Manufacturer catalog

Splav

Splav is a Tula-based Russian defense manufacturer associated with Soviet and Russian multiple-launch rocket systems and Grad-family rocket ammunition. Public official, sanctions, and technical-reference sources identify the A.N. Ganichev-named Splav enterprise with BM-21 Grad, BM-30 Smerch, Tornado-G, and specialized 122 mm Grad rockets, including smoke, mine-laying, high-explosive, and electronic-warfare projectiles.

5 weapons

The Splav name appears across public sources in short and long forms, from export and Rostec releases to archived manufacturer product pages and sanctions records. Those sources place the company in Tula, Russia, and describe it as part of the Rostec industrial structure through NPK Techmash and Technodinamika.

Splav's manufacturer context centers on Russian rocket-artillery systems and ammunition rather than battlefield employment claims. The relevant weapon records include the 9P138 Grad-1 launcher and several 122 mm Grad-family rockets with separate technical and source documentation.

Multiple launch rocket systems122 mm Grad-family rocketsRocket-artillery ammunitionSmoke, mine-laying, high-explosive, and electronic-warfare rocket payloads

Notable Systems

9P138 Grad-1

122 mm multiple rocket launcher

Wheeled 36-tube 122 mm Grad-1 launcher tied to Tula/Splav development context in the catalog's Grad-1 record.

Sources: 9K55 Grad-1 Multiple Launch Rocket System

122 mm 9M28F Grad rocket

High-explosive fragmentation rocket

High-explosive fragmentation Grad-family rocket; technical references identify the 9M28 family with Splav contractor context.

Sources: Deagel 9M28, METIS 9M28F-1

122 mm 9M43 Grad rocket

Smoke rocket

Smoke-screen Grad-family rocket documented on an archived Splav product page and in technical-reference sources.

Sources: Splav 9M43 Rocket Projectile, Deagel 9M43

BM-30 Smerch

300 mm heavy multiple launch rocket system

300 mm heavy MLRS family repeatedly associated with Splav in sanctions, reference, and Russian industrial sources.

Sources: War & Sanctions Splav record

Tornado-G

122 mm multiple launch rocket system

Modernized 122 mm Grad successor that Rostec describes as a Splav Scientific Production Enterprise system launched for the international market.

Sources: Rostec Brings Tornado-G to the International Market

Manufacturer History

1945
Tula enterprise founded
Reference sources trace Splav's origin to 1945 in Tula, where it became a Soviet and Russian center for rocket-artillery development and production.
Sources: Ganichev NPO SPLAV
1963
Grad-family rocket lineage enters service
Deagel lists 1963 initial operational capability for 122 mm Grad-family rockets such as 9M28 and 9M43, while other sources associate the Grad ammunition line with Splav's design and production base.
Sources: Deagel 9M28, Deagel 9M43
2018-06-27
Tornado-G export demonstration cleared
Rostec announced that Splav Scientific Production Enterprise had obtained permits to demonstrate Tornado-G abroad and described the 122 mm system as a Grad follow-on already operated by Russian army units.
Sources: Rostec Brings Tornado-G to the International Market
2024-02-28
Ammunition output expansion reported
TASS reported that the Tula-based Splav enterprise had increased artillery ammunition output fourfold after opening new production workshops.
Sources: Tula defense firm boosts artillery ammunition output fourfold

Website links

Official website Rostec Tornado-G release War & Sanctions entity record Archived Splav 9M43 product page

Public sources often identify the same Tula manufacturer by longer English translations and legal names, including A.N. Ganichev Scientific and Production Association Splav. The short Splav name remains separate from longer Splav manufacturer names that already have their own records.

