Munitions

190 mm TRS-190 Strela

Also known as
  • TRS-190
  • TRS-190 Strela
  • ТРС-190
  • ТРС-190 Стрела
  • S-19
  • ORO-190K rocket

The 190 mm TRS-190 Strela was a Soviet spin-stabilized air-launched rocket tested during the early Cold War as a heavy fighter-carried rocket. Open references tie it to MiG-15bis, MiG-17, and MiG-19 integration work through ORO-190 and ORO-190K tube launchers, while the strongest development accounts say fuze and firing-envelope limits kept it out of Soviet Air Force armament.

190 mm TRS-190 Strela, Unguided air-launched rocket, Munitions
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Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Soviet Union
Type
Unguided air-launched rocket
Service note
Early Cold War test and limited-production period
Designer
NII-1 rocket development with OKB-155 and aircraft-plant integration work; fuze work attributed in Ruslet to NII-137 and Plant No. 42
Designed
Development began in 1951-1952
Produced
Test-series and limited production reported in the mid-1950s
Number built
Limited numbers; Ruslet reports a 1,000-rocket test batch delivered to NII VVS in early 1955
Developed into
Not adopted; fuze concepts and the broader Soviet aircraft-rocket program continued through later S-21/S-24-era weapons

Specifications

Caliber
190 mm
Role
Heavy unguided rocket for fighter aircraft; described in detailed development sources as an air-target weapon and in general references as a ground-attack rocket
Guidance
Unguided, spin-stabilized ballistic flight
Stabilization
Spin from canted rocket nozzles; no stabilizing fins or wings
Warhead
High-explosive fragmentation; Ruslet gives a 10 kg warhead with 2.37 kg explosive filling, while WeaponSystems.net treats the warhead size as uncertain
Fuse
EV-51 electric proximity fuze and VMTR mechanical impact fuze in Ruslet's test-history account; WeaponSystems.net summarizes the weapon as impact-fuzed
Propulsion
Single-stage solid-propellant rocket motor
Launchers
ORO-190 and ORO-190K tube launchers
Reported weight
35.9 kg in Ruslet; 46 kg in WeaponSystems.net
Reported length
0.926 m in Ruslet; 0.68 m in WeaponSystems.net; ArmedConflicts reports 1.78 m, likely conflating launcher or alternate data
Known range
Not publicly established in the consulted open references
Design And Test Limits

The TRS-190 sat in a short-lived Soviet branch of finless turbo-reactive aircraft rockets. Ruslet's development account identifies the spin system, fuze trials, and firing-envelope limits as central reasons the design did not progress into standard VVS armament, while WeaponSystems.net preserves the simpler component description used in later general references.

Spin system

The rocket used canted nozzles to spin the body instead of fins, which made launch speed and rotation rate part of the stabilization problem.

Fuze trials

Ruslet names EV-51 proximity and VMTR impact fuzes and says both caused control-test problems during the 1955 evaluation sequence.

Adoption status

Detailed development sources report no operational users, so this record remains relationship-only and does not infer conflict use from test aircraft.

Test Carrier Compatibility

Open references connect the TRS-190 to fighter test and integration work rather than documented battlefield use. The same sources identify ORO-190 or ORO-190K tube launchers as the interface between the rocket and the aircraft.

AircraftLauncher fitSource-backed context
MiG-15bisORO-190KArmedConflicts and Ruslet describe MiG-15bis testing with paired ORO-190K launchers for TRS-190 rockets fitted with electric detonation equipment.
MiG-17 / MiG-17FORO-190 or ORO-190KGlobalSecurity and Ruslet describe MiG-17 SI-19/SR-19 integration, state testing, and a 1955 MiG-17F troop-trial batch prepared for ORO-190K launchers.
MiG-19ORO-190Ruslet says OKB-155 was tasked in December 1954 with integrating TRS-190 on a MiG-19 test aircraft that could carry two or four ORO-190 tube launchers.
Mikoyan-Gurevich I-3PUnderwing rocket optionPublished I-3 references list two 190 mm TRS-190 rockets as one possible underwing load for the unbuilt or halted I-3P interceptor variant.
Timeline

190 mm TRS-190 Strela Key Events

  1. MiG-17 TRS-190 integration ordered

    GlobalSecurity describes a Soviet Council of Ministers order and MAP follow-on order setting TRS-190 launcher integration work for a MiG-17 test aircraft.

