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{{Short description|American artillery rocket system}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2022}}
{{infobox weapon
 | name               = M142 HIMARS
 | image              = HIMARS - missile launched.jpg
 | image_size         = 300px
 | caption            = A M142 HIMARS launching a GMLRS rocket at the White Sands Missile Range, 2005
 | origin             = United States
 | type               = {{plainlist|
* [[Multiple rocket launcher]]
* [[Tactical ballistic missile]]
}}
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 | is_ranged          = yes
 | is_artillery       = yes
 | is_vehicle         = yes
 | is_missile         = yes
<!-- Service history -->
 | service            = 2005–present
 | used_by            = See [[#Operators|Operators]]
 | wars               = {{Tree list}}
* [[War in Afghanistan (2001-2021)]]
* [[Syrian Civil War]]<ref>{{Cite web |date = June 13, 2017 |url= http://edition.cnn.com/2017/06/13/politics/us-artillery-system-southern-syria/ |publisher = CNN |title = Exclusive: US deploys long-range artillery system to southern Syria for first time}}</ref>
* [[War in Iraq (2013-2017)]]
* [[Russo-Ukrainian War]]
** [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
{{Tree list/end}}
<!-- Production history -->
 | designer           = 
 | design_date        = 
 | manufacturer       = [[Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control]]
 | unit_cost          = '''Domestic cost:''' <br />$3.5&nbsp;million per one launcher+carrier (FY 2014);<ref>{{cite web|last1=Oestergaard |first1= Joakim |title=About the HIMARS |url= https://www.bga-aeroweb.com/Defense/HIMARS.html |website=Aeroweb |access-date=28 April 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150423045905/http://www.bga-aeroweb.com/Defense/HIMARS.html |archive-date=23 April 2015}}</ref> $4,901,857 per one launcher (FY 2024),<ref>{{cite web |title= Missiles Procurement budget Justification Book |url= https://www.asafm.army.mil/Portals/72/Documents/BudgetMaterial/2024/Base%20Budget/Procurement/Missile%20Procurement%20Army.pdf}}</ref> $168,000 per one M31 GMLRS (FY 2023)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/ukraine-to-get-guided-rockets-but-not-ones-able-to-reach-far-into-russia |title=Ukraine To Get Guided Rockets, But Not Ones Able To Reach Far Into Russia (Updated)|first=Dan|last=Parsons|date=31 May 2022|website=The Drive}}</ref> <br />'''Export cost:''' <br />$19–20&nbsp;million per one launcher+carrier (FY 2022); $434,000 per one M31ER GMLRS (FY 2022)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://asiapacificdefencereporter.com/himars-triples-in-price-to-more-than-1-5-billion-for-no-apparent-reason/ |title=HIMARS price increase doesn't add up |date=22 August 2023}}</ref>
 | production_date    = 
 | number             = >600<ref>{{cite web |title=HIMARS |url= https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/himars.html |publisher=Lockheed Martin |access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref>
 | variants           = <!-- General specifications -->
 | spec_label         = 
 | weight             = {{convert|16250|kg|lb|abbr=on|sigfig=3}}<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://asc.army.mil/web/portfolio-item/ms-himars-m142/ |title= High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) — M142 |publisher = USAASC}}</ref>
 | length             = {{convert|7|m|ftin|abbr=on|sigfig=2}}
 | part_length        = 
 | width              = {{convert|2.4|m|ftin|abbr=on|sigfig=2}}
 | height             = {{convert|3.2|m|ftin|abbr=on|sigfig=3}}
 | diameter           = 
 | crew               = 3
 | passengers         = <!-- Ranged weapon specifications -->
 | cartridge          = 
 | cartridge_weight   = 
 | caliber            = 
 | barrels            = 
 | action             = 
 | rate               = 
 | velocity           = 
 | range              = depends on [[#Armament|armament]]{{ubl
 |starting from {{convert|9|km|mi|abbr=on|sigfig= 2}} armed with MLRS
 |up to {{convert|499|km|mi|abbr=on|sigfig=2}} armed with [[Precision Strike Missile|PrSM]] (in development){{cn|date=March 2024}} }}
 | max_range          = 
 | feed               = 
 | sights             = <!-- Artillery specifications -->
 | breech             = 
 | recoil             = 
 | carriage           = 
 | elevation          = 
 | traverse           = 360°
<!-- Vehicle/missile specifications -->
 | armour             = light/medium
 | primary_armament   = {{ubl|6 × [[#MLRS|MLRS]] or|2 x [[Precision Strike Missile|PrSM]] or|1 × [[MGM-140 ATACMS]]}}
 | secondary_armament = 
 | engine             = [[Caterpillar Inc.#Engines and gas turbines|Caterpillar]] 3116 ATAAC 6.6-liter diesel
 | engine_power       = 290 hp<ref>{{Cite web |url = http://www.military-today.com/artillery/himars.htm |work = Military today |title = Himars |access-date = 25 July 2022 |archive-date = 28 December 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221228182047/http://www.military-today.com/artillery/himars.htm |url-status = dead }}</ref>
 | pw_ratio           = 17.8&nbsp;hp/t (13.27&nbsp;kW/t)
 | transmission       = 
 | payload_capacity   = 
 | suspension         = 
 | clearance          = 
 | fuel_capacity      = 
 | vehicle_range      = {{convert|480|km|mi|abbr=on|sigfig=2}}
 | speed              = {{convert|85|km/h|mi/h|abbr=on|sigfig=2}}
 | guidance           = 
 | steering           = <!-- Missiles only -->
 | wingspan           = 
 | propellant         = 
 | ceiling            = 
 | altitude           = 
 | depth              = 
 | boost              = 
 | accuracy           = very high e.g. at 186 miles range (300 km) within 3 feet (1 meter)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://interestingengineering.com/science/watch-himars-footage-from-rimpac-2022 |title=Watch the terrifying power of HIMARS with this footage from RIMPAC 2022|first=Christopher|last=McFadden|date=2 August 2022|website=interestingengineering.com}}</ref>
 | launch_platform    = 
 | transport          = 
}}