Manufacturer Sources

War & Sanctions Splav recordPublisher: Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine | Note: Supports legal identity, Tula address, Rostec/Techmash/Technodinamika structure, and product-family attribution for Grad, Uragan, Smerch, Tornado, and related systems. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
Rostec Brings Tornado-G to the International MarketPublisher: Rostec | Note: Supports Splav's Tornado-G role, Rostec membership context, Grad replacement positioning, Russian Army operation, 122 mm ammunition, and export-demonstration permissions. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
Splav 9M43 Rocket ProjectilePublisher: Splav State Research and Production Enterprise | Note: Archived official manufacturer page supporting the 9M43 designation, smoke-screen role, Grad-family placement, and public technical specifications. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
Deagel 9M28Publisher: Deagel | Note: Supports the 9M28 rocket family's contractor, initial operational capability, variant distinction, and 9M28F technical data. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
Deagel 9M43Publisher: Deagel | Note: Supports the 9M43 rocket's Splav contractor attribution, Grad launcher relationship, 1963 IOC, smoke payload, and public technical data. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
METIS 9M28F-1Publisher: Fenix Insight | Note: Supports the 9M28F-1 designation, Soviet/Russian manufacture context, and development for the 9K55-1 Grad-1 multiple launch rocket system. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
9K55 Grad-1 Multiple Launch Rocket SystemPublisher: Missilery.info | Note: Supports Grad-1 system identity, development chronology, designer attribution, 9P138 vehicle details, ammunition compatibility, and technical specifications. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
Ganichev NPO SPLAVPublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports the 1945 founding context, Tula institutional history, and Splav's association with Grad, Uragan, and Smerch rocket systems. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
Tula defense firm boosts artillery ammunition output fourfoldPublisher: TASS | Note: Supports the 2024 production-expansion milestone and description of Splav as a Tula-based enterprise that increased ammunition output. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
File:NPO SPLAV 01.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports reusable image provenance and CC BY 4.0 licensing for the Tula anniversary-sign photograph depicting NPO Splav. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

9P138 Grad-1, 122 mm multiple rocket launcher, Artillery

2014 Russia-Ukraine War9P138 Grad-1122 mm multiple rocket launcherBuilt in: Soviet UnionThe 9P138 Grad-1 is the wheeled launch vehicle of the Soviet 9K55 Grad-1 regimental 122 mm multiple rocket launcher system. It carries 36 tubes on a ZIL-131 chassis, trades the BM-21 Grad's larger 40-round launcher for a lighter front-line package, and is documented in Russian service during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.

122 mm 9M28K Grad rocket, Cargo or mine-laying rocket, Munitions

122 mm 9M28K Grad rocketCargo or mine-laying rocketBuilt in: Soviet Union / RussiaThe 122 mm 9M28K is a Soviet-era Grad-family mine-laying rocket for BM-21-class launchers, carrying three PTM-3 anti-tank mines in a submunition payload. Public references place it alongside the 9M28F and adjacent 9M22K/9M22K2 Grad rockets, with a short 13.4 km maximum range that makes it a close-range remote-mining round rather than a general-purpose fragmentation rocket.

9M519-1-7 Liliya-2, Communications-jamming rocket, Munitions

9M519-1-7 Liliya-2Communications-jamming rocketBuilt in: RussiaThe 9M519-1-7 Liliya-2 is a 122 mm communications-jamming rocket family associated with Splav's BM-21 Grad ammunition line. It is described as a Russian/Bulgarian-developed jammer projectile for disrupting HF and VHF radio links across the 1.5-120 MHz band, using a 66 kg rocket and a jammer payload that can operate for about 60 minutes.

122 mm 9M28F Grad rocket, High-explosive fragmentation rocket, Munitions

2014 Russia-Ukraine War122 mm 9M28F Grad rocketHigh-explosive fragmentation rocketBuilt in: Soviet Union / RussiaThe 122 mm 9M28F is a Soviet-era high-explosive fragmentation Grad-family rocket developed by Splav for 122 mm multiple rocket launchers, including the Grad-1 line. Reference sources describe a 21 kg fragmentation warhead, a 15 km maximum range, and 3,440 pre-fragmented or semi-ready fragments, while open-source reporting documents captured 9M28F rockets with a Russian BM-21 in Ukraine.

122 mm 9M43 Grad rocket, Smoke rocket, Munitions

122 mm 9M43 Grad rocketSmoke rocketBuilt in: RussiaThe 122 mm 9M43 is a Russian Grad-family smoke rocket developed and produced by Splav for the BM-21 multiple launch rocket system. Splav's archived manufacturer page describes it as a 66 kg unguided rocket projectile with a 20.2 kg smoke-screen-laying warhead and five smoke submunitions, while Missilery describes a ten-round firing pattern intended to form a continuous 1,000 m by 800 m smoke screen.