Multiple Launch Rocket System (M270)

The MLRS is a highly mobile automatic system that fires surface-to-surface rockets from the M270 family of launcher weapons platforms. The MLRS Family of Munitions (MLRS MFOM) can be fired in less than one minute by the three-man crew, which was demonstrated very successfully in Operation Desert Storm.

The MLRS MFOM that can be fired from M270 systems include 12 Guided MLRS (GMLRS) or Extended Range (ER) GMLRS rockets, 4 Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM) or two Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS).

Lockheed Martin is under contract to recapitalize more than 50 of the U.S. Army’s M270 launchers. Lockheed Martin, in partnership with the Red River Army Depot, will overhaul and upgrade the M270s as “zero-time” launchers. Upgrades will completely refurbish launchers to include the following:

  • New engines
  • New Improved Armored Cabs (IAC)
  • New Common Fire Control System (CFCS)
  • Upgraded and rebuilt transmissions
  • Improved system components

The U.S. Army's MLRS recapitalization effort will eventually upgrade its existing fleet of 225 MLRS M270A1 launchers and 160 decommissioned M270A0's slated for de-militarization, to M270A2s.

 

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Stay Informed: The Latest News on MLRS (M270)

Lockheed Martin Awarded 226 Million Contract to Recapitalize
Apr 26, 2021
Third Party Article
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received a $226 million contract from the U.S. Army to recapitalize an additional 44 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) M270 launchers. This award follows an initial contract, issued in 2019, calling for the refurbishment of 50 U.S. Army MLRS launchers.
Lockheed Martin Receives $362 Million Contract
Apr 26, 2021
Third Party Article
The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $362 million contract to recapitalize 50 of the U.S. Army's Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) launchers. The U.S. Army's MLRS recapitalization effort will eventually upgrade its existing fleet of 225 MLRS M270A1 launchers, and 160 decommissioned M270A0's slated for de-militarization, to M270A2s.
UK launches MLRS project
Apr 26, 2021
Third Party Article
The United Kingdom has launched a five-year programme to upgrade the British Army’s M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS).