UK is sending Ukraine M270 weapon system that can accurately strike targets up to 80km away
After United States announced advanced rocket systems and munitions for Ukraine, the United Kingdom also said that it will supply Ukraine with M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) and M31A1 munitions.
The cutting edge M270 weapon system can strike targets up to 80km away with pinpoint accuracy. It will offer a significant boost in capability for the Ukrainian forces, the official statement said. The UK’s decision has been coordinated closely with the US decision to send the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) variant of MLRS.
British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said that “The UK stands with Ukraine in this fight and is taking a leading role in supplying its heroic troops with the vital weapons they need to defend their country from unprovoked invasion … These highly capable multiple-launch rocket systems will enable our Ukrainian friends to better protect themselves against the brutal use of long-range artillery, which Putin’s forces have used indiscriminately to flatten cities.”
The MLRS is a highly mobile automatic system that fires 12 surface-to-surface missiles in less than a minute.
