Manufacturer catalog

NPO Splav

NPO Splav is a Tula-based Russian defense manufacturer focused on multiple launch rocket systems, rocket artillery ammunition, and related launch-munition families. Public sanctions, reference, and industry sources place it inside the Rostec and Techmash structure and connect it to the Grad, Uragan, Smerch, Tornado, TOS-2, and Zemledeliye lines.

29 weapons

NPO Splav is the short catalog name used here for the Tula defense enterprise that appears across sanctions and reference sources under several legal forms, including AO NPO Splav and NPO SPLAV IM A.N. Ganicheva JSC. Those records place the company at Shcheglovskaya Zaseka 33 in Tula and inside the Techmash and Rostec industrial chain.

For this catalog, Splav matters because it is the Russian builder associated with the Grad, Uragan, Smerch, Tornado, TOS-2, and Zemledeliye families, making it a useful industrial anchor for launcher, rocket, and related ammunition entries. The profile keeps the history centered on the company's production role rather than on any single conflict page.

Multiple launch rocket systemsRocket artillery ammunitionThermobaric and incendiary munitionsRemote mining systems

Notable Systems

BM-21 Grad

122 mm multiple launch rocket system associated with Splav in sanctions and reference sources.

Sources: manufacturer, background

BM-27 Uragan

220 mm self-propelled multiple launch rocket system

220 mm multiple launch rocket system tied to Splav in sanctions and reference sources.

Sources: manufacturer, background

BM-30 Smerch

300 mm heavy multiple launch rocket system

300 mm multiple launch rocket system repeatedly identified with Splav in sanctions and defense-reference sources.

Sources: manufacturer, background

Tornado-G

122 mm multiple launch rocket system

122 mm modernized MLRS family developed by Splav as part of the Tornado line.

Sources: manufacturer, background

Tornado-S

300 mm multiple launch rocket system

300 mm guided-rocket MLRS developed by Splav as a modernization of the older Smerch family.

Sources: manufacturer, background

TOS-2 Tosochka

Wheeled 220 mm thermobaric multiple rocket launcher

Wheeled heavy flamethrower system that Rostec coverage attributes to Splav-led development and Motovilikha production support.

Sources: manufacturer, background

Zemledeliye remote mining system

Remote minelaying system listed among Splav's products in War & Sanctions and Rostec reporting.

Sources: manufacturer, background

Manufacturer History

1945
Official founding in Tula
RAND and other reference sources place Splav's official founding in 1945 and its base in Tula, where it developed into a major tube-artillery specialist.
Sources: background
2016-09-06
Motovilikha Plants folded into Splav
RAND describes the 2016 Rostec consolidation that brought Motovilikha Plants under Splav's holding structure.
Sources: background
2024-02-28
Ammunition output reported fourfold higher
TASS reported that Splav had increased artillery shell output fourfold after new production workshops came online.
Sources: background

Website links

Official website OFAC sanctions search War & Sanctions profile OpenSanctions profile

Splav appears in sanctions and defense-reference sources under multiple legal names, so the profile normalizes the catalog facet to NPO Splav and keeps legal-name variants in aliases. Public reporting on ownership is shaped by Rostec and Techmash consolidation, and I did not verify a clean geocoded headquarters source in this pass, so no headquarters map is added.

Manufacturer Sources

OFAC sanctions searchPublisher: U.S. Department of the Treasury | Note: Supports the NPO SPLAV alias set, website, Tula street address, and sanctions context used in the builder profile. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
War & Sanctions profilePublisher: War & Sanctions | Note: Supports the full legal name, abbreviated name, Tula address, Rostec structure, and product-family context used in the summary and notable systems. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
Russia's Ground Combat Capabilities appendixesPublisher: RAND Corporation | Note: Supports the 1945 founding date, Tula base, Rostec consolidation context, Grad and Smerch lineage, and the 2016 Motovilikha integration history. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
Tula defense firm boosts artillery ammunition output fourfoldPublisher: TASS | Note: Supports the 2024 production-expansion milestone and the description of Splav as a Tula-based enterprise that increased ammunition output. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
Rostec launches Tornado-S into the international marketPublisher: Rostec | Note: Supports Splav's development role on Tornado-S and the broader modern MLRS portfolio under the Techmash/Rostec structure. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
File:NPO SPLAV 01.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports the reusable image provenance and CC BY 4.0 licensing for the Tula anniversary-sign photo depicting NPO Splav. | Accessed: 2026-06-21

Produced weapons

Tornado-G, 122 mm multiple launch rocket system, Artillery

2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil WarTornado-G122 mm multiple launch rocket systemBuilt in: RussiaThe Tornado-G is Russia's 9K51M 122 mm multiple launch rocket system, a modernized BM-21 Grad successor with automated fire control, map-based aiming, and compatibility with standard Grad rockets. Rostec says it is faster and more effective than the older launcher, while open-source reporting documents Russian use and losses in Ukraine and Russian confirmation of service in Syria.

