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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.
It uses solid propellant and is 13 feet (4.0 m) long and 24 inches (610 mm) in diameter, and the longest-range variants can fly up to 190 miles (300 km). [9] The missiles can be fired from the tracked M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) and the wheeled M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS).
Max. quantity Guidance Max. range Accuracy CEP Warhead GRAD: 122 mm 66 kg 18 pcs / pod 32 pcs / vehicle none 40 km n.a. 20 kg LAR160: 160 mm 110 kg 13 pcs / pod 26 pcs / vehicle none 45 km n.a. 46 kg Accular 122: 122 mm 72 kg 18 pcs / pod 32 pcs / vehicle GPS/INS 35 km 10 m 20 kg Accular 160: 160 mm n.a. 13 pcs / pod 26 pcs / vehicle GPS/INS
Both Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Army report that the GMLRS has a maximum range of 70+ km (43+ mi). [71] [72] According to a U.S. Department of Defense document the maximum demonstrated performance of a GMLRS is 84 km (52 mi), [73] a figure also reported elsewhere. [55] [64] Another source reports a maximum range of about 90 km (56 mi). [74]
In 2009 the US Army test fired the SL-AMRAAM from a HIMARS artillery rocket launcher as a common launcher, as part of a move to switch to a larger and more survivable launch platform. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Since the missile is launched without the benefit of an aircraft's speed or high altitude, its range is considerably shorter.
EXTRA ("Extended Range Artillery") is an artillery rocket system developed and manufactured by Israel Military Industries (IMI) and used by the Israel Defense Forces, Azerbaijan, Vietnam and the Kazakh Army since 2013. [2] It has a maximum range of 150km with a 120kg unitary warhead and accuracy of 10m CEP. [6] [7] [8]
The rockets were launched at a range of 61 km against its then maximum range of 65 km. [42] From 20 to 23 May 2016, four rounds of the Pinaka Mk-II were successfully fired from the test range of Proof and Experimental Establishment (PXE) at Chandipur-on-sea for testing a new guidance system. [44] [45]
The upgraded Vilkha-M uses the improved R624M rocket, which reduces warhead weight to 170 kg to reach a longer range of 130 km, though with less accuracy of 30 m CEP. Projectiles that extend range even further are in development. [3] [1] The Vilkha has been seen in use with the Ukrainian Ground Forces during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine ...