Russian Satellite News Agency, Moscow, March 31. The Defense One website reported that Lockheed Martin of the United States encountered equipment, labor and supply chain problems, which temporarily made it impossible to improve the performance of the “Hippocampus” and MLRS multiple rocket launchers GMLRS series of missiles. Yield.
According to the website, Ukraine is “not the only country” that wants to have GMLRS missiles in its arsenal, but its producer, Lockheed Martin, will not be able to speed up production until “more machine tools, qualified labor and spare parts are available” .
According to Lockheed Martin, the company is currently operating at full capacity, producing 10,000 GMLRS missiles per year. The company is striving to produce 14,000 missiles by 2024, but it will take “two years or more” to double annual production.
The biggest obstacle is the inventory of machine tools and test equipment. Other difficulties include finding workers for production lines, many of which are located far from settlements. There are also problems with the supply chain.
GMLRS (Global Positioning System Multiple Launch Rocket System) is a series of US-made 227mm caliber high-precision artillery shells with enhanced range produced by Lockheed Martin for use with the M270 MLRS and M142 “Hippocampus” rocket launcher systems. Including supplies within the framework of military assistance to Ukraine.
For precision strikes, a GPS navigation unit is installed in the head. According to reports, the final test phase of ER GMLRS is the GMLRS version with an extended range of 150 kilometers. According to open source data, by October 2022, more than 60,000 missiles of the GMLRS family had been produced.

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