07-27-2022, 07:14 PM
Good article on GMLRS missile stocks and production.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/ar...war-demand
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/ar...war-demand
Quote:While it is unknown how many rockets the Ukrainians have fired from the HIMARS it already has, Hertling estimated that 16 such systems - which are pre-loaded with six-round pods - each firing a full volley just twice a day would burn through about 5,800 rockets a month
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Prior to Fiscal Year 2021, the Pentagon had purchased slightly more than 50,000 GMLRS of all variants, according to the Fiscal Year 2023 U.S. Army Presidential Budget Justification Book.
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So in essence, at a pace suggested by Hertling, Ukraine’s GMLRS monthly burn rate would equal about 29% of the entire planned U.S. procurement for the next five years, not withstanding production rates of the ER GMLRS which have yet to be set.
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The maximum annual production rate of GMLRS is about 10,000 or about twice what is currently being called for in the current budget proposal.
