Manufacturer catalog

Splav State Research and Production Association

Splav State Research and Production Association is the Tula-based Russian rocket-artillery producer most closely associated with Grad, Uragan, Smerch, and later Tornado-family multiple-launch rocket systems and munitions. Russian state and export sources identify the A.N. Ganichev-named enterprise as part of the Rostec industrial structure, while external sanctions and reference sources describe it as a scientific and production association for MLRS development and production.

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Splav's public footprint centers on salvo rocket artillery: 122 mm Grad-family ammunition, 220 mm Uragan rockets, 300 mm Smerch and Tornado-S rounds, and related fire-control modernization. Rostec described Tornado-G as a Splav/Rostec Grad successor for 122 mm ammunition, and later described 300 mm Tornado-S guided missiles developed by the A.N. Ganichev-named Splav organization.

The organization is legally listed in Tula, at Shcheglovskaya Zaseka street 33, with its official website recorded as splav.org by a Russian state science-monitoring database. Ukraine's War & Sanctions database gives the same Tula address, places the company within the Rostec/Techmash/Technodinamika structure, and lists BM-21 Grad, BM-27 Uragan, BM-30 Smerch, Tornado, and other systems among products attributed to the enterprise.

Multiple launch rocket systemsArtillery rockets and guided MLRS munitionsGrad, Uragan, Smerch, and Tornado-family rocket artilleryRemote mine-laying rocket payloads

Notable Systems

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

122 mm 9M521 Grad rocket

122 mm high-explosive fragmentation artillery rocket

Extended-range 122 mm Grad-family high-explosive fragmentation rocket attributed to Splav-connected modernization work.

Sources: Rostec Brings Tornado-G to the International Market, Rostec organization record
122 mm 9M522 Grad rocket, High-explosive fragmentation rocket, Munitions

122 mm 9M522 Grad rocket

High-explosive fragmentation rocket

122 mm Grad-family rocket with a separable high-explosive fragmentation warhead and documented Splav and Grad/Tornado-G context.

Sources: Rostec Brings Tornado-G to the International Market, Rosoboronexport Tornado-G MLRS
9M27K2 anti-tank mine rocket, 220 mm Uragan remote mine-laying cargo rocket carrying PTM-1G anti-vehicle mines, Munitions

9M27K2 anti-tank mine rocket

220 mm Uragan remote mine-laying cargo rocket carrying PTM-1G anti-vehicle mines

220 mm Uragan remote mine-laying rocket; War & Sanctions identifies Splav with BM-27 Uragan and related MLRS production.

Sources: War & Sanctions Splav record

Manufacturer History

  1. Tula rocket-artillery institute founded

    Russian public records and employer materials trace the A.N. Ganichev-named Splav organization to 1945, providing the institutional base later associated with Soviet and Russian rocket-artillery development.

    Sources: Rostec organization record

  2. Tornado-G cleared for foreign demonstration

    Rostec announced that Splav Scientific Production Enterprise had obtained permits to demonstrate Tornado-G abroad, presenting the 122 mm MLRS as a Grad follow-on already operated by Russian army units.

    Sources: Rostec Brings Tornado-G to the International Market

  3. Tornado-S guided missile shown at ARMY 2020

    Rostec said 300 mm Tornado-S guided missiles developed by the A.N. Ganichev-named Splav organization would be displayed at ARMY 2020, describing Tornado-S as a Smerch successor with guided rounds and satellite navigation.

    Sources: Rostec Tornado-S at ARMY 2020

Website links
Official websiteRostec Tornado-G releaseWar & Sanctions entity recordRosoboronexport Tornado-G product page

Public sources use both the full translated legal name and shorter Splav labels for the same Tula entity. Abbreviated naming varies across Rostec releases, export pages, sanctions lists, and technical references.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Rostec organization recordPublisher: Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education monitoring database | Note: Lists the full legal name, abbreviated name, Rostec federal executive authority, managing director, Tula legal and postal address, email, and official website splav.org. | Accessed: 2026-07-04
  • 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: 2026-07-04
  • Rostec Brings Tornado-G to the International MarketPublisher: Rostec | Note: Supports Splav's role in Tornado-G, Rostec membership context, Grad replacement positioning, Russian Army operation, 122 mm ammunition, and export-demonstration permissions. | Accessed: 2026-07-04
  • Rostec Tornado-S at ARMY 2020Publisher: Rostec | Note: Supports Splav development of 300 mm Tornado-S guided missiles and describes Tornado-S as a Smerch successor with guided projectiles, satellite navigation, and more than 100 km range. | Accessed: 2026-07-04
  • Rosoboronexport Tornado-G MLRSPublisher: Rosoboronexport | Note: Supports public export-catalog characteristics for the 122 mm 9K51M Tornado-G MLRS, including automated fire-control features, tactical-depth target set, crew, speed, and range. | Accessed: 2026-07-04
  • Rosoboronexport 9K515 MLRSPublisher: Rosoboronexport | Note: Supports public export-catalog characteristics for 300 mm 9K515, including Smerch basis, 120 km range, compatibility with Smerch projectiles, and 9M544/9M549 guided missiles. | Accessed: 2026-07-04
  • Militarnyi Tornado-S backgroundPublisher: Militarnyi | Note: Provides independent defense-reporting background on Tornado-G and Tornado-S ammunition, Tula production facilities, and the systems' Grad and Smerch lineage. | Accessed: 2026-07-04

Produced weapons

Category

Munitions

Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.

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122 mm 9M22S Grad rocket, 122 mm incendiary rocket, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War122 mm 9M22S Grad rocket122 mm incendiary rocketBuilt in: Soviet Union / RussiaThe 122 mm 9M22S Grad rocket is a Soviet incendiary rocket for BM-21 family launchers, developed by Splav in 1971 and fitted with a 9N510 warhead carrying 180 ML-5 incendiary elements. Human Rights Watch documented 9M22S Grad use by Russia-backed separatist forces in eastern Ukraine in 2014, and ARES later documented 9M22S or 9M28S remnants and likely 9M22S functioning signatures in Ukraine in 2022.
9M27K2 anti-tank mine rocket, 220 mm Uragan remote mine-laying cargo rocket carrying PTM-1G anti-vehicle mines, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War9M27K2 anti-tank mine rocket220 mm Uragan remote mine-laying cargo rocket carrying PTM-1G anti-vehicle minesBuilt in: Soviet Union / RussiaThe 9M27K2 is a Soviet 220 mm Uragan cargo rocket built to remotely lay anti-vehicle minefields from BM-27-family launchers. Missilery lists a PTM cassette warhead with 24 PTM-1G mines, a 10 to 35 km range, and Soviet Army adoption in 1980; Human Rights Watch later documented PTM-1/PTM-1G mines and 9M27K2 rocket remnants during Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.