The Russian Federation of NPO Splav production science, named AN Ganichev of Russia, is developing a light series rocket artillery (MLRS) system, which will be installed on cars, small missile ammunition.
New Russian light jet artillery system. (Source: Sputnik) This is information shared by Mr. Alexander Kochkin, CEO of JSC NPK Techmash. “The lightweight MLRS system model was introduced to interested military authorities and received their support in principle. The military proposed a way to install this jet artillery in cars. As well as the missions placed on the system on the battlefield, the key to building this model is the S-8 type unmanned missile, “Kochkin said. He noted that at present, related businesses are actively conducting research work, which defines the technical structure of the new MLRS system, from which it will fabricate and test samples of the system. According to Alexander Kochkin, “the review of the test results, the development of feasible proposals to continue the work and the form of implementation of those options, as well as the funding expected to be completed by 2022” . NPO SPLAV is the developer and manufacturer of all Russian series jet artillery systems – proven MLRS systems such as Grad, Uragan and Smerch, as well as the state-of-the-art Tornado-S and Tornado-G. So far the minimum size of the MLRS system produced in Russia is 122 mm. The S-8 is a Russian unmanned missile with the size of 80 mm. The ammunition is designed to be launched from helicopters and aircraft to strike ground targets. The missile has many different warheads weighing from 3 to 9 kg and can destroy both infantry, armored vehicles as well as entrenched enemy structures. (According to Sputnik)
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