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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.
2× batteries with 8× M142 HIMARS each (change to the new 3×9 structure scheduled for July 2023) [4] 3rd Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment [5] 3× batteries with 9× M142 HIMARS each (changed from the old 2×8 structure to the new 3×9 structure in November 2021) [4] 188th Brigade Support Battalion [6] 206th Signal Company [7]
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The battalion is stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and its primary weapon systems are the M777A2 howitzer [1] with a maximum effective range of 30 km and the M142 HIMARS with a maximum effective range of 300km.
M142 HIMARS(or equal system) United States. Or other Multiple Launch Rocket System: Unknown M142 HIMARS: The Bulgarian Ministry of Defence and The Chief of Defence are interested in acquiring the HIMARS or an equal system for the Bulgarian Land Forces. [69] New Attack Helicopters Yet to be decided. Attack helicopter: Unknown
M142 HIMARS: wheeled MRLS United States: 11 On 21 October 2020, the US government approved the sale of 11 HIMARS to Taiwan. [22] Another 18 are ordered since the cancellation of 40 M109A6. [23] Additional 18 launchers will be purchased due to the cancellation of M109A6 howitzer orders. [24] [25] [26] The first batch of 11 launchers were ...
In 2002, the battalions transitioned to the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System, and later in 2009 to the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System . The 1st and 2nd Battalions (MLRS), 157th Field Artillery Regiment were disbanded in 2006 during the U.S. Army's restructuring from divisional organizations to the modular Brigade Combat Team model.
It combines the SDB with the M26 rocket, enabling it to be launched from ground-based missile systems such as the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System and M142 HIMARS. [9] [10] The weapon started initial mass production in 2023 and saw its first combat deployment by Ukraine in 2024 during the Russian invasion of the country.