two launchers and a transport and loading vehicle belonging to the BM-30 Smerch multiple rocket launcher system, which were in the possession of Bashar al ...

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 ...

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 ...

BM-30 Smerch The BM-30 Smerch, a Soviet-made multiple rocket launcher, entered service in 1989. It can launch 12 rockets, each 300mm in diameter. Weighing 43.7 tons (43,700 kg), the vehicle is 12 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...