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M142 HIMARS
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light multiple rocket launcher
Key facts
- Type
- Multiple rocket launcher Tactical ballistic missile
- Place of origin
- United States
- In service
- 2005–present
- Used by
- See Operators
- Wars
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine 2026 Iran war
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
- Unit cost
- Domestic cost: , $3.5 million per one launcher+carrier (FY 2014); $4,901,857 per one launcher (FY 2024), $168,000 per one M31 GMLRS (FY 2023) , Export cost: , $19–20 million per one launcher+carrier (FY 2022); $434,000 per one M31ER GMLRS (FY 2022)
- Produced
- April 2003 - 2013 Since 2017
- Number span no built
- 750 , (as of November 2025)
- Mass
- 13.5 t (29,800 lb) ( GVW ) 16.25 t (35,800 lb) (combat weight)
- Length
- 6.94 m (22 ft 9 in)
- Width
- 2.44 m (8 ft 0 in)
- Height
- 3.18 m (10 ft 5 in)
- Crew
- 3 (commander, second in command, driver)
- Traverse
- 360°
- Main armament
- 6 × MLRS or 2 x PrSM or 1 × MGM-140 ATACMS
- Engine
- Caterpillar 3116 ATAAC , 6.6-litre diesel, 330 hp (246 kW)
- Power weight
- 20.31 hp/t (15.1 kW/t) (combat weight)
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
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 in the Multiple Launch Rocket System Family of Munitions. HIMARS ammunition pods are interchangeable with the M270 MLRS. It has a single pod, as opposed to the standard two for the M270 and its variants.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “M142 HIMARS” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.