The MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System) is a high-mobility automatic system based on an M270 weapons platform. The MLRS is capable of supporting and delivering all freeflight basic and extended ...
It was previously reported by Army Technology in 2022 that the UK was to upgrade nine of its M270 MLRS fleet to the A2 ...
In November, soldiers with the 41st Field Artillery Brigade in Grafenwoehr, Germany, completed the replacement of their legacy M270A1 MLRS platforms with the A2 variant, according to an Army release.
But the MLRS would allow Ukraine to reach targets much further away than that. An M270 MLRS battery can fire a range of munitions, with the most advanced able to hit targets up to 300km (186 miles ...
Ben Wallace said the M270 multiple-launch rocket system will help Ukraine defend itself against Russia. The government has not confirmed how many weapons will be sent, but the BBC understands it ...