M30 GMLRS
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2005
Total Production : 69,000
Total Cost : USD $6.0 billion
The GMLRS (Guided MLRS) is an international program in partnership between the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France and Italy to produce a guided rocket for the M270 artillery system as well as follow-on multiple launch rocket systems such as the M270A1 and HIMARS. The US Army is expected to receive the first GMLRS by 2005 and the European partners from 2006 onward. The XM30 rocket will feature an extended range, all-weather capability and an INS/GPS based guidance system. Additionally, small canards on the rocket nose will provide maneuverability and ultimately high accuracy. The guided/maneuverable GMLRS rockets will enhance rocket artillery units with a precision strike capability. Lockheed-Martin estimated that average GMLRS can destroy the same target than MLRS rockets but employing 20 percent of rockets thus minimizing collateral damage.
Model | Status | Year | Produced |
---|---|---|---|
GMLRS ER | Cancelled | ? | |
M30 GMLRS | Active | 2005 | 43,882 |
M31 GUMLRS | Active | 2007 | ? |
GMLRS+ | Cancelled | 2012 | ? |
ER GMLRS | Active | 2022 | ? |
GMLRS ER
Group : Rockets
Status : Cancelled
Origin : United Kingdom
Contractors : Lockheed Martin, MBDA
Total Production : ?
The GMLRS ER (Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System Extended Range) is a variant of the M30 rocket developed to play the Concept Technology Demonstrator (CTD) role for the United Kingdom (UK) Ministry of Defense (MoD) Indirect Fire Precision Attack (IFPA) program. The developmental contract for IFPA was issued by the MoD to MBDA in April 2004. Since then, MBDA in partnership with Lockheed-Martin have been working on the GMLRS ER. The GMLRS ER rocket demonstrator features an extended range out to 100 kilometers which one of the key for the IFPA munitions requirement. The rocket demonstrator test firings concluded in July 2005 at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. During the flight tests, the GMLRS ER performed at higher altitude and at higher speeds than the standard M30 rocket.
Operators
Country | Status | State | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
United Kingdom | Cancelled | ? |
Specifications
Notes | ||
---|---|---|
Dimensions | ||
Caliber | 227 millimeter | |
Length | 4 meter | |
Mass | ||
Weight | 308 kilogram | |
Performance | ||
Max Range | 60,000 meter |
M30 GMLRS
Group : Rockets
Status : Active
Also Known As : 70km Sniper (British Army nickname), M30A1, M30A2, XM30
Origin : France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, United States of America
Contractors : Lockheed Martin, MBDA
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2005
Total Production : 43,882
Unitary Cost : USD $90,000
The maximum range of the GMLRS will be in excess of 60 km (approx. 70 kilometers current estimates) and the payload will be reduced to only 404 M77 DIPCM submunitions. The GMLRS outstanding accuracy will be measurable in meters. GMLRS along with other improvements will allow the deployment of the M270 MLRS weapon system for several decades to come. The European Fire Control System (EFCS) was developed to effectively fire and control the new GMLRS rocket provided by Lockheed-Martin. EFCS was developed and will be integrated into existing European MLRS systems in partnership between EADS, Thales (France and Italy) and Krauss-Maffei Wegmman. Field testing was scheduled to start in early 2005 with the first EFCS integrated into the M270 launcher. Production EFCS-equipped launchers is expected to commence in 2006. Lockheed-Martin and MBDA team are considering new variants and further enhancements for the GMLRS rocket family. Europe-based MBDA in conjunction with Aerojet are offering a variant of BANG warhead to equip GUMLRS rocket. MBDA proposing a laser guided M30 variant for improved accuracy.
Lockheed-Martin was awarded the third low rate initial production (LRIP) contract valued at $108 million for 1,014 GMLRS rockets armed with Dual Purpose Improved Conventional Munitions (DPICMs) on January 31, 2005. Rocket deliveries for this assignment were scheduled to be completed by April 30, 2007. Previously, Lockheed-Martin was awarded the first LRIP contract for 170 (156? other sources) rockets valued at $24 million in June 2003 and the second contract for 840 missiles worth $85 million in February 2004. GMLRS production is expected to extend beyond 2020. The first LRIP contract was completed in May 2005. In August 2005, the United Kingdom became officially the first international customer for the GMLRS rocket weapon. Lockheed-Martin was awarded a $55 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract to deliver GMLRS with the Dual Purpose Improved Conventional Munitions (DPICM) warhead to the British Army through March 2007.