    Sources: GlobalSecurity MiG-17 Strike Variants

  2. MiG-17 SI-19 factory tests completed

    Ruslet and GlobalSecurity both place factory testing of the modified MiG-17/TRS-190 weapon system in 1953, before the first phase of state flight tests ended on January 1, 1954.

    Sources: Ruslet TRS-190 Strela, GlobalSecurity MiG-17 Strike Variants

  3. Official rocket-development task issued

    Ruslet and Airwar place the formal NII-1 high-explosive TRS-190 development task after early carrier-integration work had already begun.

    Sources: Ruslet TRS-190 Strela, Airwar TRS-190

  4. MiG-19 integration assigned

    Ruslet places the MiG-19 SM-9/B integration order at the end of 1954 and describes a test aircraft planned for two or four ORO-190 launch tubes before it was converted for ARS-212M rocket trials.

    Sources: Ruslet TRS-190 Strela

  5. Test batch delivered for troop trials

    Ruslet says NII VVS received 1,000 TRS-190 rockets and four MiG-17F aircraft fitted for ORO-190K launchers at the start of 1955, while fuze problems delayed the evaluation.

    Sources: Ruslet TRS-190 Strela

  6. Not adopted by the Soviet Air Force

    Ruslet and ArmedConflicts say the TRS-190 was ultimately not accepted into Soviet Air Force armament, leaving the record in component and test-platform context rather than conflict-use coverage.

    Sources: Ruslet TRS-190 Strela, ArmedConflicts TRS-190

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Sources

WeaponSystems.net 190mm TRS-190Publisher: WeaponSystems.net | Note: Supports the TRS-190 identity, Soviet origin, unguided aerial-rocket type, OKB-155 developer attribution, ORO-190K launcher context, broad platform list, baseline specifications, and later-service-reference caveat. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Ruslet TRS-190 StrelaPublisher: Ruslet | Note: Supports the Strela designation, NII-1 development attribution, MiG-15bis/MiG-17/MiG-19 launcher-integration history, spin-stabilization design, 1955 test batch, fuze-development problems, non-adoption statement, and alternate technical figures. | Accessed: 2026-07-13GlobalSecurity MiG-17 Strike VariantsPublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports MiG-17 SR-19/SI-19 TRS-190 integration chronology, launcher references, and the positive state-test stage followed by postponed adoption decision. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Airwar TRS-190Publisher: Airwar.ru / Ugolok Neba | Note: Supports detailed TRS-190 carrier-integration chronology, ORO-190 and ORO-190K launcher dimensions, NII-1 development tasking, 1955 fuze-test problems, MiG-19 SM-2B integration, and Airwar's underlying Russian aviation-history source list. | Accessed: 2026-07-13ArmedConflicts TRS-190Publisher: ArmedConflicts.com | Note: Supports the TRS-190 name, OKB-155 project context, ORO-190/ORO-190K launcher references, MiG-15bis and MiG-17 test-carrier context, caliber, and non-adoption statement. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Mikoyan-Gurevich I-3Publisher: Wikipedia | Note: Baseline lead source for the I-3P underwing ordnance option that listed two 190 mm TRS-190 unguided rockets; used only for carrier-compatibility context. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Forecast International Air-Launched RocketsPublisher: Forecast International | Note: Supports TRS-190 as a 190 mm high-explosive air-launched rocket in a broader air-launched rocket reference table. | Accessed: 2026-07-13