9M27S incendiary rocket

The 9M27S incendiary rocket is a Soviet 220 mm Uragan-family artillery rocket built by NPO Splav for the BM-27 launcher family. Weaponsystems.net describes it as a conventional spin-stabilized, unguided rocket with a solid-propellant motor, a 4x 9N236 incendiary warhead, and a 10 to 35 km range, while PAX identifies it as a 220 mm incendiary rocket projectile in the Uragan series.

9M27S incendiary rocket, 220 mm incendiary artillery rocket, Munitions

Image source: Rocket from BM-27 Uragan in Babai, Kharkiv Oblast (1).jpg

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin: Soviet Union
Built by: NPO Splav
Built in: Soviet UnionRussia
Type: 220 mm incendiary artillery rocket
Service note: 1970s Soviet design in continued Uragan-family service

incendiary mlrs rocket artillery unguideduragan

Specifications

Caliber: 220 mm
Warhead: 4x 9N236 incendiary warhead
Range: 10 to 35 km
Guidance: Unguided, ballistic flight
Propulsion: Solid-propellant rocket motor

Launcher Compatibility

The 9M27S belongs to the Uragan-family 220 mm rocket set and is linked to compatible launchers such as Bureviy.

Firing weapon

Weapon type

Firing evidence

Bureviy, 220 mm self-propelled multiple launch rocket system, Artillery

220 mm multiple rocket launcher

Ukrinform says Bureviy can fire all current Uragan missiles, including incendiary rounds. PAX identifies 9M27S as a 220 mm incendiary rocket projectile, and Weaponsystems.net lists it as an Uragan-family 220 mm artillery rocket.

Sources: Shepetivka Repair Plant tests new MLRS, Put Out the Fire, 220mm 9M27 | Weaponsystems.net

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: Uragan-family artillery rocket for the BM-27 launcher and compatible 220 mm systems

Media

9M27S incendiary rocket Images

9M27S incendiary rocket, 220 mm incendiary artillery rocket, Munitions - view 1 — Source: Rocket from BM-27 Uragan in Babai, Kharkiv Oblast (2).jpg

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Sources

Put Out the FirePublisher: PAX | Note: Supports identification of 9M27S as a 220 mm incendiary rocket projectile and variant of the Uragan rocket family. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 220mm 9M27 | Weaponsystems.netPublisher: Weaponsystems.net | Note: Supports the 9M27 series description, Soviet origin, Splav production context, unguided status, solid-propellant propulsion, 10 to 35 km range, and 9M27S incendiary warhead detail. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Shepetivka Repair Plant tests new MLRSPublisher: Ukrinform | Note: Supports the reciprocal launcher relationship by stating that Bureviy can fire all current Uragan missiles, including incendiary rounds. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Rocket from BM-27 Uragan in Babai, Kharkiv Oblast (1).jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and CC BY 4.0 licensing for a BM-27 Uragan rocket image on Wikimedia Commons. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Rocket from BM-27 Uragan in Babai, Kharkiv Oblast (2).jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Additional image provenance and CC BY 4.0 licensing for a second BM-27 Uragan rocket image on Wikimedia Commons. | Accessed: 2026-06-27