• Land Warfare

  Thailand boosts its rocket forces

  22nd January 2016

  The Royal Thai Army (RTA) showed off its latest DTI-1G truck-mounted multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS) to the public for the first time on 18 January. …

• Land Warfare

  Lockheed tests precision munitions

  11th November 2015

  The Lockheed Martin Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) and Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary munitions have undergone stockpile reliability testing at White Sands …

• Land Warfare

  ADEX 2015: Chunmoo MLRS in Korean service

  23rd October 2015

  Featuring at the Seoul ADEX show is an in-service example of the Chunmoo multiple launch rocket system (MLRS). Shephard understands the Republic of Korea Army …

• Land Warfare

  Lockheed Martin receives GMLRS order

  16th September 2015

  The US Army has awarded a $227 million contract to Lockheed Martin for Lot 10 production of the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) unitary …

• Land Warfare

  MSPO 2015: Homar-ing in on Polish MLRS

  4th September 2015

  Poland’s HOMAR multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) artillery procurement programme has moved to the next phase. The RfP was released in June with companies responding …

• Land Warfare

  Lockheed to supply ATACMS to US, UAE

  15th May 2015

  Lockheed Martin has received a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract to supply the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) to the US Army and the UAE …

• Land Warfare

  IDEF 2015: Otokar shows new Tulpar-S variant

  5th May 2015

  A new anti-tank variant of the Tulpar family of tracked armoured vehicles from Otokar is being shown at the IDEF exhibition in Istanbul for the …

• Land Warfare

  Small Diameter Bomb launched from MLRS

  12th March 2015

  Saab and Boeing Weapons and Missile Systems have conducted the first ground-launch of Boeing’s GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb I. Originally developed for delivery by aircraft, …

• Land Warfare

  Poland to build artillery force

  11th February 2015

  As part of the Poland Armed Forces (PAF) vision for 2030 to modernise their land forces, the Polish Army is to introduce six new artillery …

• Digital Battlespace

  US urged to supply Ukraine with weapons

  3rd February 2015

  As the Obama administration once again mulls a decision to arm the Ukrainian Army, a leading group of US policymakers has urged the West to …

• Land Warfare

  Lockheed Martin to modernise US Army's ATACMS

  8th January 2015

  Lockheed Martin will carry out upgrade work on the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) for the US Army under a $78 million contract announced on …

• Land Warfare

  Eurosatory: KMW unveils AGM-mounted Boxer

  20th June 2014

  Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has integrated its Artillery Gun Module (AGM) onto the ARTEC Boxer multirole armoured vehicle (MRAV), the company revealed at Eurosatory in Paris.  …

• Land Warfare

  Lockheed Martin receives GMLRS Unitary rocket order

  13th March 2014

  Lockheed Martin has received a $255 million contract from the US Army to produce Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary rockets for the US …

• Land Warfare

  Wyle awarded US Army missile systems support contract

  4th June 2013

  Wyle will provide logistics, engineering, technical, programmatic and field engineering services for a variety of missile and close combat weapon systems for the US Army …

• Land Warfare

  Boeing furthers Ground-Launched SDB

  24th May 2013

  Boeing is moving forward with development of the ground-launched variant of its Small Diameter Bomb (SDB), which it believes fills a gap for long-range precision …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Self-propelled rocket launchers

  HIMARS [Canada]

  Background The Canadian army does not currently operate any MLRS systems. Following the effectiveness of MLRS in Ukraine, many militaries have begun investing in their ...

• Self-propelled rocket launchers

  HIMARS [Latvia]

  Background Latvia does not currently operate any multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), with the Latvian army focusing primarily on tubed artillery. The experience of Ukrainian ...

• Self-propelled rocket launchers

  HIMARS [Croatia]

  Background Croatia currently operates a mixture of Yugoslav and Soviet era multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS).  The experience of Ukrainian forces following the full-scale Russian ...

• Self-propelled rocket launchers

  HIMARS [Italy]

  Background Italy currently operates 21 modernised M270 MLRS.  The experience of Ukrainian forces following the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022, however, forced many European militaries ...

• Self-propelled rocket launchers

  HIMARS [Lithuania]

  Background Lithuania does not currently operate any multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), with the Lithuanian army focusing primarily on tubed artillery. The experience of Ukrainian ...

• Self-propelled rocket launchers

  K239 Chunmoo [Norway]

  Programme Background Norway previously operated a fleet of 12 M270 MLRS, which were put into storage in 2005 before being donated to Ukraine, via the ...

