Northrop Grumman begins full-scale production of engines for GMLRS rockets

Northrop Grumman announced the start of full-scale production of engines for GMLRS. The jets will be assembled at Lockheed Martin facilities.

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Northrop Grumman announced the start of jet engine production after handing over its 15,000th engine to Lockheed Martin. Northrop has been preparing for this for a long time, investing in production capacity and technology. This was announced by Vice President Jim Kalberer.

After production, the rocket engines will be shipped to Lockheed Martin facilities for GMLRS assembly. Then the company will begin supplying high-precision rockets to the United States Army.

To launch the GMLRS, the U.S. has the M142 HIMARS highly mobile artillery rocket systems and the M270 MLRS multiple rocket launcher systems. The first complex is built on a wheeled chassis and has a container for six shells. M270 uses a tracked chassis, which reduces the mobility of the platform, but the launcher can make a salvo of 12 rounds.

The range of GMLRS is about 80 km. Although the press release mentions a range of 15-70 km. Since June 2022, the United States has been actively supplying high-precision missiles to Ukraine, which has M142 HIMARS, M270 MLRS, MARS II and LRU missile systems.

Source: Northrop Grumman