M142 HIMARS

The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System is a light multiple rocket launcher developed in the late 1990s for the United States Army and mounted on a standard U.S.... Wikipedia

  • Type:  Multiple rocket launcher, Tactical ballistic missile
  • Place of origin:  United States
  • In service:  2005–present
  • Wars:  War in Afghanistan (2001–2021), Syrian Civil War, War in Iraq (2013–2017), Russo-Ukrainian War, Russian invasion of Ukraine, 2026 Iran war
  • Manufacturer:  Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
  • Unit cost:  Domestic cost, $3.5 million per one launcher+carrier (FY 2014), $4,901,857 per one launcher (FY 2024), $168,000 per one M31 GMLRS (FY 2023), Export cost, $19–20 million per one launcher+carrier (FY 2022), $434,000 per one M31ER GMLRS (FY 2022)
  • Produced:  April 2003 - 2013, Since 2017
  • Number built:  750, (as of November 2025)
  • Weight:  13.5 t (GVW), 16.25 t (combat weight)
  • Length:  6.94 m
  • Width:  2.44 m
  • Height:  3.18 m
  • Crew:  3 (commander, second in command, driver)
  • Traverse:  360°
  • Effective firing range:  M26:
  • Main, armament:  6 × MLRS or, 2 x PrSM or, 1 × MGM-140 ATACMS
  • Engine:  Caterpillar 3116 ATAAC, 6.6-litre diesel, 330 hp (246.08 kW)
  • Power/weight:  20.31 hp/t (combat weight)
  • Operational, range:  480 km (298.26 mi)
  • Speed:  94 km/h (58.41 mph)
  • Accuracy:  186 miles range (300 km) within 3 feet (1 meter)
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo