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The M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (M270 MLRS) is an armored self-propelled multiple rocket launcher; a type of rocket artillery.Since the first M270s were delivered to the U.S. Army in 1983 the MLRS has been adopted by several NATO countries. Some 1300 M270 systems have been manufactured in the United States and in Europe along with more than 700000 rockets. The production of the M270 ended in 2003 when a last batch was delivered to the Egyptian army.