Russian "Tornado" receives Indian registration
Rosoboronexport together with NPO Splav and the Indian Ministry of Defense 27 August 2012 signed a Memorandum on cooperation in organizing the production and after-sales service of rockets to the RSMO Smerch in India. The technology for the production of rockets will be completely transferred to the newly created Russian-Indian joint venture.
In their work, both parties will be guided by the current legislation of the Russian Federation and the Republic of India and will take all measures to protect information and materials containing confidential information.
The signing of the Memorandum on the establishment of a joint venture for the production of shells for the Smerch MLRS confirms the fact that military-technical cooperation between India and Russia is based on large-scale projects and mutual trust, friendship and geopolitical strategic partnership of the highest level.
Today, both countries are steadily and mutually beneficial to strengthen existing interstate relations. Acquiring Russian military technology, India is rapidly mastering what other states require decades to do. And such an increase in the share of Indian industry in the development and production of Russian military equipment and weapons for the Indian army and fleet meets the interests of both states.
At present, Rosoboronexport OJSC, NPO Splav OJSC and the Artillery Plants Directorate of the Defense Production Department of the Ministry of Defense of India are actively working on a business plan for the joint venture.
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300-mm projectiles MLRS "Smerch" have a classic aerodynamic layout and are equipped with an effective solid-fuel mixed-fuel engine. A distinctive feature of the projectiles is the presence of a flight control system that corrects the trajectory of movement in pitch and yaw (see the diagram of the electronic time device and the control system unit). Due to the use of this system, the accuracy of hits "Smerch" was increased 2 times (does not exceed the value of 0,21% of the range of the volley, that is, about 150, which approximates its accuracy to the artillery guns), and accuracy of fire - 3 times. The correction is carried out by gas-dynamic rudders, driven by high-pressure gas from the onboard gas generator. In addition, the stabilization of the projectile in flight is due to its rotation around the longitudinal axis, provided by preliminary unwinding while moving along the tubular guide and supported in flight by installing the blades of the drop-down stabilizer at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the projectile.
The ammunition includes the following types of shells:
With a range of flight to 70km:
9M55F projectile with a single-block high-explosive fragmentation warhead;
9М55К projectile with a cassette warhead equipped with fragmentation fighting elements;
9М55К1 projectile with a cassette warhead equipped with Motive-3М self-targeting combat elements (see the trajectory diagram);
9М55К3 projectile with cassette warhead for anti-personnel mining areas;
9М55К4 projectile with cassette warhead for anti-tank mining;
9М55К5 projectile with cassette warhead equipped with cumulative fragmentation combat elements;
9М55К6 projectile with cassette warhead equipped with 9H268 self-aiming combat elements;
9М55К7 projectile with cassette warhead equipped with compact self-aiming combat elements;
9М55С projectile with thermobaric warhead;
The variants of the following shells with a maximum range of 90 km were developed, most of which remained in the design work:
9М525 projectile with cassette warhead equipped with fragmentation type combat elements;
9М526 projectile with a cassette warhead equipped with self-targeting "Motive-3M" combat elements
9М527 projectile with cassette warhead for anti-tank mining;
9М528 projectile with high-explosive fragmentation warhead;
9М529 projectile with thermobaric warhead;
9М530 projectile with a high explosive warhead penetrating type;
9М531 projectile with a cassette warhead equipped with cumulative fragmentation combat elements;
9М532 projectile with a cassette warhead equipped with small self-targeting combat elements;
9М533 projectile with cassette warhead equipped with 9H268 self-aiming warheads;
9М534 projectile equipped with a small reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle;
9М536 projectile with cassette warhead equipped with penetrating fragmentation warheads;
9М537 projectile with a cassette warhead equipped with fragmentation combat elements of a non-contact detonation.
Shooting can be carried out by single shells or in one gulp. A salvo of one car covers an area of 672 thousand square meters.
According to the forecasts of military experts, the Smerch system will last in service until about the 2020-2030 of the year, since it contains a number of basic solutions to ensure further improvement of the combat unit.
The unique “deadly” technologies of the Tula gunsmiths predetermined the development of tactical weapons at the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st centuries.
"ROSOBORONEXPORT" press release 05.09.2012
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