The Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (), commonly referred to by its transliterated Russian acronym GRAU (), is a department of the

Russian Ministry of Defense The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation (russian: Министерство обороны Российской Федерации, Минобороны России, informally abbreviated as МО, МО РФ or Minoboron) is the govern ...

. It is subordinate to the Chief of Armament and Munition of the Russian Armed Forces, a vice-minister of defense. The organization dates back to 1862 when it was established under the name Главное артиллерийское управление (ГАУ – GAU). The "R" from "rockets" was added to the title in 1960. In particular, the GRAU is responsible for assigning GRAU indices to

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munitions and

equipment Equipment most commonly refers to a set of tool A tool is an object that can extend an individual's ability to modify features of the surrounding environment or help them accomplish a particular task. Although many animals use simple tools, onl ...

. Arsenals of the GRAU, according to

Kommersant ''Kommersant'' (russian: Коммерсантъ, , ''The Businessman'' or Commerce Man, often shortened to Ъ) is a nationally distributed daily newspaper published in Russia mostly devoted to politics and business. The TNS Media and NRS Russia ...

-Vlast in 2005, include the 60th at Kaluga, the 55th at Rzhev, the 75th at Serpukhov south of Moscow, (all three in the

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) and the 80th at Gagarskiy, the 116th at Krasno-Oktyabrskiy and the 5th, all in the Volga–Urals Military District.Kommersant-Vlast, Vys Rossikaya Armiya, 2005 As of December 2021, the Chief of the GRAU is

Major General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of ...

Nikolay Romanovsky.

Current GRAU indices

GRAU indices are of the form '' '', sometimes with a further suffix '' ''. They may be followed by a specially assigned codename. For example "2 S 19 ''Msta-S''", the

2S19 Msta The 2S19 Msta (russian: Мста, after the Msta River) is a 152.4 mm self-propelled howitzer designed by the Soviet Union, which entered service in 1989 as the successor to the 2S3 Akatsiya. The vehicle has the running gear of the T-80, bu ...

self-propelled howitzer, has the index ''2S19'', without suffix; ''Msta-S'' is the codename.

Misconceptions

Several common misconceptions surround the scope and originating body of these indices. The GRAU designation is not an industrial designation, nor is it assigned by the design bureau. In addition to its GRAU designation, a given piece of equipment could have a design name, an industrial name and a service designation. For example, one of the surface-to-air missiles in the

S-25 Berkut The S-25 ''Berkut'' (russian: С-25 «Беркут»; "Berkut" means golden eagle in English) is a surface-to-air guided missile, the first operational SAM system in the Soviet Union. In the early 1950s it was tested at Kapustin Yar. It was depl ...

air defense system had at least four domestic designations: * design name: La-205 * GRAU index: 5V7 * industry name: Article 205 () * Soviet military designation: V-300 Some Soviet general-purpose bombs bore a designation that looked confusingly similar to GRAU.For example, the FAB-250sch entered service in 1944 with the designation ''7-F-334'', which was not assigned by GRAU.

Designation scheme

The first part of a GRAU index is a number indicating which of the several main categories of equipment a given item belongs to. The second part, a Cyrillic character, indicates the subcategory. The third part, a number, indicates the specific model. The optional suffix can be used to differentiate variants of the same model.

1 (Radio and electronics equipment)

* 1K: '' Buran'' (the first ''Buran''-class orbiter; see also " #11 (Rocketry and associated equipment)") * 1L: 1L14, the

IFF In logic and related fields such as mathematics and philosophy, "if and only if" (shortened as "iff") is a biconditional logical connective between statements, where either both statements are true or both are false. The connective is bicon ...

detector for the 9K310 ( Igla) air defense system * 1S:

Radar Radar is a detection system that uses radio waves to determine the distance ('' ranging''), angle, and radial velocity of objects relative to the site. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, we ...

(1S11, target detecting

radar Radar is a detection system that uses radio waves to determine the distance ('' ranging''), angle, and radial velocity of objects relative to the site. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, we ...

of 1S91 command and control

vehicle A vehicle (from la, vehiculum) is a machine that transports people or cargo. Vehicles include wagons, bicycles, motor vehicles (motorcycles, cars, trucks, buses, mobility scooters for disabled people), railed vehicles (trains, trams), ...

