Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology.

Here, soldiers stand with an MLRS M270 A2 mobile rocket system during a NATO exercise on Nov. 20, 2024, near Heinu, Finland. (Leon Neal/Getty Images) ...

NATO drills in Finland on November 20, 2024 shows soldiers with an MLRS M270 A2 mobile rocket system. Russia has warned of a conflict with the alliance within the next decade. NATO drills in ...

Heavy weapons like the MLRS M270 A2 and Archer self-propelled howitzers were used in the drills to showcase NATO's preparedness. Finland’s Deputy Chief of Defence, Lieutenant General Vesa ...

A photo circulating online shows dozens of used packs from GMLRS missiles (each holding six) used in M142 HIMARS or M270 MLRS systems ... use of a tandem of M31A1/A2 and M30 rockets.

Unlike conventional artillery, which fire shells, the M270 and its little brother the HIMARS fire rockets which travel much further and are much more accurate. The rockets inside are guided ...

The MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System) is a high-mobility automatic system based on an M270 weapons platform. The MLRS is capable of supporting and delivering all freeflight basic and extended ...

A Ukrainian army M270 launcher. On March 12, the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden unexpectedly gifted to Ukraine a $300-million consignment of weapons—the last consignment paid for ...

An M270 firing an ATACMS. Ukraine’s new, American-made M39 rockets can scrape entire helicopter regiments off their airfields and perforate supply convoys and air-defense batteries. But there ...

Ukraine has received new M270 multiple launch rocket systems from the United Kingdom. Defense Minister Oleksii Rieznikov wrote about this on Twitter. "UK promised, UK delivered! 🇺🇦🤝🇬🇧 More M270 ...

Norwegian Defense Minister Bjorn Arild Gram has said that Norway, in cooperation with the United Kingdom, will transfer 3 M270 multiple launch rocket systems to Ukraine. The Norwegian Ministry of ...

Here, soldiers stand with an MLRS M270 A2 mobile rocket system during a NATO exercise on Nov. 20, 2024, near Heinu, Finland. (Leon Neal/Getty Images) HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — While the U.S. Army has ...