The '''M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System''' ('''HIMARS''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|aɪ|m|ɑr|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.

The HIMARS carries one pod with either six [[GMLRS|Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System]] rockets or one [[MGM-140 ATACMS|ATACMS]] missile. It is based on the U.S. Army's FMTV five-ton truck, and is capable of launching all rockets in the [[M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System#Rockets and missiles|Multiple Launch Rocket System Family of Munitions]]. HIMARS ammunition pods are interchangeable with the [[M270 multiple launch rocket system|M270 MLRS]]. It has a single pod, as opposed to the standard two for the M270 and its variants.

The launcher can be transported by C-17 Globemaster, C-5 Galaxy, and [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] aircraft.<ref name=videoclip>{{cite AV media |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqUNMIjWacI| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170215114632/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqUNMIjWacI| archive-date=15 February 2017 |title=US new Weapons 2017: The Powerful M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System HIMARS|date=16 January 2017|via=YouTube}} Video unavailable</ref> The FMTV truck that transports the HIMARS was initially produced by [[Armor Holdings, Inc.|Armor Holdings]] Aerospace and Defense Group Tactical Vehicle Systems Division, the [[original equipment manufacturer]] of the FMTV. It was produced by the [[Oshkosh Corporation]] from 2010 to 2017.<ref>{{cite web |date=26 July 2017 |title=Lockheed Martin Delivers First HIMARS Vehicle Produced 100 Percent in Camden Arkansas |url=https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2017-07-26-Lockheed-Martin-Delivers-First-HIMARS-Vehicle-Produced-100-Percent-in-Camden-Arkansas |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240605122539/https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2017-07-26-Lockheed-Martin-Delivers-First-HIMARS-Vehicle-Produced-100-Percent-in-Camden-Arkansas |archive-date=5 June 2024 |access-date=5 June 2024 |publisher=Lockheed Martin}}</ref>

