The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS / ˈhaɪmɑːrz /) 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.

HIMARS carries a single six-pack of rockets or one ATACMS missile on the Army's Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) 5-ton truck, and can launch the entire MLRS...

6 days ago · Demand for the M142 HIMARS skyrocketed after the rocket artillery system showcased its credentials against the Russian military in Ukraine.

4 days ago · The M142 HIMARS is a lightweight, air-transportable, wheeled variant of the M270 MLRS tracked vehicle rocket launching system based on the MTV chassis. It will fire any rocket or missile in the MLRS family of munitions (MFOM). The HIMARS fires either six MLRS rockets or one Army Tactical Missile.

The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is a game-changer in modern warfare, with unmatched speed, precision, and now PrSM.

The M142 HIMARS (M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) is a light rocket launcher that can launch many rockets.The system was developed in the late 1990s for the United States Army. It is mounted on a truck frame. The vehicle is what that army calls a Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV).

Apr 1, 2025 · The M142 HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) is a multiple rocket launcher system mounted to a 6x6 FMTV truck chassis. HIMARS was developed by Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control under an advanced concept technology demonstration (ACTD) program, placed in 1996.

On April 11, 2025, Lockheed Martin Europe announced via its official X (formerly Twitter) account that the company has successfully doubled the annual production rate of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), reaching 96 launcher vehicles per year. This dramatic increase in production underscores the system’s rising global demand, fueled largely by its battlefield success ...

Mar 24, 2025 · Australia has accepted its first M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System as part of a foreign military sale with the US.

Jul 7, 2023 · HIMARS is a multiple rocket launcher developed by Lockheed Martin. Credit: Lockheed Martin. The M142 HIMARS can fire two DeepStriker missiles from a single weapons pod. Lockheed Martin has delivered approximately 500 HIMARS launchers to the US Army and its international customers as of October 2018.