2K12 Kub The 2K12 ''"Kub"'' (russian: 2К12 "Куб"; en, cube) (NATO reporting name: SA-6 "Gainful") mobile surface-to-air missile system is a Soviet low to medium-level air defence system designed to protect ground forces from air attack. "2К12" is ...

air defense system) * 1V: Artillery command vehicles (1V18/19 on

BTR-60 The BTR-60 is the first vehicle in a series of Soviet eight-wheeled armoured personnel carriers (APCs). It was developed in the late 1950s as a replacement for the BTR-152 and was seen in public for the first time in 1961. BTR stands for ''Brone ...

chassis, 1V13/16 on

MT-LBu The MT-LBu is a Soviet multi-purpose fully amphibious armoured carrier which was developed under the factory index Ob'yekt 10 in the late 1960s, based on the MT-LB. It has a more powerful engine, a 40 cm higher hull and a longer chassis wit ...

chassis) * 1P: Firearms

optic Optics is the branch of physics that studies the behaviour and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it. Optics usually describes the behaviour of visible, ultravio ...

(1P87 optic on

AK-12 The AK-12 is a Russian assault rifle chambered in 5.45×39mm designed and manufactured by the Kalashnikov Concern (formerly Izhmash), making it the fifth generation of Kalashnikov rifles. The Kalashnikov Concern also offers a variant of the AK ...

, 1P70 optic on

SVDK SVDK (Russian : СВДК, GRAU index 6V9) is a Russian precision rifle from the SVD rifle family chambered for the 9.3×64mm 7N33 cartridge. Description The Dragunov SVDK large-caliber sniper rifle (any rifle caliber above 9 mm is consi ...

). 1PN designates the firearms optic as a

night vision device A night-vision device (NVD), also known as a night optical/observation device (NOD), night-vision goggle (NVG), is an optoelectronic device that allows visualization of images in low levels of light, improving the user's night vision. The devi ...

, e.g. 1PN51.

2 (Artillery systems)

* 2A:

Towed artillery Field artillery is a category of mobile artillery used to support armies in the field. These weapons are specialized for mobility, tactical proficiency, short range, long range, and extremely long range target engagement. Until the early 20 ...

systems ( 2A65 Msta-B) * 2B: Mortar Systems (

2B9 Vasilek The 2B9 Vasilek (''2Б9 "Василёк" - Cornflower'') is an automatic 82 mm gun-mortar developed in the Soviet Union in 1967 and fielded with the Soviet Army in 1970. It was based on the F-82 automatic mortar. Unlike conventional mortars, ...

, 2B14 Podnos) * 2K: Air Defence Systems (2K11, Krug surface-to-air missile system; 2К12, Kub surface-to-air missile system, 2K22, Tunguska surface-to-air gun-missile system) * 2S: Self-propelled

artillery Artillery is a class of heavy military ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during siege ...

systems (

2S1 Gvozdika The 2S1 ''Gvozdika'' (russian: link=no, 2С1 «Гвоздика», " Carnation") is a Soviet self-propelled howitzer based on the MT-LBu multi-purpose chassis, mounting a 122 mm 2A18 howitzer. "2S1" is its GRAU designation. An alternative ...

2S19 Msta-S The 2S19 Msta-S is a 152.4 mm self-propelled howitzer designed and manufactured by Uraltransmash in the Soviet Union and later in Russia, which entered service in 1989 as the successor to the 2S3 Akatsiya. The vehicle has the running ...

) * 2U: Training equipment

3 (Army and naval missiles)

* 3M: Various missiles ( 3M80 Moskit, 3M45 Granit)

4 (Naval missiles and army equipment (munitions, reactive armour, etc.))

* 4G:

Warhead A warhead is the forward section of a device that contains the explosive agent or toxic (biological, chemical, or nuclear) material that is delivered by a missile, rocket, torpedo, or bomb. Classification Types of warheads include: * Expl ...

s (4G15, the

high explosive An explosive (or explosive material) is a reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential energy that can produce an explosion if released suddenly, usually accompanied by the production of light, heat, sound, and pressure. An ...

HEAT In thermodynamics, heat is defined as the form of energy crossing the boundary of a thermodynamic system by virtue of a temperature difference across the boundary. A thermodynamic system does not ''contain'' heat. Nevertheless, the term is ...

warhead for the

P-15 Termit The P-15 ''Termit'' (russian: П-15 "Термит"; en, termite) is an anti-ship missile developed by the Soviet Union's Raduga design bureau in the 1950s. Its GRAU designation was 4K40, its NATO reporting name was ''Styx'' or SS-N-2. China ...

anti-ship missile An anti-ship missile (AShM) is a guided missile that is designed for use against ships and large boats. Most anti-ship missiles are of the sea skimming variety, and many use a combination of inertial guidance and active radar homing. A goo ...