== Development ==
The requirement for HIMARS came about in 1982, when the [[9th Infantry Division (United States)|9th Infantry Division (Motorized)]] saw the need to acquire a light multiple rocket launcher as a counterfire asset. The requirement failed to gather support from the [[United States Army Field Artillery School|Field Artillery School]] and languished for a number of years.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dastrup |first=Boyd L. |title=Modernizing the King of Battle: 1973-1991 |publisher=Office of the Command Historian, United States Field Artillery Center and School |year=2003 |location=Washington, D.C. |page=48}}</ref> The institutional bias at the time was oriented towards heavy forces.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Dastrup |first=Boyd L. |title=Operation Desert Storm and Beyond: Modernizing the Field Artillery in the 1990s |publisher=Command Historian's Office, United States Field Artillery Center and School |year=2005 |location=Fort Sill, Oklahoma |page=48}}</ref> With the waning of the [[Cold War]] and the growing interest in low-intensity operations, both the Field Artillery School and [[United States Army Aviation and Missile Command|Missile Command]] realized that the M270 MLRS was too heavy for rapid deployment and pushed for the funding of HIMARS.<ref name=":0" />

The [[Gulf War]] gave new impetus towards fielding a lightweight MLRS, when the M270 proved too costly in airlift assets to deploy in theater and the launchers did not arrive with the initial wave of U.S. troops.<ref name=":0" /> In April 1991, the HIMARS concept was tested at [[White Sands Missile Range]], using a modified [[MGR-1 Honest John|Honest John]] launcher.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Anderson |first=E. G. |date=June 1991 |title=Reshaping the Field Artillery |journal=Field Artillery |page=14}}</ref>

[[File:HIMARS Prototype.jpg|left|thumb|A proof-of-concept prototype of HIMARS at [[White Sands Missile Range]], April 1991]]
HIMARS was then developed as a private venture by [[Loral Vought Systems]], later [[Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control]], to meet this requirement. The system first appeared publicly in 1993. In 1996, the [[United States Army Aviation and Missile Command|U.S. Army Missile Command]] awarded Lockheed Martin a $23.2 million contract to build four prototypes. In April 1998, the vehicles were delivered to the [[XVIII Airborne Corps]] for a two-year evaluation with 3rd Battalion, [[27th Field Artillery Regiment]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Gentry |first1=Donald E. |last2=Barbato |first2=Cullen G. |date=January–February 1999 |title=HIMARS: Firepower for Early Entry Forces |url=https://tradocfcoeccafcoepfwprod.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/fires-bulletin-archive/1999/99%20Jan%20-%20Feb/JAN_FEB_1999_FULL_EDITION.pdf |journal=Field Artillery |page=17}}</ref>

In July 1998, the Army conducted a test firing of the [[MGM-140 ATACMS|ATACMS]]. In December 1999, the Aviation and Missile Command awarded Lockheed Martin a $65 million contract for engineering and manufacturing development. Under this contract, Lockheed Martin delivered six HIMARS in late 2001 for Army evaluation. In April 2003, the Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $96 million contract to begin [[low rate initial production]]. Around this time, the Marine Corps placed an order for two units for evaluation purposes.<ref name="Janes 2011">{{cite book |editor1-last=Foss |editor1-first=Christopher F. |editor1-link=Christopher F. Foss |title=Jane's Armour and Artillery 2011–2012 |publisher= Janes Information Group |location=London |year=2011 |isbn=978-0-7106-2960-9 |pages=1128–1130 |edition=32nd |chapter=Multiple Rocket Launchers}}</ref>

The launcher system and chassis are produced by [[Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control]] in [[Camden, Arkansas]] as of 2019.<ref>{{cite web |date=16 July 2019 |title=Half-billion-dollar HIMARS contract goes to Camden, other Lockheed Martin facilities |url=http://www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_business/local_business/article_dce1ade6-a79c-11e9-985f-277a8fc0c608.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240605122838/https://www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_business/local_business/article_dce1ade6-a79c-11e9-985f-277a8fc0c608.html |archive-date=5 June 2024 |access-date=5 June 2024 |work=Magnolia Reporter}}</ref>