Operators
Country | Status | State | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Australia | Planned | ? | |
Bahrain | Active | ? | |
Estonia | Planned | ? | |
Finland | Retired - No Longer Operational | 22 | |
France | Active | ? | |
Germany | Active | ? | |
Israel | Active | ? | |
Italy | Active | ? | |
Japan | Active | ? | |
Jordan | Active | ? | |
Lithuania | Planned | ? | |
Poland | Active | ? | |
Romania | Active | 270 | |
Singapore | Active | ? | |
South Korea | Active | ? | |
Ukraine | Active | ? | |
United Arab Emirates | Active | ? | |
United Kingdom | Active | ? | Several thousand rockets to be delivered under a £250 million procurement program between 2007 and 2010. |
United States of America | Active | 43,882 |
Specifications
Notes | ||
---|---|---|
Dimensions | ||
Caliber | 227 millimeter | |
Length | 4 meter | |
Mass | ||
Warhead | 90 kilogram | |
Weight | 308 kilogram | |
Performance | ||
Max Range | 70,000 meter | |
Speed | ||
Top Speed | 2.5 mach |
M31 GUMLRS
Group : Rockets
Status : Active
Also Known As : GMLRS AW, GMLRS Unitary EBW, M31A1, M31A2, XM31
Origin : France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, United States of America
Contractors : Lockheed Martin*, General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, MBDA
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2007
Total Production : ?
Unitary Cost : USD $150,000
The GUMLRS (Guided Unitary MLRS) is an international low-risk, low-cost program between the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Italy to produce a guided rocket for use on the M270 multiple launch rocket artillery system, M270A1 improved model and HIMARS wheel-drive MLRS. The XM30 rocket will feature an extended range and an INS/GPS based guidance system. Additionally, small canards on the rocket nose will provide maneuverability and ultimately accuracy. Its outstanding accuracy will be measurable in meters. The maximum range of the XM30 GUMLRS will be in excess of 60 km (70 km?) and the payload will be an unitary 200 or 180-pound warhead.
The GUMLRS will feature anti-jam capability and reduced collateral damage due to the use of an tri-mode fuse unitary warhead which allows airburst, point-impact and delay modes for penetrator capability. The GUMLRS is intended against hardened point targets such as bunkers, buildings, bridges and fortifications. The warhead will have a tri-mode fuze, which allows airburst, point-impact and delay modes for penetrator capability. Lockheed-Martin was awarded a $119 million system development and demonstration (SDD) contract in October 2003. The guided weapon development will continue through 2007 when the funds allocated to this program will expire. The SDD contract includes 86 rockets, 71 of which are flight articles, with the balance supporting test and other activities. The contract also provides test hardware to support 26 flight tests for an initial configuration and 39 flight tests of a follow-on configuration.
As of December 2004, GUMLRS testing program was progressing well at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. During the third test conducted in December 2004 the weapon demonstrated full functionality while operating at cold temperatures, collecting of thermal data using the radome, and improved guidance software during a long-range mission. In the late January 2005, the fourth test was successfully conducted at the US Army's White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, involving use of the delay mode, the improved guidance software, and the warhead and fuzing mechanism under cold weather conditions. This was the first test of the GUMLRS with the enhanced capability fuze architecture. The fifth GMLRS Unitary flight test demonstrated warhead proximity sensor which enables the rocket's warhead to detonate at a predetermined distance above ground for improved effectiveness against soft targets. All test objectives were achieved at White Sands. In March 2005, the sixth GMLRS Unitary flight test demonstrated the delay mode at long range.
In May 2005, Lockheed-Martin delivered the first 72 GMLRS Unitary rockets satisfying a request expressed in January 2005 by the US Army. More than 400 rockets were expected to be delivered in accordance with the same Urgent Need Statement during 2005. On 10 July 2006, General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems was selected as the warhead manufacturer for the GMLRS by the US Army and Lockheed Martin. The agreement established that General Dynamics was supplying the unitary warhead through 2020. GMLRS Unitary EBW is a variant of GUMLRS fitted with an over-pressurized enhanced blast warhead suitable for the urban environment. Thanks to this warhead GMLRS Unitary EBW features minimized collateral damage.