) * 4K: Naval missiles (4K10, the submarine-launched ballistic missile R-27 (RSM-25) for D-5 "Zyb" system; 4K40,

missile) * 4P: Launchers * 4S: Launchers (4S95, the launcher of "Kinzhal/Klinok" (

SA-15 Gauntlet The Tor (russian: Тор; en, torus) is an all-weather, low- to medium-altitude, short-range surface-to-air missile system designed for destroying airplanes, helicopters, cruise missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles and short-range ballistic thr ...

) air defense complex)

5 (Air defense equipment)

* 5Ae: Computers (5Ae26, a specialized multi- CPU computer with a performance of 1.5 MIPS) * 5B: Surface-to-air missile warheads (5B18, the warhead for the

S-125 The S-125 ''Neva/Pechora'' (russian: С-125 "Нева"/"Печора", NATO reporting name SA-3 ''Goa'') is a Soviet surface-to-air missile system that was designed by Aleksei Isaev to complement the S-25 and S-75. It has a shorter effective ra ...

's V-601 missile) * 5P: Surface-to-air missile launchers (5P75, the four-missile launcher for the

air defense system) * 5V: Surface-to-air missiles (5V55, SAM for S-300 air defense system) * 5Ya: Surface-to-air missiles (5Ya23, a SAM for the S-75 air defense system) * 5# : * 51T6 (SH-11/ ABM-4 Gorgone), an exoatmospheric anti-ballistic missile interceptor for the A-135

air defense system Anti-aircraft warfare, counter-air or air defence forces is the battlespace response to aerial warfare, defined by NATO as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action".AAP-6 It includes Surface-to-air m ...

: *

53T6 The 53T6 (NATO reporting name: ABM-3 ''Gazelle'', previously SH-08)Gazelle (SH-0 ...

(SH-08/

ABM-3 The 53T6 (NATO reporting name: ABM-3 ''Gazelle'', previously SH-08)Gazelle (SH-0 ...

Gazelle), an endoatmospheric interceptor for A-135

6 (Firearms, air defense equipment)

* 6B: Body armor (6B1; 6B13, for mountain troops; 6B23,

MOLLE MOLLE (pronounced ,, homophonic with the name Molly) is an acronym for Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment. It is used to define the current generation of load-bearing equipment and backpacks used by a number of NATO armed forces, esp ...

; 6B43, MOLLE for airborne, naval and special troops),

helmet A helmet is a form of protective gear worn to protect the head. More specifically, a helmet complements the skull in protecting the human brain. Ceremonial or symbolic helmets (e.g., a policeman's helmet in the United Kingdom) without protect ...

s
6B6
* 6Ch: Firearm equipment ( 6Ch12, the PBS-1

flash suppressor A flash suppressor, also known as a flash guard, flash eliminator, flash hider, or flash cone, is a muzzle device attached to the muzzle (firearms), muzzle of a rifle that reduces its visible signature while firing by cooling or dispersing the b ...

and silencer; 6Ch63, AK modernize kit; 6Ch64, front grip) * 6E: Firearm equipment (6E7, flashlight) * 6G: Firearms (6G3, the

RPG-7 The RPG-7 (russian: link=no, РПГ-7, Ручной Противотанковый Гранатомёт, Ruchnoy Protivotankoviy Granatomyot) is a portable, reusable, unguided, shoulder-launched, anti-tank, rocket-propelled grenade launcher. Th ...

man-portable, rocket-propelled grenade launcher; 6G17, the

VOG-25 The GP-25 ''Kostyor'' ("Bonfire"), GP-30 ''Obuvka'' ("Footwear") and GP-34 are a family of Russian 40 mm under-barrel grenade launchers (''Granatomyot Podstvolnyj'') for the AK family of assault rifles. They were first seen by the West in ...

40 mm grenade cartridge) * 6Kh:

Knives A knife ( : knives; from Old Norse 'knife, dirk') is a tool or weapon with a cutting edge or blade, usually attached to a handle or hilt. One of the earliest tools used by humanity, knives appeared at least 2.5 million years ago, as evidenced ...

and bayonets (6Kh3, a sword-bayonet for the

AKM The AKM () is an assault rifle designed by Soviet small arms designer Mikhail Kalashnikov in 1959. It is the most ubiquitous rifle of the Kalashnikov rifles. It was developed as a replacement to the AK-47 introduced a decade prior. Introduc ...

