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Russian ordnance program

Russian ordnance program describes the state-backed Soviet and Russian ordnance-development stream behind cataloged Nona-family 120 mm gun-mortar ammunition, especially the HEAT projectiles and semi-fixed rounds documented under 3BK19 and 3VBK14 designations. Public sources identify Soviet and Russian manufacture, Ministry of Defence sponsorship for the wider Nona system, and specialist ammunition records rather than one single plant assignment for every round.

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The Russian ordnance program spans a state production and development context rather than one incorporated factory. Forecast International described the Russian Ministry of Defence as sponsor of the 2S23 Nona-SVK development and procurement program, while Rosoboronexport's current Nona-SVK material presents the system as a 120 mm self-propelled gun whose rifled weapon can fire purpose-built projectiles as well as 120 mm mortar bombs.

That ordnance context matters for the catalog because the connected records are ammunition records. METIS identifies 3BK19 as a Soviet-era-developed, Russian Federation 120 mm HEAT-FS-T projectile and describes 3VBK14 as the semi-fixed gun-mortar round built around that projectile, its 3V38 fuze, and its propelling-charge assembly. Park Patriot's official Nona-S page separately states that Bazalt developed high-explosive fragmentation and cumulative rounds for Nona and that the 3BK19 cumulative projectile was accepted in 1989.

The scope is intentionally narrow. Named corporate and sector records such as Bazalt, Soviet ammunition industry, and Russian ammunition industry cover those entities when a weapon record uses them directly. The Russian ordnance-program context here is limited to the linked Nona-family HEAT ammunition records.

120 mm gun-mortar ammunitionhigh-explosive anti-tank projectilessemi-fixed rounds and propelling chargesNona-family artillery ammunitionstate-sponsored ordnance development

Notable Systems

120 mm high-explosive anti-tank ammunition, 120 mm high-explosive anti-tank ammunition for rifled gun-mortars, Munitions

120 mm high-explosive anti-tank ammunition

120 mm high-explosive anti-tank ammunition for rifled gun-mortars

Cataloged class record for Nona-family 120 mm HEAT ammunition. The record links the Russian ordnance-program manufacturer facet to direct-fire anti-armor rounds used by rifled Soviet and Russian gun-mortars.

Sources: 3BK19 - METIS, 3VBK14 - METIS, SM-120 (2S23) Nona-SVK 120mm Self-Propelled Howitzer/Mortar
3BK19 high-explosive anti-tank round, 120 mm HEAT-FS-T projectile, Munitions

3BK19 high-explosive anti-tank round

120 mm HEAT-FS-T projectile

Specific 120 mm HEAT-FS-T projectile carried in the 3VBK14 semi-fixed round. METIS lists Soviet and Russian Federation manufacture context, and Park Patriot dates acceptance of the cumulative Nona projectile to 1989.

Sources: 3BK19 - METIS, 3VBK14 - METIS, Park Patriot 2S9 Nona-S

Manufacturer History

  1. Nona ordnance development formalized

    Park Patriot describes official development of the 120 mm Nona self-propelled gun and its ammunition with ready-made rifling as beginning in 1976.

    Sources: Park Patriot 2S9 Nona-S

  2. 2S9 Nona-S accepted for service

    Park Patriot states that the 2S9 Nona-S was accepted for service on 1 July 1981, giving the Nona ammunition family its first serial service platform.

    Sources: Park Patriot 2S9 Nona-S

  3. 3BK19 cumulative projectile accepted

    Park Patriot states that the 3BK19 cumulative projectile was accepted in 1989 for engaging armored targets, matching the Nona-family HEAT ammunition context in the linked catalog records.

    Sources: Park Patriot 2S9 Nona-S, 3BK19 - METIS

  4. 2S23 Nona-SVK program documented in Forecast International

    Forecast International's archived 2006 ordnance report identified the Russian Ministry of Defence as sponsor of 2S23 Nona-SVK development and procurement and listed the system as having moved through development into serial production.

    Sources: SM-120 (2S23) Nona-SVK 120mm Self-Propelled Howitzer/Mortar

Russian ordnance-program attributions are narrower than the separate Russian ammunition industry sector and broader than a named plant. Public sources support state sponsorship, Soviet/Russian manufacture context, and Nona-family ammunition designations, but they do not identify one surviving corporate manufacturer for every linked projectile or complete round.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Rosoboronexport Nona-SVK product pagePublisher: Rosoboronexport | Note: Official Russian export page supporting current Nona-SVK context, the 120 mm rifled artillery system, carried ammunition load, and ability to fire purpose-built projectiles and 120 mm mortar bombs. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • SM-120 (2S23) Nona-SVK 120mm Self-Propelled Howitzer/MortarPublisher: Forecast International | Note: Archived ordnance report supporting Russian Ministry of Defence sponsorship of 2S23 development and procurement, serial-production status, contractor context, and Nona-SVK system background. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • 3BK19 - METISPublisher: Fenix Insight | Note: Specialist munition profile supporting Soviet-era/Russian Federation manufacture context for 3BK19 and identifying it as a 120 mm HEAT-FS-T projectile for direct fire against armored targets. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • 3VBK14 - METISPublisher: Fenix Insight | Note: Specialist munition profile supporting Soviet/Russian manufacture context for the 3VBK14 semi-fixed 120 mm HEAT-FS-T gun-mortar round and its 3BK19 projectile, 3V38 fuze, and 4-Z-15 charge assembly. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Park Patriot 2S9 Nona-SPublisher: Park Patriot | Note: Official museum page supporting the Nona development timeline, Bazalt work on Nona high-explosive fragmentation and cumulative projectiles, 2S9 service acceptance, and 1989 acceptance of the 3BK19 cumulative projectile. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • File:Ammunition-latrun-exhibition-2.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and licensing page for the representative 120 mm ammunition photograph used in this profile. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

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