==Design==
The HIMARS is similar in design to the [[M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System]] (MLRS), with the main exception being that it is a wheeled vehicle as opposed to a [[Continuous track|tracked vehicle]]. The HIMARS can carry the same type of pods as the M270, but carries one pod while the M270 carries two pods. The HIMARS windows are made of sheets of [[sapphire]] laminated with glass and polycarbonate.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 November 2013 |title=Saint-Gobain delivers sapphire-engineered transparent armor |url=https://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2013/11/05/Saint-Gobain-delivers-sapphire-engineered-transparent-armor/UPI-26791383684004/?spt=mps&or=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140619032111/http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2013/11/05/Saint-Gobain-delivers-sapphire-engineered-transparent-armor/UPI-26791383684004/?spt=mps&or=1 |archive-date=19 June 2014 |website=upi.com}}</ref>

The HIMARS was also tested as a unified launch system for both artillery rockets and the [[SLAMRAAM]] surface-launched variant of the [[AMRAAM]] anti-aircraft missile.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lockheed Martin's HIMARS Launcher Successfully Fires Air Defense Missile |url=https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2009-03-25-Lockheed-Martins-HIMARS-Launcher-Successfully-Fires-Air-Defense-Missile |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003005132/https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2009-03-25-Lockheed-Martins-HIMARS-Launcher-Successfully-Fires-Air-Defense-Missile |archive-date=3 October 2023 |access-date=1 May 2022 |website=Lockheed Martin}}</ref>

In October 2017, a Marine Corps HIMARS fired a rocket while at sea against a land target for the first time from the deck of the [[amphibious transport dock]] {{USS|Anchorage|LPD-23|6}}, demonstrating the system's ability to operate while on ships to deliver precision fire from a standoff range against shore defenses.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schogol |first=Jeff |date=25 October 2017 |title=Marines launch rocket from amphibious ship to destroy land target 70 km away |url=https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-marine-corps/2017/10/25/marines-launch-rocket-from-amphibious-ship-to-destroy-target-on-land/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240104002627/https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-marine-corps/2017/10/25/marines-launch-rocket-from-amphibious-ship-to-destroy-target-on-land/ |archive-date=4 January 2024 |website=Defense News}}</ref> The vehicle's targeting software was reworked so it can better fire while on a launch platform in motion.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fuentes |first=Gidget |date=24 October 2017 |title=Marines Fire HIMARS From Ship in Sea Control Experiment With Navy |url=https://news.usni.org/2017/10/24/marines-fire-himars-ship-sea-control-experiment-navy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003050627/https://news.usni.org/2017/10/24/marines-fire-himars-ship-sea-control-experiment-navy |archive-date=3 October 2023 |website=U.S. Naval Institute}}</ref>

By early 2022, Lockheed Martin was producing HIMARS at a rate of 48 launchers annually, but following the start of the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]] that rate was increased to 60. In October 2022 the company announced it would boost production to 96 systems annually in response to increased demand caused by the war. Limitations in building new industrial capacity means it will be several months before production can be ramped up from five to eight vehicles monthly.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Hudson |first1=Lee |last2=McLeary |first2=Paul |date=18 October 2022 |title=U.S. industry cranks up HIMARS production as Ukraine war intensifies |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/18/himars-production-war-ukraine-00062301 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004200959/https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/18/himars-production-war-ukraine-00062301 |archive-date=4 October 2023 |website=Politico}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Insinna |first=Valerie |date=18 October 2022 |title=Lockheed making moves to increase HIMARS production to 96 per year |url=https://breakingdefense.com/2022/10/lockheed-making-moves-to-increase-himars-production-to-96-per-year/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208021609/https://breakingdefense.com/2022/10/lockheed-making-moves-to-increase-himars-production-to-96-per-year/ |archive-date=8 December 2023 |website=Breaking Defense}}</ref>

