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The cost of an M31 missile is estimated at $500,000, [66] though this may be the "export price", always higher than the amount charged to the U.S. Army. [67] According to the U.S. Army's budget, it will pay about $168,000 for each GMLRS in 2023.
For comparison purposes, the cost of a single M31 missile is estimated at $500,000, [16] though this may be the "export price", always higher than the amount charged to the U.S. Army. [31] According to the U.S. Army's budget, it will pay about $168,000 for each GMLRS in 2023.
The missile carries the 500-pound (230 kg) WDU-18/B penetrating high explosive blast fragmentation warhead of the US Navy's Harpoon anti-ship missile, which was packaged into the newly designed WAU-23/B warhead section. Range: 70–300 km (43–186 mi). 176 M48 were produced between 2001 and 2004, when production ceased in favor of the M57.
M142 HIMARS launching a GMLRS rocket at the White Sands Missile Range in 2005. A multiple rocket launcher (MRL) or multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) is a type of rocket artillery system that contains multiple launchers which are fixed to a single platform, and shoots its rocket ordnance in a fashion similar to a volley gun.
The US Air Force’s project to modernize its nuclear missile arsenal is projected to cost approximately $141 billion, which is roughly 81% more than previously anticipated, and will be delayed by ...
It is similar to the M270 multiple launch rocket system and has a two-pod launcher that can fire the MLRS Family of Munitions, including the MGM-140 ATACMS and Precision Strike Missile. [1] It was first shown at Eurosatory 2024 using the chassis of the HX 8x8 tactical truck as a base.
Cost per missile varies by the customer and the deal, but both are roughly $4 million each, according to estimates. China has already developed a formidable arsenal of anti-ship ballistic missiles ...
Although unit costs were somewhat uncertain as of 2006, the estimated cost for the INS/GPS version was around US$70,000. Boeing and the Italian firm Oto Melara signed a contract covering the license production of 500 GBU-39/B (INS/GPS) and 50 BRU-61/A racks for the Aeronautica Militare , at a cost of nearly US$34 million.