BM-27 Uragan, 220 mm self-propelled multiple launch rocket system, Artillery

2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil War +3 moreBM-27 Uragan220 mm self-propelled multiple launch rocket systemBuilt in: Soviet Union / RussiaThe BM-27 Uragan is the Soviet 9K57 220 mm multiple launch rocket system, built around the 16-tube 9P140 launcher and 9T452 transporter-loader on ZIL-135LM-family wheeled chassis. Its rocket family gives heavier payloads than BM-21 Grad-class systems, including high-explosive fragmentation, cluster, incendiary, fuel-air explosive, and mine-scattering rounds. Documented use spans Russia-Ukraine, Syria, Yemen, Nagorno-Karabakh, and the 2008 Russo-Georgian War, with the system still relevant through Ukrainian overhaul work and Bureviy modernization.

BM-30 Smerch, 300 mm heavy multiple launch rocket system, Artillery

2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil War +1 moreBM-30 Smerch300 mm heavy multiple launch rocket systemBuilt in: RussiaThe BM-30 Smerch, also designated 9K58, is a Soviet-designed heavy multiple launch rocket system built around 300 mm rockets and a 12-tube launcher on an 8x8 wheeled chassis. Its ammunition family includes high-explosive, cargo, mine-laying, sensor-fuzed, and thermobaric rounds, making Smerch a deep-fire artillery system rather than a front-line direct-fire weapon. In Ukraine, Syria, and Nagorno-Karabakh, documented Smerch-family remnants and firing reports tie the launcher to long-range area fires, including cluster-munition attacks.

Tornado-S, 300 mm multiple launch rocket system, Artillery

2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil WarTornado-S300 mm multiple launch rocket systemBuilt in: RussiaTornado-S, also known as the 9K515 MLRS, is Russia's modernized 300 mm successor to the BM-30 Smerch, combining a 12-tube wheeled launcher, automated fire-control, Smerch rocket compatibility, and guided 300 mm rockets for longer-range precision fires. Russian and independent reporting tie it to combat use in Syria in 2017 and to documented Russian employment and losses in Ukraine from 2022 onward.

9K510 illumination system, Portable 122 mm battlefield illumination rocket system, Artillery

9K510 illumination systemPortable 122 mm battlefield illumination rocket systemBuilt in: Soviet Union / RussiaThe 9K510 illumination system is a Soviet portable 122 mm battlefield-lighting rocket system built around the 9M42 unguided illumination projectile, a 2P132 launcher, and a 9P611 launch panel. Public references treat it as a Grad-P-derived support system for night operations rather than a vehicle-mounted salvo launcher, and Missilery attributes development to NPO Splav and related enterprises before Soviet Army adoption in December 1989.

TOS-2 Tosochka, Wheeled 220 mm thermobaric multiple rocket launcher, Artillery

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarTOS-2 TosochkaWheeled 220 mm thermobaric multiple rocket launcherBuilt in: RussiaThe TOS-2 Tosochka is Russia's wheeled successor to the tracked TOS-1A heavy flamethrower system, using 220 mm thermobaric and incendiary rockets from an 18-tube launcher on a Ural 6x6 truck. Public Russian and U.S. Army reporting emphasizes the integrated crane, automated fire-control equipment, and wheeled chassis as the main mobility and reload changes, while conflict reporting has documented Russian TOS-2 employment and later Ukrainian strikes against the rare system during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.

S-8 rocket family, 80 mm unguided air-to-surface rocket family, Munitions

2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil War +2 moreS-8 rocket family80 mm unguided air-to-surface rocket familyBuilt in: Soviet Union / Russia / SerbiaThe S-8 is a Soviet-origin 80 mm unguided air-to-surface rocket family fired from B-series pods on attack helicopters and ground-attack aircraft. The family uses warhead-specific designations for HEAT-fragmentation, concrete-piercing, thermobaric, illumination, smoke or marking, and later high-power or guided derivatives, with documented conflict use from Syria and Georgia to Darfur and Ukraine.