Operators
Country | Status | State | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Australia | Planned | ? | |
Bahrain | Active | ? | |
Estonia | Planned | ? | |
Finland | Active | 22 | |
France | Active | 264 | France ordered 264 M31 rockets in 2008-2009 to be delivered in 2013 |
Germany | Active | ? | |
Israel | Active | ? | |
Italy | Active | ? | |
Jordan | Active | ? | |
Lithuania | Planned | ? | |
Poland | Active | ? | |
Romania | Active | 264 | |
Singapore | Active | ? | |
South Korea | Active | ? | |
Ukraine | Active | ? | Transferred from UK in June 2022 |
United Arab Emirates | Active | ? | |
United Kingdom | Active | ? | |
United States of America | Active | ? |
Specifications
Notes | ||
---|---|---|
Dimensions | ||
Caliber | 227 millimeter | |
Length | 4 meter | |
Mass | ||
Warhead | 82 kilogram | |
Weight | 308 kilogram | |
Performance | ||
Max Range | 85,000 meter | early estimate was 70 km |
Speed | ||
Top Speed | 2.5 mach |
GMLRS+
Group : Rockets
Status : Cancelled
Also Known As : Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System Plus
Origin : United States of America
Contractor : Lockheed Martin
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2012
First Flight : December 2010
Total Production : ?
The Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System Plus (GMLRS+) is a new version of the GMLRS Unitary artillery rocket equipped with a semi-active laser (SAL) seeker to engage laser designated opportunity targets. The GMLRS+ program is being funded by Lockheed Martin. The first test firing was carried out successfully in December 2010 with more tests due in 2011.
Operators
Country | Status | State | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
United States of America | Cancelled | ? |
Specifications
Notes | ||
---|---|---|
Dimensions | ||
Caliber | 227 millimeter |
ER GMLRS
Group : Rockets
Status : Active
Also Known As : Extended-Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System, XM403
Origin : United States of America
Contractor : Lockheed Martin
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : June 2022
First Flight : March 2021
Total Production : ?
The Extended-Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (ER GMLRS) is a new variant of the 227mm M30 rocket with an estimated range in excess of 80 kilometers (up to 150 kilometers). The new rocket is expected to be fired from the high-mobility HIMARS and the tracked MLRS artillery systems. The ER GMLRS rocket was first test fired in March 2021. The new weapon system might be fielded by the mid-2020s.
Operators
Country | Status | State | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Estonia | Planned | ? | |
Finland | Planned | 210 | 25 ER GMLRS AW and 10 ER GMLRS Unitary pods ordered in February 2022 |
Lithuania | Planned | ? | |
Poland | Active | ? | |
Ukraine | Active | ? | |
United States of America | Active | ? |
Specifications
Notes | ||
---|---|---|
Dimensions | ||
Caliber | 227 millimeter | |
Length | 4 meter | |
Mass | ||
Weight | 308 kilogram | |
Performance | ||
Max Range | 150 kilometer | |
Speed | ||
Top Speed | 2.5 mach |
News
Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced a new Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) package to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs as part of the
Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced a significant new security assistance package to ensure Ukraine has the tools it needs to prevail in its fight against Russian aggression.
As part of the surge in security assistance that President Biden announced on September 26 to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position, the Department of Defense (DoD)
As part of the surge in security assistance that President Biden announced on September 26 to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position, the Department of Defense (DoD)
Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs.
Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs.
Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs.
WASHINGTON, October 11, 2024 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Arab Emirates of GMLRS and ATACMS Munitions
Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced additional security assistance support to ensure Ukraine has the tools it needs to prevail in its fight against Russian aggression.
Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs.
WASHINGTON, August 30, 2024 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Croatia of M142 High Mobility
Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $3,430,119,287 modification (PZ0007) to contract W31P4Q-23-D-0003 for the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System.
Photo Gallery
March 2024
ER GMLRS
March 2019
GUMLRS rocket
May 2018
US Army HIMARS firing GMLRS rocket
June 2008
ATACMS (above) and GMLRS (below)
Notes
State Latest Known holdings/Original Procurement
Com - Date of Commissioning
Decom - Date of Decommissioning
Copyright © 2003-2024 deagel.com website. All rights reserved.