) * 6P: Firearms (6P1, the 7.62 mm

, and 6P41/6P41M, PKP) * 6Sh: Firearm equipment (6Sh5, a rifle sling; 6Sh92, tactical vest; 6Sh104,

SVD ''Svenska Dagbladet'' (, "The Swedish Daily News"), abbreviated SvD, is a daily newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden. History and profile The first issue of ''Svenska Dagbladet'' appeared on 18 December 1884. During the beginning of the ...

/ VSS vest for sniper and backpack with rain cover and 2 side MOLLE pouches; 6Sh105, normal or digital tactical vest; 6Sh112,

tactical vest for PKM/ PKP machine-gunner) * 6T: Firearm equipment (6T2, Samozhenkov's carriage for PKS machine gun) * 6Ts: Sights (6Ts1, the PSO-1 sight for the Dragunov sniper rifle) * 6U: Firearm equipment (6U1, personnel carrier vehicle carriage for PKB/PKBM machine gun) * 6V: Firearms (6V1, the

Dragunov sniper rifle The SVD (russian: Сна́йперская Винто́вка систе́мы Драгуно́ва образца́ 1963 года, lit=Sniper Rifle, System of Dragunov, Model of the Year 1963, translit=Snáyperskaya Vintóvka sistém'y Dragunóv ...

) * 6Yu: Firearm accessories kit (6Yu4, accessories kit for the

) * 6Zh: Firearm equipment (6Zh1M, a 100-round belt-box for the PKM machine gun) * 6L: Magazine (6L20, bakelite plastic 5.45×39mm magazine for the

AK-74 The AK-74 ( Russian: , tr. ''Avtomat Kalashnikova obraztsa 1974 goda'', lit. 'Kalashnikov assault rifle model 1974) is an assault rifle designed by small arms designer Mikhail Kalashnikov in 1974. While primarily associated with the Soviet ...

)

7 (Firearm munitions)

* 7B: Ammunition (7B33, the

7.62×54mmR The 7.62×54mmR is a rimmed rifle cartridge developed by the Russian Empire and introduced as a service cartridge in 1891. Originally designed for the bolt-action Mosin–Nagant rifle, it was used during the late tsarist era and throughout th ...

armour-piercing Armour-piercing ammunition (AP) is a type of projectile designed to penetrate either body armour or vehicle armour. From the 1860s to 1950s, a major application of armour-piercing projectiles was to defeat the thick armour carried on many wars ...

/ incendiary round) * 7G:

Grenades A grenade is an explosive weapon typically thrown by hand (also called hand grenade), but can also refer to a shell (explosive projectile) shot from the muzzle of a rifle (as a rifle grenade) or a grenade launcher. A modern hand grenade gene ...

(7G1, the

RKG-3 RKG-3 is a series of Soviet anti-tank hand grenades. It superseded the RPG-43, RPG-40 and RPG-6 series of grenades. It entered service in 1950, and was still being used by insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan into the 2000s and 2010s, against the v ...

handheld

grenade) * 7Kh: Training ammunition (7Kh1, the

12.7×108mm The 12.7×108mm cartridge is a 12.7 mm heavy machine gun and anti-materiel rifle cartridge used by the former Soviet Union, the former Warsaw Pact countries, modern Russia, China and other countries. It was invented in 1934 to create a cartrid ...

blank cartridge) * 7N: Ammunition (7N1, the

round for

sniper rifles A sniper rifle is a high-precision, long-range rifle. Requirements include accuracy, reliability, mobility, concealment and optics for anti-personnel, anti-materiel and surveillance uses of the military sniper. The modern sniper rifle is a por ...

) * 7P: Rocket-propelled grenades (7P1, a 40 mm

round) * 7S: Misc. ammunition (7S1, a signal false-fire of orange smoke) * 7T: Ammunition (7T2, the 7.62×54mmR tracer round) * 7U: Ammunition (7U1, the 5.45×39mm low speed ( subsonic) US (Umenshennoy Skorosti; "Reduced Speed") cartridge) * 7Z: Ammunition (7Z1, the 14.5×115mm incendiary round)

=Exceptions

= * 71Kh6: the US-KMO Prognoz-2 early warning system

satellite A satellite or artificial satellite is an object intentionally placed into orbit in outer space. Except for passive satellites, most satellites have an electricity generation system for equipment on board, such as solar panels or radioi ...

