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The Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (Russian: Гла́вное раке́тно-артиллери́йское управле́ние Министе́рства оборо́ны Росси́йской Федера́ции, abbr. ГРАУ Миноборо́ны Росси́и, romanized: Glávnoye rakétno-artilleríyskoye upravléniye Ministérstva oboróny Rossíyskoy Federátsii, abbr. GRAU Minoboróny Rossíi), commonly referred to by its transliterated acronym from Russian: ГРАУ, romanized: GRAU, is a department of the Russian Ministry of Defense. 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 from 19 November 1960.
The GRAU is responsible for assigning GRAU indices to Russian army ammunitions and equipment.
As of April 2025, the Chief of the GRAU was Major General Aleksey Volkov.

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