==Operational history==
===Domestic deployment===
HIMARS first entered service in June 2005 with the 27th Field Artillery, 18th Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg, (recently renamed [[Fort Liberty]]), in North Carolina.<ref name="army_technology">{{cite web |date=7 July 2023 |title=HIMARS - High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System, a member of MLRS family|url=https://www.army-technology.com/projects/himars/?cf-view |access-date=1 September 2024 |work=Army Technology}}</ref>

===Afghanistan and the Middle East===
Three prototype HIMARS launchers were successfully used during the [[Iraq War]].<ref name="army_technology" /> The first US Marine Corps battalion equipped with HIMARS, the 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, was deployed to Iraq in July 2007.<ref name="army_technology" />

[[File:Fire support training 140313-A-DM872-123.jpg|thumb|A HIMARS launcher with armored cab]]
[[File:118th Airlift Wing C-130 unloads Tennessee National Guard equipment at Berry Field ANGB.jpg|thumb|A HIMARS launcher being loaded into a [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|C-130 Hercules]] aircraft in 2011]]
[[File:USMC-090301-M-0000S-006.jpg|thumb|Reloading a HIMARS with a pod of six [[dummy round|training rounds]] in Afghanistan]]
In February 2010, the [[International Security Assistance Force]] (ISAF) for Afghanistan indicated in a press release that two rockets fired from a HIMARS were believed to have fallen 300 metres short of their intended target, killing 12 civilians during [[Operation Moshtarak]]. ISAF suspended the use of the HIMARS until a full review of the incident was completed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ISAF Weapon Fails to Hit Intended Target, 12 Civilians Killed |url=http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/isaf-weapon-fails-to-hit-intended-target-12-civilians-killed.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027180353/http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/isaf-weapon-fails-to-hit-intended-target-12-civilians-killed.html |archive-date=27 October 2014 |website=isaf.nato.int}}</ref> A British officer later said that the rockets were on target, that the target was in use by the [[Taliban]], and that use of the system had been reinstated.<ref>{{cite web |date=16 February 2010 |title=Operation Moshtarak: missiles that killed civilians 'hit correct target' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/7254661/Operation-Moshtarak-missiles-that-killed-civilians-hit-correct-target.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719173745/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/7254661/Operation-Moshtarak-missiles-that-killed-civilians-hit-correct-target.html |archive-date=19 July 2023 |access-date=7 July 2010 |work=The Telegraph}}</ref> Reports indicated that the civilian deaths were due to the Taliban's use of [[human shield]]s. The presence of civilians at that location had not been known to the ISAF forces.<ref>{{cite web |date=18 February 2010 |title=Artillery: It Wasn't Me |url=http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htart/articles/20100218.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924203406/http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htart/articles/20100218.aspx |archive-date=24 September 2023 |access-date=7 July 2010 |work=Strategy page}}</ref> A report in the ''[[New York Times]]'' in October 2010 credited the HIMARS with aiding the [[NATO]] offensive in [[Kandahar]] by targeting Taliban commanders' hideouts, forcing many to flee to Pakistan, at least temporarily.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gall |first=Carlotta |date=20 October 2010 |title=Coalition Routs Taliban in Southern Afghanistan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/21/world/asia/21kandahar.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130205124/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/21/world/asia/21kandahar.html |archive-date=30 November 2023 |work=The New York Times}}</ref>

In November 2015, the U.S. Army revealed that it had deployed the HIMARS to Iraq, firing at least 400 rockets at [[Islamic State]] (ISIL) targets since the beginning of that summer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trevithick |first=Joseph |date=25 November 2015 |title=The U.S. Army Hurls Hundreds of Rockets at Islamic State |url=http://warisboring.com/articles/the-u-s-army-hurls-hundreds-of-rockets-at-islamic-state/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720130624/https://warisboring.com/the-u-s-army-hurls-hundreds-of-rockets-at-islamic-state/ |archive-date=20 July 2023 |access-date=28 November 2015 |website=War is boring}}</ref> HIMARS detachments were sent to [[Al Asad Airbase]] and [[Al-Taqaddum Air Base]] in [[Al Anbar Governorate]]. In March 2016, a U.S. Army HIMARS fired rockets into Syria for the first time in support of Syrian rebels fighting ISIL, from launchers based in neighboring Jordan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tilghman |first=Andrew |date=11 March 2016 |title=In a first, U.S. forces in Jordan have attacked ISIS in Syria |url=https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2016/03/11/in-a-first-u-s-forces-in-jordan-have-attacked-isis-in-syria/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719212227/https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2016/03/11/in-a-first-u-s-forces-in-jordan-have-attacked-isis-in-syria/ |archive-date=19 July 2023 |website=Military Times}}</ref>

