High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS)

High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Latest News

The military of Taiwan recently conducted its first live-firing of the American-supplied high mobility artillery rocket system (HIMARS).

About High Mobility Artillery Rocket System

• It is a lightweight, multiple rocket launcher.
• It allows for the launching of multiple, precision-guided rockets. 
• It is manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corporation, a United States-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.

High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Features

• It is an air-transportable wheeled launcher mounted on a 5-ton Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV).
• It can carry either a launcher pod of six rockets (range of approximately 43 miles) or one MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), which can hit targets up to 200 miles away.
• The HIMARS requires less than 20 seconds to be prepared for firing, and a full launcher load of six rockets can be fired within 45 seconds.
• The system launches its weapons and moves away from the area at high speed before enemy forces locate the launch site.
• The HIMARS is equipped with the Increased Crew Protection cabin, which is designed to protect the three-man operating crew against plume gases, rocket launch debris, and small arms.

High Mobility Artillery Rocket System FAQs

Q1: Which country manufactured high mobility artillery rocket system HIMARS?

Ans: United States

Q2: What does HIMARS stand for?

Ans: High Mobility Artillery Rocket System

Q3: How many rockets can a HIMARS launcher pod carry at once?

Ans: Six

Source: TRIBUNEI