9k51m tornado-g/bm-21 grad

The 9K51M Tornado-G is a modernized version of the Soviet-era BM-21 Grad 122mm multiple rocket launcher. It features improved fire control, navigation, and targeting systems, and is capable of firing new types of rockets with enhanced range and accuracy.

Developed by NPO Splav in the late 1990s, the Tornado-G was designed to replace the ubiquitous Soviet-era BM-21 Grad by introducing automation to drastically reduce crew size and launcher reaction times. The system officially entered service with the Russian Ground Forces in 2011, with mass-production deliveries beginning the following year. It saw its first combat deployments during the conflict in eastern Ukraine in 2014 and has since been heavily utilized in the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Today, the Tornado-G remains in active production and service, serving as the backbone of Russia's tactical rocket artillery as legacy Grad systems are phased out.