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The M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (M270 MLRS) is an American armored self-propelled multiple launch rocket system. The U.S. Army variant of the M270 is based on the chassis of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. The first M270s were delivered in 1983, and were adopted by several NATO and non-NATO militaries.
The HIMARS is similar in design to the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS), with the main exception being that it is a wheeled vehicle as opposed to a tracked vehicle. The HIMARS can carry the same type of pods as the M270, but carries one pod while the M270 carries two pods.
It is also designed to be thinner and sleeker, increasing the number of missiles per pod to two, and doubling the capacity of the M270 MLRS and M142 HIMARS launchers. [4] [5] Boeing and Raytheon were involved in the competitive effort, but both left the competition in early 2020, leaving Lockheed Martin to develop the missile. [6]
M142 HIMARS launching a GMLRS rocket at the White Sands Missile Range in 2005. 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 volley gun.
M270: 227 mm 240 mm 610 mm 430 mm (future) Multiple launch rocket system United States: 226+ [33] M270A1/A2. [33] Armored, self-propelled, multiple rocket launcher. M142 HIMARS: 227 mm 610 mm 240 mm (future) 430 mm (future) Multiple launch rocket system United States: 368 [33] M270 pod mounted on a standard Army Medium Tactical Vehicle (MTV ...
Britain will supply Ukraine with multiple-launch rocket systems that can strike targets up to 80 km (50 miles) away, it said on Monday, in a move that was coordinated with the United States in ...
German Army – The German government decided to buy 5 PULS systems in collaboration with the Netherlands to replace the 5 MARS II (M270 MLRS) sent to Ukraine. [23] The purchase was approved by the parliament in December 2024. [24] It is likely to be installed on an armoured Iveco Trakker FSA 8×8 (GTF ZLK 15t). Spain
The 1-121st FA originally operated M109 howitzer before switching to the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) in 2003. As of 2010 the 1-121st FA operates the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System ( HIMARS ).