Multiple Launch Rocket System

The Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) is a highly mobile rocket artillery system developed by the United States in the late 1970s and fielded in the early 1980s. Designed to deliver precision and saturation firepower, the MLRS can launch guided and unguided rockets as well as tactical missiles, significantly enhancing battlefield capability. First seeing combat in the 1991 Gulf War, the MLRS proved effective in neutralizing enemy artillery and air defense positions. Over the decades, upgraded variants like the M270A1 and M142 HIMARS have served with U.S. and allied forces in conflicts from Iraq to Ukraine, demonstrating the system’s adaptability and continued relevance on the modern battlefield.