122 mm 9M522 Grad rocket

Also known as

9M522
122 mm 9M522
9M522 HE-frag rocket

The 122 mm 9M522 Grad rocket is a Soviet-origin high-explosive fragmentation rocket for the BM-21/9K51 Grad family. It uses a detachable shrapnel-array warhead and parachute-retarded stabilization, with a 70 kg projectile mass, a 25 kg warhead, and up to 37.5 km range.

122 mm 9M522 Grad rocket, High-explosive fragmentation rocket, Munitions

Image source: Shrapnel-flag shell 9M522 with detachable HF

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin: Soviet Union / Russia
Built by: SPLAV State Research and Production Association
Type: High-explosive fragmentation rocket

122 mm fragmentation rocket unguided

Specifications

Caliber: 122 mm
Projectile mass: 70 kg
Warhead mass: 25 kg
Length: 3,037 mm
Range: Up to 37.5 km
Warhead: Detachable shrapnel-array HE-fragmentation warhead
Stabilization: Fin and spin stabilized; parachute-retarded

Launch Platforms

CAT-UXO and Missilery place the 9M522 in the BM-21/M-21 Grad launcher family.

Launcher

Launcher type

Launch evidence

BM-21 Grad, 122 mm multiple rocket launcher, Artillery

122 mm multiple rocket launcher

CAT-UXO identifies the 9M522 as a Grad rocket, and Missilery places it in the M-21/9K51 Grad system family.

Sources: CAT-UXO 122mm 9M522 Grad rocket, M-21 Field rocket system - Missilery.info

Media

122 mm 9M522 Grad rocket Videos

Сучасні ракети до РСЗВ калібру 122 мм

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Sources

CAT-UXO 122mm 9M522 Grad rocketPublisher: CAT-UXO | Note: Supports identification of the 9M522 as a Russian 122 mm Grad rocket with a separable HE-fragmentation warhead and parachute-container arrangement. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Shrapnel-flag shell 9M522 with detachable HFPublisher: Missilery.info | Note: Supports 9M522 projectile mass, warhead mass, length, range, fragment counts, and the page image. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 M-21 Field rocket system - Missilery.infoPublisher: Missilery.info | Note: Supports the 9M522's placement in the M-21/9K51 Grad rocket family. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Rogue Rocketeers: Artillery Rockets and Armed GroupsPublisher: Small Arms Survey | Note: Supports 9M522 range, 25 kg HE-fragmentation warhead, and Splav attribution in the report's technical discussion. | Accessed: 2026-06-27