Russia developing 200-km range rocket system Russia is
developing new long-range multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS)
with improved guidance that could allow them to strike targets
up to 200 km away, the defence ministry's artillery spokesman
said. "We have the military-technical potential to create a new
generation of MLRS with a range of 200 km," said Lt. Col.
Nikolai Donyushkin. Russia's artillery currently deploys the
122-mm Grad, 220-mm Uragan, and 300-mm Smerch rocket systems,
and the improved Tornado-S, Tornado-G, and Uragan 1-M are
currently undergoing state acceptance trials. The army is in the
process of receiving up to 30 Tornado-G systems this year,
replacing the BM-21 Grad. The improved Tornado-S is being
upgraded with the special GLONASS satellite navigation system
used in the Smerch missile system, Donyushkin said. The
Tornado-S will have guided rocket rounds enabling it to fire out
to 120 km. "The Tornado-S will have a longer range and increased
effectiveness thanks to greater accuracy and th