122 mm 9M521 Grad rocket, 122 mm high-explosive fragmentation artillery rocket, Munitions

122 mm 9M521 Grad rocket122 mm high-explosive fragmentation artillery rocketBuilt in: RussiaThe 122 mm 9M521 Grad rocket is a Russian extended-range high-explosive fragmentation rocket for Grad-family 122 mm launchers. Rosoboronexport lists it as an unguided round for engaging personnel, equipment, and command posts, while Missilery gives a 66 kg projectile, 21 kg warhead, 2,840 mm length, and up to 40 km range.

9M27S incendiary rocket, 220 mm incendiary artillery rocket, Munitions

9M27S incendiary rocket220 mm incendiary artillery rocketBuilt in: Soviet Union / RussiaThe 9M27S incendiary rocket is a Soviet 220 mm Uragan-family artillery rocket built by NPO Splav for the BM-27/9K57 launcher family. Reference sources identify it as an unguided, spin-stabilized round with a solid-propellant motor, a 9N128S warhead assembly carrying four large incendiary submunitions, and a standard 10 to 35 km Uragan rocket range.

9M27F HE-fragmentation rocket, 220 mm Uragan artillery rocket with unitary HE-fragmentation warhead, Munitions

2014 Russia-Ukraine War9M27F HE-fragmentation rocket220 mm Uragan artillery rocket with unitary HE-fragmentation warheadBuilt in: Soviet Union / RussiaThe 9M27F is the standard Soviet 220 mm high-explosive fragmentation rocket in the Uragan family, produced by Splav and fired by BM-27-class launchers for area attacks against manpower, vehicles, command posts, communications nodes, and fixed targets. Technical references identify it as an unguided 280 kg round with a 9N128F unitary warhead, while Ukrainian local military-administration reports document Russian 9M27F strikes on Kostiantynivka during the Russia-Ukraine War.

9M27K1 cargo rocket, 220 mm Uragan cluster cargo rocket carrying 30 9N235 submunitions, Munitions

2014 Russia-Ukraine War9M27K1 cargo rocket220 mm Uragan cluster cargo rocket carrying 30 9N235 submunitionsBuilt in: Soviet Union / RussiaThe 9M27K1 is a Soviet/Russian 220 mm Uragan cargo rocket designed for the BM-27 9K57 launcher family. Technical and humanitarian-monitoring sources identify it as the Uragan round that carries 30 9N235 high-explosive fragmentation submunitions over a 10 to 35 km envelope, with Ukraine-war reporting often grouping it with the closely related 9M27K because their remnants can be difficult to separate without markings.

9M527 anti-tank mine rocket, 300 mm anti-tank mine cargo rocket, Munitions

9M527 anti-tank mine rocket300 mm anti-tank mine cargo rocketBuilt in: RussiaThe 9M527 is a Russian 300 mm Smerch-family cargo rocket that lays remote anti-tank minefields with PTM-3 mines. Missilery describes it as a 2004-completed Smerch round, while METIS identifies it as a Russian Federation munition with a 25-mine payload, 815 kg launch weight, and up to 90 km range.

9M55K cargo rocket, 300 mm cluster cargo rocket, Munitions

2011 Syrian Civil War, 2014 Russia-Ukraine War +1 more9M55K cargo rocket300 mm cluster cargo rocketBuilt in: Soviet Union / RussiaThe 9M55K is a Soviet/Russian 300 mm Smerch cargo rocket that disperses 72 9N235 fragmentation submunitions from a 9K58 / BM-30 Smerch-family launcher. Official export data and open-source investigations place it in the 20 to 70 km Smerch rocket family, while conflict reporting documents the rocket in Syria, Ukraine, and the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.

9M542 extended-range high-explosive rocket, 300 mm extended-range high-explosive fragmentation rocket, Munitions

9M542 extended-range high-explosive rocket300 mm extended-range high-explosive fragmentation rocketBuilt in: RussiaThe 9M542 is a Russian 300 mm extended-range high-explosive fragmentation rocket projectile for the 9K58 Smerch family and compatible modernized launchers. Missilery describes the export-oriented projectile as a deep upgrade of the 9M55K with an inseparable HE-fragmentation head, 820 kg projectile mass, 150 kg warhead, 70 kg explosive fill, 9B708 control-system unit, and 40 to 120 km range. Rostec later listed it as Splav-produced extended-range ammunition used in Smerch launchers at SITDEF-2013.

