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Also known as Vilkha MLRS

Vilkha (, "Alder tree") is a Ukrainian heavy multiple rocket launcher that fires guided missiles. Designed by the Luch Design Bureau, it was based on the BM-30 Smerch rocket launch system and developed in the 2010s. Vilkha entered service in the Ukrainian armed forces in 2018.

Key facts

Weapon.name
Vilkha
Weapon.image
Vilkha missile complex, Kyiv 2018, 46.jpg
Weapon.image_size
300
Weapon.caption
Vilkha in the Kyiv Independence Day Parade, 2018
Weapon.origin
Ukraine
Weapon.type
Multiple rocket launcher
Weapon.is_artillery
yes
Weapon.is_vehicle
yes
Weapon.service
2018-present
Weapon.used_by
Ukrainian Ground Forces
Weapon.wars
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Weapon.weight
33 tons
Weapon.width
3.05 m
Weapon.caliber
300 mm
Weapon.barrels
12
Weapon.crew
4
Weapon.engine
YaMZ-7511.10 turbocharged diesel engine
Weapon.suspension
8×8 wheeled

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Operational use
  • Specifications
  • Operators
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Vilkha (, "Alder tree") is a Ukrainian heavy multiple rocket launcher that fires guided missiles. Designed by the Luch Design Bureau, it was based on the BM-30 Smerch rocket launch system and developed in the 2010s. Vilkha entered service in the Ukrainian armed forces in 2018.

== Operational use ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vilkha” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.