9M530 penetrating high-explosive rocket

Also known as

9M530
9М530

The 9M530 is a Russian 300 mm guided rocket for the BM-30 Smerch multiple launch rocket system. It carries a single penetrating high-explosive fragmentation warhead and was completed in 2004, with official export and reference sources placing it in the Smerch extended-range rocket family.

9M530 penetrating high-explosive rocket, 300 mm guided rocket, Munitions

Image source: Rosoboronexport 9M530 catalog page

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin: Russia
Built by: NPO Splav
Type: 300 mm guided rocket
Service note: Completed in 2004

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Specifications

Caliber: 300 mm
Weight: 815 kg
Length: 7,600 mm
Warhead: 243 kg penetrating HE-frag warhead
Range: 25-90 km

Launch Platforms

The 9M530 is a 300 mm rocket designed for the BM-30 / 9K58 Smerch family.

Launcher

Launcher type

Launch evidence

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

300 mm multiple launch rocket system

Rosoboronexport lists the 9M530 as a 300 mm rocket for the Smerch family, and Missilery says it is designed to use from the 9K58 Smerch multiple launch rocket system.

Sources: Rosoboronexport 9M530 catalog page, 9M530 rocket

Media

9M530 penetrating high-explosive rocket Images

9M530 penetrating high-explosive rocket, 300 mm guided rocket, Munitions - view 1 — Source: Rosoboronexport 9M530 catalog page

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Sources

Rosoboronexport 9M530 catalog pagePublisher: Rosoboronexport | Note: Official export catalog page naming the 9M530 as a 300 mm rocket with a penetrating high-explosive warhead for the Smerch MLRS and showing the catalog image. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 9M530 rocketPublisher: Missilery.info | Note: Supports the 9M530's specifications, 2004 completion, Smerch compatibility, and drawing provenance from NPO Splav. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Munition, rocket, 9M530Publisher: METIS | Note: Supports the extended-range guided-rocket description and the Russian Federation country-of-manufacture listing. | Accessed: 2026-06-27