MLRS
Noun
Meaning
MLRS (plural MLRSs)
(military) Initialism of Multiple Launch Rocket System.
Examples
The MLRS was first used operationally in Operation Granby and has a range of convert.
The M985 cargo variant is similar to M977 cargo truck but was developed to support the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) with a M989A1 HEMAT trailer.
The MLRS can be used to saturate a large area with sub-munitions.
The use of both TOS-1 heavy MLRS and " RPO-A Shmel " shoulder-fired rocket system in the Chechen wars is reported to have occurred.