Profile
- Type
- Wheeled 301 mm multiple rocket launcher
- Conflict side
- Azerbaijan
- Origin
- Belarus
- Service note
- Introduced in Belarusian service in the mid-2010s and exported to Azerbaijan before the 2020 war.
Artillery
Polonez multiple rocket launcher
The Polonez is a Belarusian long-range multiple rocket launcher using eight containerized 301 mm guided rockets on an MZKT 8x8 chassis. Azerbaijan received Polonez systems before the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, where they formed part of Baku's deeper rocket-artillery inventory alongside other missile, UAV, and rocket systems.
- Conflict side
- Azerbaijan
- Built in
- Belarus
Service History
- In service
- Belarusian service from 2016; Azerbaijani service by 2018
- Used by
- Azerbaijani Armed Forces, Belarusian Ground Forces
- Wars
- Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
Production History
- Designer
- Precision Electro-Mechanics Plant (ZTEM)
- Designed
- 2010s
- Built in
- Belarus
- Produced
- 2010s-present
- Variants
- B-200 Polonez, Polonez-M / B-300
Specifications
- Caliber
- 301 mm guided rockets
- Ready rockets
- 8 rockets in two four-cell containerized pods
- Range
- B-200: 50-200 km; later Polonez-M/B-300 variants advertised up to about 290-300 km
- Chassis
- MZKT-7930-family 8x8 wheeled heavy truck
- Crew
- 3
- Road speed
- About 70 km/h
- Combat readiness
- About 10 minutes
Conflict Usage
- Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
- Side: AzerbaijanRole: Long-range precision rocket artillery
Fielded by Azerbaijan as a Belarusian-origin long-range rocket artillery system during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war context; CSIS lists Polonez among Azerbaijani rocket artillery able to reach targets out to about 200 km, while noting Smerch appeared to be used more prominently.
Polonez multiple rocket launcher Images
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CSIS Air and Missile War in Nagorno-KarabakhPublisher: Center for Strategic and International Studies | Note: Supports Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict context: Polonez was fielded by Azerbaijan as part of its rocket artillery inventory during the 2020 war, with a stated range of about 200 km. | Accessed: 2026-06-20A New Batch of Polonez Weapons Arrived in AzerbaijanPublisher: Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan | Note: Supports background on Polonez systems delivered to Azerbaijan before the 2020 war. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Belarus to Develop New Long-Range MRLPublisher: State Authority for Military Industry of the Republic of Belarus | Note: Supports manufacturer background, system composition, chassis, crew, range, readiness time, and Belarusian service context. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Belarusian V200 Polonez MLRS for AzerbaijanPublisher: Army Recognition | Note: Supports supplemental Polonez specifications, export context, launcher layout, and MZKT chassis details. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Commons Military Parade 2018 Polonez ImagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and CC BY-SA 4.0 licensing for the Azerbaijani parade Polonez image. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Commons Polonez MLRS Milex 2021 ImagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and CC BY-SA 3.0 licensing for the Milex 2021 Polonez MLRS image. | Accessed: 2026-06-20