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M142 HIMARS
A M142 HIMARS launching a GMLRS rocket at the White Sands Missile Range in 2005
Type
Multiple rocket launcher
Tactical ballistic missile
Place of origin
United States
Service history
In service
2010–present
Used by
See Operators
Wars
War in Afghanistan
Syrian Civil War[1]
Iraqi Civil War
Russo-Ukrainian War
Invasion of Ukraine
Production history
Manufacturer
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
Unit cost
Domestic cost: $3.5 million per one launcher+carrier (FY 2014);[2] $4.4 million (in 2023)[3] per one launcher+carrier $168,000 per one M31 GMLRS (FY 2023)[4] Export cost: $19–20 million per one launcher+carrier (FY 2022); $434,000 per one M31ER GMLRS (FY 2022)[5]
No. built
>540[6]
Specifications
Mass
16,250 kg (35,800 lb)[7]
Length
7 m (23 ft 0 in)
Width
2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
Height
3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Crew
3
Traverse
360°
Effective firing range
depends on armament
starting from 9 km (5.6 mi) armed with MLRS
up to 499 km (310 mi) armed with PrSM (in development)[citation needed]
Armor
light/medium
Main armament
6 × MLRS or
1 × MGM-140 ATACMS
or 2 x PrSM
Engine
Caterpillar 3116 ATAAC 6.6-liter diesel 290 hp[8]
Power/weight
17.8 hp/t (13.27 kW/t)
Operational range
480 km (300 mi)
Maximum speed
85 km/h (53 mph)
Accuracy
very high e.g. at 186 miles range (300 km) within 3 feet (1 meter)[9]
The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) (/ˈhaɪmɑːrz/) is a light multiple rocket launcher developed in the late 1990s for the United States Army and mounted on a standard U.S. Army Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) M1140 truck frame.
The HIMARS carries one pod with either six Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rockets or one Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missile. It is based on the U.S. Army's FMTV five-ton truck, and is capable of launching all rockets specified in the Multiple Launch Rocket System Family of Munitions (MFOM). HIMARS ammunition pods are interchangeable with the M270 MLRS; however, it is limited to a single pod as opposed to the standard two for the M270 and its variants.
The launcher can be transported by C-17 Globemaster, C-5 Galaxy, and Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft.[10] The FMTV truck that transports the HIMARS was initially produced by Armor Holdings Aerospace and Defense Group Tactical Vehicle Systems Division, the original equipment manufacturer of the FMTV. It was produced by the Oshkosh Corporation from 2010 to 2017.[11]
^"Exclusive: US deploys long-range artillery system to southern Syria for first time". CNN. 13 June 2017.
^Oestergaard, Joakim. "About the HIMARS". Aeroweb. Archived from the original on 23 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
^Johnston, Louis; Williamson, Samuel H. (2023). "What Was the U.S. GDP Then?". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 30 November 2023. United States Gross Domestic Product deflator figures follow the MeasuringWorth series.
^Parsons, Dan (31 May 2022). "Ukraine To Get Guided Rockets, But Not Ones Able To Reach Far Into Russia (Updated)". The Drive.
^"HIMARS price increase doesn't add up". 22 August 2023.
^"HIMARS". Lockheed Martin. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
^"High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) — M142". USAASC.
^"Himars". Military today.
^McFadden, Christopher (2 August 2022). "Watch the terrifying power of HIMARS with this footage from RIMPAC 2022". interestingengineering.com.
^US new Weapons 2017: The Powerful M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System HIMARS. 16 January 2017. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017 – via YouTube. Video unavailable
^"Lockheed Martin Delivers First HIMARS Vehicle Produced 100 Percent in Camden Arkansas". Lockheed Martin. 26 July 2017.
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