NATO members that border Russia are buying US-made HIMARS. One defense minister told BI that the war shows deep strike ...

HIMARS is C-130 transportable and can be deployed into areas previously inaccessible to heavier launchers. It also incorporates the self-loading, ...

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster offloads a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, in Liepaja, Latvia, on Sept. 26, 2022. The mobile rocket systems are being flown to the Arctic, the Baltics ...

The HIMARS rocket system is a powerful and convenient piece of military tech, ... it had to be transportable on the C-130 Hercules cargo plane, one of the oldest aircraft still in service today.

The 12 ton truck can fit into a C-130 transport, unlike the 22 ton tracked MLRS vehicle. Each pod carries six 208 kg GMLRS missiles, one 1.7 ATACMS or two 900 kg PrSM (Precision Strike) missiles.

“Put [HIMARS] into a C-130, and then fly it deep to the flank, where maybe the enemy is not expecting it and firing a mission that surprises the enemy,” is how he describes the fire raid concept.

HIMARS is a cheaper and lighter version of the original MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System). HIMARS is a truck mounted launcher, with each vehicle carrying one pod, instead of two in the earlier ...

“The HIMARS can go on C-130 and C-17 (cargo planes) and be transported around the European theater and make a big impact,” he said in the statement. Maj. Gen. Greg Anderson, ...

M142 HIMARS is designed to launch the Multiple Launch Rocket System family of munitions and missiles to support tactical forces and can be transported through the C-130 aircraft.

Ukraine is due to receive over 40 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems—colloquially known as HIMARS—and ammunition in a fresh $400 million package sent by the United States.