The Tornado is a family of related multiple rocket launchers developed by NPO Splav for the Russian Ground Forces.

[2][1] Variants of the system, which include the Tornado-G and Tornado-S models, have different capabilities and different battlefield roles.

[5] Russian ground forces received about 30 Tornado-G systems in 2011, replacing the BM-21 Grad.

[6] Tornado-G received export permission in June 2018 and Tornado-S with 120 km range satellite-guided shells in August 2019.

[5][7][8] The three upgraded 122 mm Grad high explosive (HE) with fragmentation (HE-Frag), and HE with high-explosive anti-tank (HE/HEAT) rocket variants for the Tornado-G multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) codenamed 9M538, 9M539, and 9M541 have a significant increase in firepower, but with less range.

The Tornado-S has a longer range and increased effectiveness, due to the use of new warhead payloads and a reduced launch readiness time of just three minutes.

The 9A52-4 Tornado system is based on the chassis of the KamAZ-63501 8×8 military truck, which provides good tactical mobility.

The 9A52-4 can launch rockets singularly, by a partial ripple or by a full salvo, which can cover an area of 32 hectares.