M142 HIMARS
«High Mobility Artillery Rocket System»
Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS)Heavy (220-300 mm)United States2005In service
Wheeled single-pod version of the M270, mobile and C-130-transportable, made iconic by the war in Ukraine.
Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS)//Heavy (220-300 mm)
ID — M142-HIMARSUnited States · Lockheed Martin
M142 HIMARS
High Mobility Artillery Rocket System
Wheeled single-pod version of the M270, mobile and C-130-transportable, made iconic by the war in Ukraine.
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Identity
- Designation
- M142 HIMARS
- Alias
- High Mobility Artillery Rocket System
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed Martin
- Country
- United States
- Year
- 2005
- Category
- Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS)
- All sub-types
- Heavy (220-300 mm)
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 500 km
- Top speed
- Mach 5+ (PrSM)
- Guidance
- INS + GPS
- Warhead
- GMLRS / ER-GMLRS / ATACMS / PrSM
- CEP
- 5 m
Physical characteristics
- Launch platform
- Veicolo 6x6 FMTV (1 pod)
- Length
- 7 m
Main operators
United StatesPolandRomaniaEstoniaAustraliaUkraineItalia (ordinato)
History
Introduced in 2005, HIMARS is the US Army's answer to the need for a strategically mobile, air-transportable MLRS.
Massive use in Ukraine from 2022 reshaped artillery warfare, striking Russian depots and command posts at long range.
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