The BM-30 Smerch systems, developed in the 1970s ... to follow the path set by the USA with the M142 HIMARS and M270 MLRS ...

At the same time, Egypt, one of Africa’s strongest military powers, has incorporated an even more sophisticated Russian system, the BM-30 Smerch. This MLRS can launch 300mm rockets over a ...

The concept of the MLRS dates back to the Cold War ... On the Russian side, the Red Army is employing the BM-30 Smerch, among others, which can bet outfitted with a variety of warheads, from ...

Screenshot of BM-11 MLRS concealed in civilian trucks pictured at the DPRK’s 75th anniversary military parade in Pyongyang on Sept. 8, 2023. Intelligence sources report more North Korean soldiers and ...

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 ...

The Ukrainian military successfully destroyed two Russian BM-21 “Grad” MLRS in the south using the American HIMARS artillery rocket system, as announced by the Special Operations Forces (SSO) via a ...

However, the reconnaissance-strike complex and BM-30/Tornado-S have failed to locate and target HIMARS and MLRS launchers. The likely reason for this is Russia’s ISR gap: it remains capable of ...

The new MLRS was first revealed to the public during ... Both systems (especially HIMARS and some Weishi variants) are similar to Russia's BM-30 Smerch, with a firing range of up to 56 miles ...

For reference: The RM-70 MLRS was adopted by the Czechoslovakian army in 1971, but it still remains effective. Like the Russian version of the BM-21 MLRS, it has a launcher for 40 122mm Hrad rockets, ...

"The enemy conducted fire from positions located near Alexeyevo-Druzhkovka with BM-30 Smerch MLRS using 9M55K missiles with 9H139 cluster warheads containing 9H235 fragmentation submunitions," the ...