* 73N6 ''Baikal-1'': an automated air defense command and control system * 75E6 ''Parol-3'': the IFF interrogator for the S-75M and S-125 * 76N6: a low-altitude target detector

8 (Army missiles and rocketry)

* 8A:

Ballistic missile A ballistic missile is a type of missile that uses projectile motion to deliver warheads on a target. These weapons are guided only during relatively brief periods—most of the flight is unpowered. Short-range ballistic missiles stay within the ...

s * 8D:

Rocket engine A rocket engine uses stored rocket propellants as the reaction mass for forming a high-speed propulsive jet of fluid, usually high-temperature gas. Rocket engines are reaction engines, producing thrust by ejecting mass rearward, in accorda ...

s (mostly) * 8F: Warheads * 8K:

Missiles In military terminology, a missile is a guided airborne ranged weapon capable of self-propelled flight usually by a jet engine or rocket motor. Missiles are thus also called guided missiles or guided rockets (when a previously unguided rocket i ...

( 8K51, 8K63 Dvina, 8K64, 8K67, 8K71, 8K81, 8K84) * 8P: Expendable launch systems * 8S: Missile propulsion

stages Stage or stages may refer to: Acting * Stage (theatre), a space for the performance of theatrical productions * Theatre, a branch of the performing arts, often referred to as "the stage" * ''The Stage'', a weekly British theatre newspaper * S ...

9 (Army missiles, UAVs)

* 9A: Launchers (9A52, the chassis of the Smerch

MLRS A multiple rocket launcher (MRL) or multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) is a type of rocket artillery system that contains multiple launchers which are fixed to a single platform, and shoots its rocket ordnance in a fashion similar to a voll ...

) * 9F: Training and equipment systems (9F827 of the Smerch system) * 9K: Systems (9К33, Osa surface-to-air missile system; 9К115-2,

Metis-M The 9K115-2 Metis-M ( NATO reporting name AT-13 Saxhorn-2) is a Russian portable anti-tank guided missile system. "9K115-2" is the GRAU designation of the missile system. The Metis-M1 is the latest upgraded variant of Metis-M. The system is desig ...

anti-tank missile system; 9K310, the Igla air defense system) * 9M:

(

9M133 Kornet The 9M133 Kornet (russian: Корнет; "Cornet", NATO reporting name AT-14 Spriggan, export designation Kornet-E) is a Russian man-portable anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) intended for use against main battle tanks. It was first introduced ...

) and 9M62, T-92 UAV from aerial reconnaissance complex "Tipchak"; * 9P: Launchers (9P140, the chassis of the Uragan

) * 9S: 9S737,

Ranzhir Ranzhir (russian: Ранжир, GRAU designation 9S737 (russian: 9С737); en, ranking) is a Soviet/Russian mobile command center for several types of Russian anti-aircraft weapons, such as Tor, Tunguska, Strela-10, Igla and Osa. It is used fo ...

mobile command center * 9T: Transporter-loaders and re-supply vehicles (9T234 of the 9K58 Smerch system, 9T244 of the 9K331 Tor system)

10 (Equipment)

* 10P: Sights (10P19, the PGO-7V sight for RPG-7V grenade launcher) * 10R:

Radios Radio is the technology of signaling and communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 30 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmitt ...

(10R30 ''Karat-2'', a radio transmitter)

11 (Rocketry and associated equipment)

* 11A: Rocketry (11A51, the Korolev N-1 heavy-lift launcher, 11A511, the

Soyuz Soyuz is a transliteration of the Cyrillic text Союз ( Russian and Ukrainian, 'Union'). It can refer to any union, such as a trade union (''profsoyuz'') or the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Сою́з Сове́тских Социалис ...

launcher) * 11B: Nuclear thermal rocket engines ( 11B91 (RD0410);

11B97 11B97 was a Soviet nuclear electric rocket engine developed from 1978 through 1986. It was designed with enough propellent to work for 16,000 hours and the nuclear reactor would have had three years of life. It would have been capable of moving up t ...

) * 11D:

Rocket engines A rocket engine uses stored rocket propellants as the reaction mass for forming a high-speed propulsive jet of fluid, usually high-temperature gas. Rocket engines are reaction engines, producing thrust by ejecting mass rearward, in accordanc ...

