Russia’s military-industrial complex continues to unveil developments that significantly strengthen the country’s defense capabilities. Military expert Yuriy Knutov, speaking to aif.ru, detailed Russia’s latest multiple launch rocket system.

At the international defense exhibition World Defense Show 2026 in Saudi Arabia, Russia will officially present its newest MLRS, Sarma, for the first time. According to Knutov, the system is a deep modernization of the Tornado MLRS. Its key feature is a new long-range rocket with a reach of up to 120 kilometers, with each of the six rockets guided individually using the GLONASS navigation system.

The launcher is mounted on a KAMAZ chassis, which simplifies maintenance, reduces costs, and improves maneuverability. This configuration increases the system’s mobility and lowers its vulnerability, including enabling rapid and discreet repositioning.

Knutov describes Sarma’s core advantage as its system-based design. The MLRS can automatically receive targeting data from external sources such as drones, command posts, or a battery control center. Target coordinates are uploaded directly into the rocket, ensuring very high strike accuracy. In many cases, Knutov says, a single rocket is sufficient to disable a target.