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Upgraded rocket artillery back with the British Army
A significant proportion of the British Army's modernised M270 multiple-launch rocket systems have returned to the United Kingdom and are being reintroduced into service, the Ministry of Defence told Parliament in October 2026. The conversion upgrades M270B1 vehicles toward the M270A2 configuration, adding an improved armoured cab, common fire-control system and modernised launcher-loader equipment while extending the launchers' planned service life into the 2050s. Lockheed Martin conducts the conversion work in the United States before the systems return to British units. Officials withheld exact quantities and delivery dates for operational security reasons, so the completed fleet size remains unconfirmed.