the fire control system, firing rockets at mid and long-range from a HIMARS. The Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) exercise was to be conducted in fall 2014. In September 2015, Lockheed received a contract for Lot 10 production of the GMLRS unitary rocket, which includes the first order for AW production. Specifications Entered service: 1982 (U.S. Army) First used in action: 1991 (First Gulf War) Crew: 3 Weight loaded: Length: Width: Height (stowed): 2.57 m (8 ft 5 in) Height (max. elevation): not available Max. road speed: Cruise range: Reload time: 4 min (M270) 3 min (M270A1) Engine: Turbo-charged V8 Cummins VTA903 diesel 500 hp ver2. Cross-drive turbo transmission, fully electronically controlled Average unit cost: $2.3 million per one launcher (FY 1990), $168,000 per one M31 GMLRS (FY 2023) Operators Current operators M270 : Egyptian Army (42) : Hellenic Army (36) ATACMS operational. : Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (99). : Saudi Arabian Army (180) : Turkish Army (12) ATACMS BLK 1A operational. M270A1 : Royal Bahraini Army (9) ATACMS operational. : Finnish Army (40), M270D1 called 298 RsRakH 06. 22 M270 were bought from the Netherlands in 2006 and upgraded to M270D1 in 2011. The M270D1 use the M142's Universal Fire Control System instead of the standard M270A1 Improved Fire Control System. A further 6 refurbished M270D1 were obtained from the US in 2014. The remaining 12 former Danish M270 are used for driver training only. : French Army (13), European M270A1 variant called . : German Army (114 M270 stored, 40 MARS II), European M270A1 variant called : Israeli Ground Forces (64), called "Menatetz" מנתץ, "Smasher" : Italian Army (22), European M270A1 variant called MLRS Improved (MLRS-I). : Republic of Korea Army (58) 48 M270s and 10 M270A1s. ATACMS operational. : British Army (44), M270A1 variant called M270B1, which includes an enhanced armor package. The UK intends to double its fleet in the coming years. : The United Kingdom, Norway, France, Germany and Italy provided more than ten systems to Ukraine in 2022. M270A2 : United States Army (840+151), 225 M270A1 and 160 M270A2 being delivered. The first M270A2 launcher was delivered 9 July 2022. GMLRS and ATACMS operational. Former operators M270 : Royal Danish Army (12); sold to Finland : Royal Netherlands Army (23); retired from service in 2004; 22 sold to Finland in 2006, 1 displayed in a museum : Norwegian Army (12), put in storage