(11D43, the RD-253 liquid fuel rocket engine (First stage of Proton space launcher)) * 11F: Satellites (11F67 ''Molniya-1'', a telecom satellite; 11F35 K1 ''Buran'' (the first ''Buran''-class shuttle; see also " #1 (Radio and electronics equipment)"); 11F654

GLONASS GLONASS (russian: ГЛОНАСС, label=none, ; rus, links=no, Глобальная навигационная спутниковая система, r=Global'naya Navigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema, t=Global Navigation Satellite System) is ...

satellites; 11F94 LK, a lunar lander) * 11G: Equipment (11G12, a refuelling station) * 11K: Rocketry (11K25 '' Energia'', a heavy-lift rocket for the '' Buran''–class shuttle) * 11M: Onboard equipment (11M243,

solar array A photovoltaic system, also PV system or solar power system, is an electric power system designed to supply usable solar power by means of photovoltaics. It consists of an arrangement of several components, including solar panels to absorb and ...

actuators for the 11F624 ''Yantar-2K'' satellite) * 11P: Ground equipment (11P825, the launch complex for the 11K25) * 11S:

Rocket stages A rocket (from it, rocchetto, , bobbin/spool) is a vehicle that uses jet propulsion to accelerate without using the surrounding air. A rocket engine produces thrust by reaction to exhaust expelled at high speed. Rocket engines work entirely ...

(11S59, the 1st and 2nd stages ("unit A") of the

Soyuz rocket The Soyuz (russian: Союз, meaning "union", GRAU index 11A511) was a Soviet expendable carrier rocket designed in the 1960s by OKB-1 and manufactured by State Aviation Plant No. 1 in Kuybyshev, Soviet Union. It was commissioned to launch ...

)

14 (Rocketry and associated equipment)

* 14A: Rockets (14A15, is the "

Soyuz-2-1v The Soyuz-2.1v (russian: Союз 2.1в, ''Union 2.1v''), GRAU index 14A15, known earlier in development as the Soyuz-1 (russian: Союз 1, ''Union 1''), is a Russian expendable launch vehicle. It was derived from the Soyuz-2.1b, and is a ...

") * 14D:

(14D30, the "Briz" booster's S5.98M liquid fuel engine) * 14F: Satellites (14F10, the IS-MU ''Naryad''

anti-satellite weapon Anti-satellite weapons (ASAT) are space weapons designed to incapacitate or destroy satellites for strategic or tactical purposes. Several nations possess operational ASAT systems. Although no ASAT system has been utilised in warfare, a few ...

) * 14I: Ground equipment (14I02, the ground equipment for the "Briz" booster's 8P882 system) * 14P: Ground equipment (14P72, the service system for the "Briz" booster) * 14S: Boosters (14S12, the "Briz" booster) * 14T: Ground equipment (14T81, the storage equipment for the "Briz" booster)

15 (Strategic Missile Forces equipment)

* 15A: Intercontinental ballistic missiles (15A14 and 15A18, the

R-36M The R-36 (russian: Р-36) is a family of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and space launch vehicles (Tsyklon) designed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The original R-36 was deployed under the GRAU index 8K67 and was given the ...

(SS-18 Satan) ICBM; 15A15, the

UR-100MR The MR-UR-100 Sotka was a MIRV-warhead intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) developed and deployed by the Soviet Union from 1978 to 1993. The missile was given the NATO reporting name SS-17 Spanker and was built under the Soviet industry des ...

(SS-17 Spanker) ICBM) * 15B: Warheads * 15D: Rocket engines (mostly) * 15F: Warheads * 15N: Command and control vehicles * 15P: Silo-based launchers (mostly) * 15U: ICBM ground equipment * 15Zh: ICBMs and

tactical ballistic missile A tactical ballistic missile (TBM), or battlefield range ballistic missile (BRBM), is a ballistic missile designed for short-range battlefield use. Typically, range is less than . Tactical ballistic missiles are usually mobile to ensure sur ...

s (15Zh45, the RT-21M Pioneer (SS-20 Saber) TBM)

17 (Rocketry and associated equipment)

* 17D: Misc.

rocket engines A rocket engine uses stored rocket propellants as the reaction mass for forming a high-speed propulsive jet of fluid, usually high-temperature gas. Rocket engines are reaction engines, producing thrust by ejecting mass rearward, in accordanc ...

(17D58Ae, the stabilization and orientation engine of the "Briz-M" booster) * 17F: Satellites (17F15 ''Raduga-1'', a telecommunications satellite) * 17K: Space-based systems (17K114, a space-based reconnaissance and targeting system) * 17P: Ground equipment (17P31, the start system for 11K25) * 17S:

(17S40, Unit D of the Proton launcher) * 17U: Ground equipment (17U551, the "Briz-M" booster testing system)

Notes

References

*
Dictionary of GRAU designations at

External links

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