Russian army will adopt a new modernized multiple rocket launcher systems the Tornado 2311111

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Wednesday, November 23, 2011, 10:50 AM
 
The Russian army will adopt a new modernized multiple rocket launcher systems, the Tornado.
Official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry Nikolai Donyushkin reports that modernized multiple rocket launcher systems of Smerch, Uragan and Grad types will be supplied to the Russian Ground Forces.
     
Official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry Nikolai Donyushkin reports that modernized multiple rocket launcher systems of Smerch, Uragan and Grad types will be supplied to the Russian Ground Forces.
Russian MRLS Multiple Rocket Launcher System 9A52-4 Tornado
     

The 9A52-4 Tornado multiple launch rocket system will be probably Russia's newest universal MLRS and is designed as a lightweight and universal version of the BM-30 Smerch MLRS, dubbed 9A52-2.

The 9A52-4 Tornado is a new 300 mm multiple rocket launcher system developped, designed and manufactured by the Russian Defence Company Motovilikha Plants Coporation.

Donyushkin says, "These systems can kill targets at a much bigger distance with a higher accuracy."
     
     
According to Donyushkin, the Ground Forces already received missile systems Iskander-M, modernized 152-mm self-propelled howitzers 2S19 Msta-S with an automated command and aiming system and selfpropelled antitank missile systems Khrizantema-S.
     
According to Donyushkin, the Ground Forces already received missile systems Iskander-M, modernized 152-mm self-propelled howitzers 2S19 Msta-S with an automated command and aiming system and selfpropelled antitank missile systems Khrizantema-S.
2S19 Msta-S Russian army self-propelled howitzer
     
BMP-3 9P157-2 Khrizantema ant-tank missile system mounted on the chassis of BMP-3
BMP-3 9P157-2 Khrizantema ant-tank missile system mounted on the chassis of BMP-3
     
Iskander-M SS-26 Stone short-range ballistic missile
Iskander-M SS-26 Stone short-range ballistic missile