US Army rocket artillery has opened fire during a joint live-fire exercise with the Singapore Armed Forces, with M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems used during Exercise Daring Warrior 2026 at Fort Sill in Oklahoma, according to the US Army.
Soldiers from Bravo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment, 75th Field Artillery Brigade conducted the firing on 21 September alongside Singaporean personnel as part of the bilateral training event.
Imagery released by the US military shows an M270 launching rockets across the Fort Sill training area, with American and Singaporean troops also working together around artillery equipment and command systems during the exercise.
The US Army said the live-fire was designed to synchronise American and Singaporean launch crews, allowing the two forces to practise delivering coordinated precision fires while testing their ability to operate together on the range. Exercise Daring Warrior brings together artillery personnel from the two countries for training involving weapons operation, command and control and the coordination required to employ long-range fires as part of a combined force.
The M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System is a tracked rocket artillery platform operated by the US Army and several allied militaries. Its launcher carries interchangeable rocket and missile pods, allowing it to employ different types of ammunition depending on the mission.
Unlike conventional tube artillery, multiple launch rocket systems are intended to deliver fires over greater distances and can engage targets using guided munitions. The M270 shares ammunition with the wheeled M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, better known as HIMARS, although the tracked M270 carries two launch pods rather than one.
The system has also gained renewed prominence during the war in Ukraine, where M270 and HIMARS launchers supplied by Western countries have been used extensively by Ukrainian forces for long-range precision strikes.
For the American and Singaporean troops at Fort Sill, the emphasis was on operating the systems as part of a combined artillery force rather than simply conducting individual launcher firings.
Photographs from the exercise show personnel from both armies working together during equipment familiarisation and planning activity, as well as operating observation and targeting equipment in the field. Other imagery shows American and Singaporean troops positioned around command posts and tactical vehicles before the live-fire phase, reflecting the wider chain of activity required to identify targets, pass firing information and coordinate launch crews.
The Singapore Armed Forces operates its own M142 HIMARS rocket artillery systems, giving its personnel experience with a weapons family that shares ammunition and elements of fire-control architecture with the M270.
Fort Sill is the US Army’s principal artillery training centre and home to the Field Artillery School, making the Oklahoma installation a regular location for both domestic and multinational artillery exercises. The 75th Field Artillery Brigade is also based at Fort Sill and provides long-range precision fires capabilities to US forces, with subordinate units operating rocket and missile artillery systems.