• Self-propelled rocket launchers

  PULS (Batch 2) [Netherlands]

  Background The Netherlands previously operated the M270, however it retired its fleet in 2004, as they were considered unnecessary.  The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in ...

• Self-propelled rocket launchers

  New MLRS [Sweden]

  Background Since joining NATO in 2022, Sweden has invested in its Armed forces significantly, in order to meet its new alliance commitments. This included reconstituting the ...

• Self-propelled rocket launchers

  PULS [Denmark]

  Programme Background In January 2023, Denmark announced that it would be donating the 19 Caesars it had acquired to Ukraine. This donation would have left ...

• Self-propelled rocket launchers

  PULS [Greece]

  Background The Greek army currently operates the RM-70 and M270 as its primary MLRS platforms. Like many militaries in Europe, Greece has been evaluating its ...

• Self-propelled rocket launchers

  PULS (Batch 1) [Netherlands]

  Background The Netherlands previously operated the M270, however it retired its fleet in 2004, as they were considered unnecessary.  The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in ...

• Self-propelled rocket launchers

  HIMARS (Batch 1) [Australia]

  Programme background Prior to selecting HIMARS in January 2023, Australia did not operate an MLRS system. However, the effectiveness of Ukrainian HIMARS convinced the Australian government ...

• Self-propelled rocket launchers

  PULS (Batch 2) [Germany]

  Background In 2022, Germany donated five MARS II MLRS to Ukraine as part of a military assistance package. This necessitated the search for a replacement ...

• Self-propelled rocket launchers

  PULS (Batch 2) [Denmark]

  Background In January 2023, Denmark announced that it would be donating the 19 Caesars it had acquired to Ukraine. This donation would have left Denmark ...

• Self-propelled rocket launchers

  HIMARS (Batch 2) [Australia]

  Programme background Prior to selecting HIMARS in January 2023, Australia did not operate an MLRS system. However, the effectiveness of Ukrainian HIMARS convinced the Australian government ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Artillery rockets

  9M55

  9M55 is a family of 300 mm artillery rockets developed for the BM-30 Uragan MLRS developed by the Soviet Union.

• Artillery rockets

  K33

  K33 is a 130 mm unguided artillery rocket developed by South Korean Hanwha for the K136 Kooryong MLRS and currently in use with the K239 ...

• Artillery rockets

  SS-150

  SS-150 is a 450mm GNSS/INS guided artillery rocket under development for Brazil’s Astros II Mk6 MLRS and Astros III MLRS by Avibras.

• Artillery rockets

  SS-60/SS-80

  SS-60 and SS-80 are 300mm artillery rockets developed for Brazil’s Astros II MLRS manufactured by Avibras.

• Self-propelled rocket launchers

  M270 MLRS

  Development of the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) began in the US in 1976 and was extended in 1983 to include France, Germany, Italy ...

• Artillery rockets

  Mk 30 Rocket

  Mk 30 is a 180mm unguided rocket manufactured by Taiwan’s NCSIST for the Thunderbolt-2000 MLRS.

• Artillery rockets

  Mk 15 Rocket

  Mk 15 is a 115mm unguided rocket manufactured by Taiwan’s NCSIST for the Kung-Feng VI MLRS.

• Artillery rockets

  CGR80

  CGR80 is a 239mm guided artillery rocket developed by South Korean Hanwha for K239 Chunmoo MLRS as the main effector.

• Artillery rockets

  SS-30

  The SS-30 is a 127mm unguided artillery rocket developed for Brazil's Astros II MLRS. Due to its compact size, the rocket is the smallest in ...

• Artillery rockets

  SS-40

  SS-40 is a family of 180mm artillery rockets developed for Brazil’s Astros II MLRS by Avibras.

• Artillery rockets

  Mk 45 Rocket

  Mk 45 is a 145mm unguided rocket manufactured by Taiwan’s NCSIST for the Thunderbolt-2000 MLRS.

• Artillery rockets

  AccuLAR

  The AccuLAR rocket is the latest member of IMI's AccuLAR precision rocket family.  The AccuLAR rocket is a GPS fused variant of LAR-160, with 14-40 ...

• Self-propelled rocket launchers

  Tamnava MLRS

  The Tamnava 122/267mm dual MLRS is produced by Serbia's Yugoimport. It is fitted to an 8x8 Kamaz 6560 chassis with armored crew cabin. The system ...

• Self-propelled rocket launchers

  Flute MLRS

  The Flute Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) is a self-propelled missile system that can be armed with up to eight unguided S-8 rockets (Flute-80) or ...

• Artillery rockets

  WS-2

  WS-2 is a family of 400mm artillery rockets developed by China as a long-range artillery rocket for WS-2 MLRS.