9M530 penetrating high-explosive rocket, 300 mm guided rocket, Munitions

9M530 penetrating high-explosive rocket300 mm guided rocketBuilt in: RussiaThe 9M530 is a Russian 300 mm guided rocket for the BM-30 / 9K58 Smerch multiple launch rocket system. Unlike Smerch cargo rounds built around submunitions or scatterable mines, it carries a single penetrating high-explosive fragmentation warhead for hard or infrastructure targets, with Missilery tracing its export documentation to 30 September 2004 and official catalog material placing it in the Smerch rocket family.

9M528 high-explosive fragmentation rocket, 300 mm high-explosive fragmentation rocket, Munitions

2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict9M528 high-explosive fragmentation rocket300 mm high-explosive fragmentation rocketBuilt in: RussiaThe 9M528 is a Russian 300 mm high-explosive fragmentation artillery rocket for the 9K58/BM-30 Smerch family. It is the unitary blast-fragmentation option in the Smerch ammunition set, carrying a 243 kg warhead with 95 kg of explosive and 800 preformed fragments to a reported 90 km maximum range. Human Rights Watch linked the designation to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh fighting after Azerbaijan's mine-action agency identified a 9M528 rocket at Ayrija in Goranboy district.

9M55K4 Smerch rocket, 300 mm remote mine-laying rocket, Munitions

9M55K4 Smerch rocket300 mm remote mine-laying rocketBuilt in: RussiaThe 9M55K4 is a Russian 300 mm Smerch rocket for remote laying of anti-tank minefields from the BM-30 / 9K58 launcher family. Rosoboronexport lists it as a 25-mine PTM-3 delivery round, while GICHD and U.S. Army T2COM describe the same Smerch/PTM-3 combination in explosive-ordnance and Russian remote-mining context.

9M55K6 self-guiding submunition rocket, 300 mm rocket with 9N268 self-guiding submunitions, Munitions

9M55K6 self-guiding submunition rocket300 mm rocket with 9N268 self-guiding submunitionsBuilt in: RussiaThe 9M55K6 is a Russian 300 mm Smerch-family cargo rocket built around five 9N268 sensor-fuzed submunitions for top-attack strikes on armored vehicles and tank groupings. Missilery lists the round at 800 kg, 7,600 mm long, and 25 to 70 km range, METIS places it in the standard-range 9M55 family, and Army Recognition lists it among older Smerch rockets compatible with the Tornado-S launcher.

9M533 self-guiding submunition rocket, 300 mm rocket with 9N268 self-guiding submunitions, Munitions

9M533 self-guiding submunition rocket300 mm rocket with 9N268 self-guiding submunitionsBuilt in: RussiaThe 9M533 self-guiding submunition rocket is a Russian extended-range 300 mm Smerch-family round carrying five 9N268 sensor-fuzed anti-armor submunitions. Rosoboronexport and Missilery describe it as a top-attack rocket for armored groupings and tanks, while METIS treats it as closely related to the 9M55K6 but fitted with a different rocket motor.

9M531 cumulative-fragmentation submunition rocket, 300 mm rocket with cumulative-fragmentation submunitions, Munitions

9M531 cumulative-fragmentation submunition rocket300 mm rocket with cumulative-fragmentation submunitionsBuilt in: RussiaThe 9M531 is a Russian 300 mm Smerch-family rocket with a cassette warhead carrying cumulative-fragmentation submunitions. Rosoboronexport lists it among BM-30 / 9K58 ammunition, Missilery ties the 2004 export-era round to NPO Splav data, and a different rocket motor and longer listed maximum range distinguish it from the closely related 9M55K5.

9M525 fragmentation submunition rocket, 300 mm rocket with fragmentation submunitions, Munitions

2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict9M525 fragmentation submunition rocket300 mm rocket with fragmentation submunitionsBuilt in: RussiaThe 9M525 is a Russian 300 mm Smerch-family cargo rocket carrying 72 fragmentation submunitions for personnel and unarmoured targets. Rosoboronexport and Missilery publish the 815 kg, 25-90 km export configuration, while 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh evidence links reported 9M525 remnants to the Barda cluster-rocket attacks with attribution caveats.

