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Splav State Research and Production Enterprise

Splav State Research and Production Enterprise is the English wording used in several technical and humanitarian-reference sources for the Tula-based Russian rocket-artillery manufacturer better known in current Russian corporate material as the A.N. Ganichev-named NPO Splav. The enterprise sits inside the Rostec industrial structure through Techmash and is associated with Grad, Uragan, Smerch, Tornado, and related rocket-munition families.

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Splav's public manufacturing context centers on multiple launch rocket systems and their ammunition: 122 mm Grad-family rockets, 220 mm Uragan rockets, 300 mm Smerch rounds, newer Tornado-S guided rockets, naval rocket systems, and heavy flamethrower or remote-mining systems derived from the same rocket-artillery industrial base. Rostec describes the A.N. Ganichev-named organization as the lead enterprise for land- and naval-based multiple launch rocket systems, founded in 1945.

The State Research and Production Enterprise wording appears in external sources on Russian cluster-munition production, which identify Splav with 122 mm, 220 mm, and 300 mm rockets. Russian corporate and export-facing sources more often use NPO Splav or the longer A.N. Ganichev legal name, but the organizational footprint points to the same Tula rocket-artillery producer and its role in the Rostec/Techmash ammunition sector.

Multiple launch rocket systemsArtillery rockets and guided rocket munitionsGrad, Uragan, Smerch, and Tornado-family rocket artilleryNaval rocket systems and heavy flamethrower rocket ammunitionRemote mine-laying rocket payloads

Notable Systems

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

BM-30 Smerch

300 mm heavy multiple launch rocket system

Rostec describes the 300 mm Smerch multiple launch rocket system as a Splav development from the 1980s, with trajectory-correction features and a 90 km maximum firing range in that source.

Sources: Rostec Tecmash Victory Day rocket-artillery release
Tornado-S, 300 mm multiple launch rocket system, Artillery

Tornado-S

300 mm multiple launch rocket system

Rostec presents Tornado-S as a Smerch modernization and attributes the 300 mm guided missiles for the system to the A.N. Ganichev-named Splav organization.

Sources: Rostec launches Tornado-S into the international market
9M51 fuel-air explosive rocket, 220 mm Uragan fuel-air explosive rocket, Munitions

9M51 fuel-air explosive rocket

220 mm Uragan fuel-air explosive rocket

A 220 mm Uragan-family fuel-air explosive rocket connected to the Splav-attributed Uragan rocket-artillery line.

Sources: Rostec Uragan and Splav holding release
9M55K5 cumulative-fragmentation submunition rocket, 300 mm rocket with cassette warhead carrying cumulative-fragmentation submunitions, Munitions

9M55K5 cumulative-fragmentation submunition rocket

300 mm rocket with cassette warhead carrying cumulative-fragmentation submunitions

A 300 mm Smerch-family submunition rocket; The Monitor identifies Splav State Research and Production Enterprise with 300 mm rocket cluster-munition production and lists 9M55K5 in the Smerch stockpile table.

Sources: The Monitor Russia Cluster Munition Ban Policy

Manufacturer History

  1. Enterprise founded in Tula

    Rostec material describes the A.N. Ganichev-named NPO Splav enterprise as founded in 1945 and later responsible for multiple launch rocket systems for ground, naval, and aerospace-force customers.

    Sources: Rostec TOS-2 state-trials release, Rostec Uragan and Splav holding release

  2. Grad system created under Alexander Ganichev

    Rostec says the 122 mm Grad system was created under Alexander Ganichev's direction in 1963, placing Splav's rocket-artillery lineage in the Soviet Grad program before the later Uragan and Smerch families.

    Sources: Rostec Tecmash Victory Day rocket-artillery release

  3. Uragan accepted into service

    Rostec describes the 9K57 Uragan multiple launch rocket system as developed at NPO Splav under Alexander Ganichev and accepted into service in 1975.

    Sources: Rostec Uragan and Splav holding release

  4. Smerch developed

    Rostec states that the 300 mm Smerch multiple launch rocket system was developed by Splav in the 1980s and introduced trajectory and range correction features.

    Sources: Rostec Tecmash Victory Day rocket-artillery release

  5. Splav holding structure formed

    Rostec described Splav as a holding for MLRS development and production formed in 2015, with AO NPO Splav in Tula as the lead enterprise and Motovilikha Plants, Novosibirsk Artificial Fiber Plant, and Bryansk Chemical Plant among the listed participants.

    Sources: Rostec Uragan and Splav holding release

  6. Tornado-S export promotion announced

    Rostec announced that Tornado-S had received a promotional passport for the international market and described 300 mm guided missiles for the system as a Splav development based on Smerch rocket technology.

    Sources: Rostec launches Tornado-S into the international market

Website links
Official websiteRostec Tornado-S releaseRostec Uragan and Splav holding releaseRBC company registry page

Public English sources use several translations for Splav's long name. The State Research and Production Enterprise wording overlaps with current NPO Splav and A.N. Ganichev legal-name sources, while shorter Splav names are maintained separately where existing weapon records use those exact manufacturer strings.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Rostec Uragan and Splav holding releasePublisher: Rostec | Note: Supports Splav's role in Grad, Smerch, and Uragan development, the 1945 founding date, the 2015 Splav holding structure, Tula lead-enterprise context, Techmash/Rostec relationship, and product-family scope. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Rostec TOS-2 state-trials releasePublisher: Rostec | Note: Supports Splav as the lead enterprise for land- and naval-based multiple launch rocket systems, founded in 1945, and places it in the Technodinamika/Techmash/Rostec structure while naming major product families. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Rostec launches Tornado-S into the international marketPublisher: Rostec | Note: Supports Tornado-S as a Smerch modernization, the 120 km guided-missile claim, and Splav's development role for 300 mm guided Tornado-S missiles. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Rostec Tecmash Victory Day rocket-artillery releasePublisher: Rostec | Note: Supports Smerch development by Splav in the 1980s, Smerch technical context, and the 1963 Grad milestone under Alexander Ganichev. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • The Monitor Russia Cluster Munition Ban PolicyPublisher: The Monitor | Note: Supports the State Research and Production Enterprise wording, Splav's production association with 122 mm, 220 mm, and 300 mm rockets, Rostec ownership context, and Smerch/Tornado-S cluster-munition production context without adding manufacturer-level conflict-use claims. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • RBC Companies A.N. Ganichev NPO Splav recordPublisher: RBC Companies | Note: Supports current Russian corporate-registration context for the A.N. Ganichev-named Splav joint-stock company, including active status, Tula registration context, and primary activity as weapons and ammunition manufacturing. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Wikimedia Commons NPO SPLAV 01Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports the image provenance and CC BY 4.0 license for the NPO Splav 75th anniversary photograph from the Government of Tula Oblast. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Munitions

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

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9M55K5 cumulative-fragmentation submunition rocket, 300 mm rocket with cassette warhead carrying cumulative-fragmentation submunitions, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War9M55K5 cumulative-fragmentation submunition rocket300 mm rocket with cassette warhead carrying cumulative-fragmentation submunitionsBuilt in: RussiaThe 9M55K5 is a Russian 300 mm Smerch-family rocket with a cassette warhead carrying 646 3B30 dual-purpose cumulative-fragmentation submunitions. Rosoboronexport and Missilery document the 800 kg, 25 to 70 km rocket, and LB.ua identified 9M55K5 among Russian cluster munitions used against Kharkiv neighborhoods in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.