Tornado-G replace Grady

To arm missile troops and artillery Army FR includes new artillery rocket kits 2B17M Tornado-G. They replace their dedicated sets of Grad.

Placing self-propelled artillery weapons rocket kits Tornado-G began in the year. They replace their dedicated sets of line BM-21 Grad. According to unofficial information, volley Tornado-G, despite the same caliber bullets - 122 mm, is 2.5 to 3 times stronger than the Grad. The new design automated firing, using digital navigation systems (including GLONASS). This allows for autonomous operation of the automated network reconnaissance and command, you can quickly change position, just after launch the missile, which reduces the likelihood of the customs of the vehicle with a rocket firing by the enemy.

Mobile artillery rocket kit Tornado-G (the first pictures of the prototype revealed in 2009) was developed by FGUP GNPP Rafting from Tula. Launchers are mounted on the Belarusian MAZ-543M chassis. Kits are manufactured by OAO Motowilichinskije Occupations (MZ), where most of the action is controlled by private businessmen headed by Bagarszakiem Sarkisian. 25% of the shares of the company has Rosoboroneksport.

Since 2010 OAO MZ build a special complex for the production of artillery systems. According Bagarszaka Sarksjana, there have to be produced caliber artillery systems from 100 to 155 mm. The point about working 2A70 100 mm caliber, which can be used eg as armament BMP-3 and BMP-4, 100-mm A190 works constituting armed ships, and 155-mm caliber work for the retrofit of 155 mm self-propelled howitzers MSTA-S. Ministry of Health is also planning to launch production of a variety set of Tornado - Tornado-S missile launcher with 12 caliber 300-mm with corrected trajectory. These sets are intended to replace the line RSZO Smiercz the same caliber. According to designers, since they are 3-4-fold more efficient.

In mid-November, it turned out that the Ministry of Defence FR obtained a court, requiring the OAO Motowilichinskije contest the penalty in the amount of 132.4 million rubles in connection with the untimely execution of orders. In 2011 their value amounted to over 2 billion rubles. Orders related to 120 mm caliber guns Host 2S34, 2S23 self-propelled artillery sets Nona-SWK, mobile mortar 2B23 Nona-M1, and just sets 2B17M Tornado-G. On 25 November Ministry of Health did not provide the production with a value of up to 1.068 billion rubles. Their representatives claim that the delay due to problems with subcontractors. For his part, however, rarely resort to the courts to enforce the timeliness of deliveries. The only one thing that MZ wytoczyły concerns PNPPK of OAO Perm. The value of the dispute is 8.4 million rubles.

Lawsuits against nieterminowym suppliers are new to the practice of MO FR. Until such time as head of department activities by Anatoly Sierdiukowa emerging problems of this type were dealt with amicably, without resorting to the courts. Currently, arbitration courts hear lawsuits MO FR for a total amount of over 3.5 billion rubles. In 2010, OAO Kurganmaszzawod only had to pay for late delivery penalty of more than 3 billion rubles.