Alexander Smirnov, former CEO of NPO Splav named after A. N. Ganichev (part of Rostec), announced that the company plans to replace some of the metal elements in ammunition for multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) with composites for the first time.
Replacing metal with composite material will make rockets for MLRS cheaper and speed up production. And the rockets themselves will become lighter and, accordingly, longer-range.
Tula NPO Splav is the leading organization for the development of ground and sea-based MLRS. It is the one that produces the Grad, Smerch, Uragan, and Tornado systems.