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M270 MLRS

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Manufacturer:Lockheed MartinIntroduced: 1983|Status: active|Origin: United States

LANDSPEC // M270-MLRS

FIREPOWER

MOBILITY

PROTECTION

SENSORS

COMBAT VALUE

UNIT COST

$8.0M

Platform Dossier & Identity

IDENTITY

Typeartillery

Categoryland

Country🇺🇸United States

ContractorLockheed Martin

Statusactive

Generation4 Generation

Introduced1983

Service StatusActive

Data SourceUS Army Fires Center of Excellence / Lockheed Martin Missiles

Defense Tech Capability Scorecard

TACTICAL AUDIT

EW SUITE

88/100

Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense

STEALTH / RCS

30/100

Radar Signature Reduction

ACTIVE PROTECTIONPASSIVE

Hard-Kill Interception

BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED

Tactical Datalink Integration

Tactical Specifications Matrix

SPEC SHEET

Length6.85 m

Width2.97 m

Height2.59 m

Weight24,750 kg

Crew3 personnel

Max Speed64 km/h

Range480 km

Endurance8 hrs

Fuel Capacity617 L

PowerplantCummins VTA-903 500 hp turbocharged diesel engine

Weapons & Ordnance Manifest

12 RDS AMMO

PRIMARY WEAPON

2x 6-rocket pods (12x 227mm rockets or 2x MGM-140 ATACMS / 4x PrSM)12 RDS

GUIDED MISSILES

M31 GMLRS (92 km)MGM-140 ATACMS (300 km)Precision Strike Missile PrSM (500 km)

Avionics & Sensor Suite

SENSORS

RadarEQUIPPED

None

Fire Control (FCS)EQUIPPED

Digital Integrated Ballistic FCS

Radar Warning (RWR)EQUIPPED

Integrated Radar Warning Receiver

ECM SuiteACTIVE ECM

Multi-Band Electronic Jammer Suite

Thermal & FLIREQUIPPED

Thermal FLIR • Infrared (IRST) • Night Vision

Sonar SuiteN/A

N/A (Non-Naval)

Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet

MIB AUDIT

PRIME CONTRACTOR80% WORKSHARE

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PROPULSION SYSTEM🇺🇸

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RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇺🇸

Digital Battle Management & Fire ControlManufacturer: Leonardo DRSArchitecture: Fire Control & BMS

PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇺🇸

Heavy Caliber Gun / Auto-Cannon & AmmunitionVendor: General Dynamics OTSPayload: 120mm / 155mm / 30mm

SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇺🇸

Commander 360 Panoramic Thermal OptronicsVendor: Teledyne FLIR

SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇺🇸

GlobalFoundriesNode: 22nm FD-SOI Automotive/Defense

Passive Armor & Countermeasures

SURVIVABILITY

Armor Compositionmedium

Armor Thickness35 mm

CountermeasuresOverpressure CBRN armored aluminum cab, Spall liners

Tactical Communications & Data Link

C4ISR

Tactical RadioAFATDS digital fire control system link and Link 16

Satellite UplinkEquipped

Tactical Data LinkIntegrated (Link 16/MADL)

Military EncryptionType-1 Cryptographic

Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost

COST AUDIT

Unit Purchase Cost$8,000,000

Annual Operating Cost$600,000

Annual Maintenance Cost$300,000

Operational Deployments & Operator Nations

4 Operator Nations~952 Active Units

Operator Nation	Deployment Status	Estimated Fleet Inventory
🇺🇸United States	Domestic Operator	850units
🇬🇧United Kingdom	Export Operator	42units
🇩🇪Germany	Export Operator	40units
🇺🇦Ukraine	Export Operator	20units

Performance Analysis

HUD BENCHMARK

6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE

Firepower

96/100

Mobility

80/100

Protection

74/100

Sensors

88/100

Reliability

88/100

Maintainability

85/100

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Additional Intelligence Information

AUDIT LOG

Intelligence SourceUS Army Fires Center of Excellence / Lockheed Martin Missiles

Last Verification Date2026-10-07