9M542 extended-range high-explosive rocket

Also known as

9M542
9М542
Adjustable Jet Projectile 9M542

The 9M542 is a Russian 300 mm extended-range high-explosive fragmentation rocket projectile for the 9K58 Smerch family. Missilery describes it as a deep upgrade of the 9M55K with an inseparable HE-fragmentation head, 820 kg launch mass, 150 kg warhead, and 40 to 120 km range, while Rostec later listed it as ammunition used in Smerch launchers produced by Splav.

9M542 extended-range high-explosive rocket, 300 mm extended-range high-explosive fragmentation rocket, Munitions

Image source: Adjustable Jet Projectile 9M542

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin: Russia
Built by: NPO Splav
Type: 300 mm extended-range high-explosive fragmentation rocket
Service note: 2012-present
Produced: 2012-present

300 mm rocket he-fragmentation fragmentation artillery ammunition smerch long-range fires

Specifications

Caliber: 300 mm
Launch platform: 9K58 Smerch / BM-30; later referenced with Tornado-S export material
Charge weight: 820 kg
Head mass: 150 kg
Explosive mass: 70 kg
Range: 40-120 km
Fragments: 500 ready-made fragments of 50 g each

Launch Platform

The 9M542 is a Smerch-family 300 mm rocket described in official and reference sources as extended-range ammunition for that launcher family.

Launcher

Launcher type

Launch evidence

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

300 mm multiple launch rocket system

Missilery describes the 9M542 as a 300 mm rocket projectile for the 9K58 Smerch family, and Rostec later listed 9M542 extended range ammunition used in Smerch multiple launch rocket launchers produced by Splav.

Sources: Adjustable Jet Projectile 9M542, Rostec to take part in SITDEF-2013

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: Export-certified in 2012 for the 9K58 Smerch family and later referenced by Rostec as Smerch ammunition produced by Splav.

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Sources

Adjustable Jet Projectile 9M542Publisher: Missilery.info | Note: Supports the 9M542's 300 mm Smerch-family background, technical data, and image provenance for the rocket illustration used on this entry. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Rostec to take part in SITDEF-2013Publisher: Rostec | Note: Supports 9M542 extended range ammunition being used in Smerch multiple launch rocket launchers produced by Rostec's Splav, along with the export context and 120 km range reference. | Accessed: 2026-06-27