9M532 miniature self-guiding submunition rocket, 300 mm rocket with miniature self-guiding submunitions, Munitions

9M532 miniature self-guiding submunition rocket300 mm rocket with miniature self-guiding submunitionsBuilt in: RussiaThe 9M532 is a Russian 300 mm Smerch-family rocket that carries 20 9N282 Gnom sensor-fuzed submunitions for top-attack use against armored vehicles and tanks. Rosoboronexport describes it as a 300 mm rocket with self-guided anti-tank submunitions, while Missilery gives a 25 to 90 km firing range, 243 kg warhead, and 2004 completion date for the export-era round.

9M526 self-guiding submunition rocket, 300 mm rocket with self-guiding submunitions, Munitions

9M526 self-guiding submunition rocket300 mm rocket with self-guiding submunitionsBuilt in: RussiaThe 9M526 self-guiding submunition rocket is a Russian 300 mm Smerch-family round with a cluster warhead carrying five Motiv-3M self-targeting submunitions. Missilery describes it as a top-attack rocket for armoured groupings and tanks, with work completed in 2004 for use from the Smerch multiple launch rocket system.

9M55K1 Smerch rocket, 300 mm Smerch rocket, Munitions

9M55K1 Smerch rocket300 mm Smerch rocketBuilt in: RussiaThe 9M55K1 is a Russian 300 mm Smerch-family cargo rocket from NPO Splav with five 9N349 Motiv-3M sensor-fuzed anti-armor submunitions in a warhead section identified by specialist references as 9N142. Rosoboronexport and Missilery describe it as a top-attack round for armored vehicle and tank concentrations, while METIS places it inside the standard-range 9M55 family fired from BM-30 / 9K58 Smerch launchers.

9M529 thermobaric rocket, 300 mm thermobaric rocket, Munitions

9M529 thermobaric rocket300 mm thermobaric rocketBuilt in: RussiaThe 9M529 is a Russian 300 mm thermobaric rocket for the BM-30 / 9K58 Smerch family. Rosoboronexport lists it as a Smerch round with a thermobaric warhead and a 25-90 km published range, while Missilery identifies the rocket as a 2004 design completed by NPO Splav and gives its weight, warhead, and container data.

9N235 cluster submunition, High-explosive fragmentation cluster submunition, Munitions

2011 Syrian Civil War, 2014 Russia-Ukraine War +1 more9N235 cluster submunitionHigh-explosive fragmentation cluster submunitionBuilt in: Soviet Union / RussiaThe 9N235 is a Soviet/Russian fin-stabilized high-explosive fragmentation submunition dispersed by Smerch and Uragan cargo rockets. Open-source ordnance investigations and humanitarian monitors document it in Syria, Ukraine, and the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, where it appears as an area-effect rocket-artillery payload rather than a standalone fired weapon.

122 mm 9M42 Grad rocket, Illumination rocket, Munitions

122 mm 9M42 Grad rocketIllumination rocketBuilt in: Soviet Union / RussiaThe 122 mm 9M42 is a Soviet illumination rocket developed by NPO Splav and related enterprises for the 9K510 portable illumination system and the Grad rocket family. It is a base-ejecting, parachute-suspended round with a 1,000-5,000 m range, a 90-second illuminating burn, and a 500 m illuminated-radius specification.

122 mm Katyusha rocket, Unguided 122 mm artillery rocket, Munitions

2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 2023 Israel-Hezbollah Conflict +1 more122 mm Katyusha rocketUnguided 122 mm artillery rocketBuilt in: Soviet Union / Russia; copies and compatible rockets produced internationallyThe 122 mm Katyusha rocket is the umbrella Grad-style unguided artillery rocket family associated with BM-21 launchers, Grad-P single-round launchers, and improvised rails. It is useful where sources identify Katyusha, Grad, or 122 mm rockets without naming a precise projectile model; direct conflict records document ISWAP use in the Lake Chad basin, Hezbollah salvos from Lebanon, and pro-Houthi rocket fire in Yemen.

9S936 command and staff vehicle, Rocket-artillery command and staff vehicle, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine War9S936 command and staff vehicleRocket-artillery command and staff vehicleBuilt in: RussiaThe 9S936 is the command-and-staff vehicle associated with Russia's 9K515 Tornado-S 300 mm multiple-launch rocket system. Open technical references list it alongside the 9A54 launcher, 9T255 transport-loader, and guided rockets as part of the Tornado-S system, giving the vehicle an automated fire-control role for Tornado-S-equipped rocket-artillery units rather than a direct firing role.