What is Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS)?

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About Army Tactical Missile System:

It is a conventional surface-to-surface artillery weapon system capable of striking targets well beyond the range of existing Army cannons, rockets, and other missiles.
It is manufactured by the US defense company Lockheed Martin.
It is also designated M39 by the US Army, and its Department of Defence (DoD) designation is MGM-140.
The missile first saw use during the 1991 Persian Gulf War.
This weapon’s known operators other than the US are Bahrain, Greece, South Korea, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates.
Features:
- ATACMS are 24/7, all-weather, surface-to-surface, inertially guided ballistic missiles.
- Range: It has a range of about 190 miles (305 km).
- Propulsion: Single-stage, solid propellant.
- These missiles are fired from the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) platforms.
- It has the ability to carry cluster munitions, which destroy a targeted area by releasing hundreds of bomblets instead of a single warhead.

Q1. What is a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System?

It is a light, multiple rocket launcher. It is manufactured by Lockheed MartinCorporation, a US-based security and aerospace company. HIMARS is intended to engage and defeat artillery, air defence concentrations, trucks, light armour, and personnel carriers, as well as support troop and supply concentrations.

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