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Zelenskyy described the attack as "massive," with Ukraine's air force tallying 43 missiles and 74 drones crossing into national airspace. ... one U.S.-made HIMARS missile and 180 aircraft-type ...
Some weapons platforms have migrated to Ukraine under the radar, as it were, most notably the AGM-88 HARM anti-radiation missiles, which the Pentagon was compelled to admit sending to Ukraine only ...
Follow live updates on this story ... (HIMARS). Each missile costs around $1.5m (£1.2m). ... And the weapons may grant Ukraine some advantage at a time when Russian troops have been gaining ...
[a] Russia called the incident a terrorist attack, and said its 9 March missile strikes on Ukraine were retaliation. Ukraine's government denied involvement; it said the incident could have been a false-flag attack by Russia to justify its ongoing war against Ukraine, or else an attack by anti-government partisans from within Russia.
The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS / ˈ h aɪ m ɑːr z /) 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 bad news: unlike HIMARS already sent to Ukraine, which were drawn from existing U.S. military stocks, the 18 HIMARS vehicles are being ordered directly from the manufacturer, Lockheed Martin.
The missiles can be fired from the tracked M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) and the wheeled M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS). An ATACMS launch container (pod) has one rocket but a lid patterned with six circles like a standard MLRS rocket lid to prevent an enemy from discerning what type of missile is loaded. [1]
Video appears to show Ukrainian strike on key Russian bridge, which Moscow says was likely carried out using US-made HIMARS rockets Rebecca Rommen,Thibault Spirlet August 19, 2024 at 6:48 AM