M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS)
Country of Origin: USA
description
The High Mobility Artillery System (HIMARS) is mounted on a family of tactical vehicles (FMTV) 5-ton 6 x 6 wheeled truck produced by Stewart and Stevenson, Texas. The system can be transported by the C-130 aircraft. The lightweight chassis allows for faster road movement, lower operating costs and requires 30 fewer airlifts to transport a battery, compared to the current tracked M270 MLRS launcher.
The HIMARS can fire the suite of MLRS family of munitions, including the Guided...
Please log in to continue reading.
Not yet a subscriber? Take a free trial.
Military Periscope gives you easy-to-use, integrated, open-source intelligence on…
- More than 7,500 weapons systems and platforms
- Nearly every country's armed forces
- Militant organizations
Try Military Periscope free for seven days
Your online source for military news, weapons, and nation's armed forces worldwide
Military Periscope FEDLINK information
Service ID: UC
Contract Number: LCFDL24D0002
Military Periscope is a product of GovExec.
600 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 510,
Washington DC, 20037, USA.
customerservice@militaryperiscope.com
©Military Periscope 2024
All rights reserved. Redistribution of the content is prohibited without prior consent of Military Periscope.