In January 2016, Lockheed announced that the HIMARS had reached 1 million operational hours with U.S. forces, achieving a 99 percent operational readiness rate.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 January 2016 |title=HIMARS High Mobility Artillery Rocket System achieves one million operational hours milestone |url=https://armyrecognition.com/january_2016_global_defense_security_news_industry/himars_high_mobility_artillery_rocket_system_achieves_one_million_operational_hours_milestone_11401162.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925204054/https://armyrecognition.com/january_2016_global_defense_security_news_industry/himars_high_mobility_artillery_rocket_system_achieves_one_million_operational_hours_milestone_11401162.html |archive-date=25 September 2023 |website=Army Recognition}}</ref>

In April 2016, it was announced that the U.S. would be deploying the HIMARS in Turkey near the border with Syria as part of the battle with ISIL.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pamuk |first1=Humeyra |date=26 April 2016 |title=Turkish minister says U.S. to deploy rocket launchers near Syrian border |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey-usa-idUKKCN0XN11Q/ |url-status=live |access-date=29 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503192535/https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey-usa-idUKKCN0XN11Q |archive-date=3 May 2022}}</ref> In early September, international media and the [[United States Department of State|U.S. State Department]] reported a newly deployed HIMARS had engaged ISIL targets in Syria near the Turkish border.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 September 2016 |title=US forces hit Isis targets in Syria with mobile rocket system, official says |language=en-GB |newspaper=The Guardian |agency=Reuters |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/03/isis-us-military-syria-turkey-border |url-status=live |access-date=4 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613160435/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/03/isis-us-military-syria-turkey-border |archive-date=13 June 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://twitter.com/usembassyturkey/status/772036923552632833 |title=US Embassy Turkey |publisher = Twitter|access-date= 4 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://twitter.com/brett_mcgurk/status/772067652206419968?ref_src=twsrc%255Etfw |first =Brett |last = McGurk |title = Twitter|access-date=4 September 2016}}</ref>

In October 2016, HIMARS were stationed at [[Qayyarah Airfield West]], some {{convert|65|km}} south of Mosul, taking part in the [[Battle of Mosul (2016)|Battle of Mosul]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 October 2016 |title=CNN visits Qayyara airbase at frontlines of war against ISIS |url=https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2016/10/25/qayyara-airbase-iraq-mosul-dnt-damon.cnn |website=CNN}}</ref>

In June 2017, a HIMARS was deployed at [[Al-Tanf (U.S. military base)|Al-Tanf]], Syria, to support U.S.-backed rebels in the area.<ref>{{cite web |title=US deploys HIMARS artillery near al-Tanf, previously used to strike ISIS in Syria from Turkey and Jordan |url=https://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2017/14-june-us-deploys-himars-artillery-near-altanf-previously |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240605122219/https://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2017/14-june-us-deploys-himars-artillery-near-altanf-previously |archive-date=5 June 2024 |access-date=5 June 2024 |website=Map of Syrian Civil War |publisher=Live UA Map}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=14 June 2017 |title=US rocket artillery deployed to southern Syria for first time |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-long-range-missile-system-deploy-southern-syria-first-time-9348201 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720092342/https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-rocket-artillery-deployed-southern-syria-first-time |archive-date=20 July 2023 |website=Middle East Eye}}</ref>

On 24 May 2018, a HIMARS strike killed 50 Taliban fighters and leaders in [[Musa Qala]], Afghanistan.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Starr |first1=Barbara |last2=Browne |first2=Ryan |date=30 May 2018 |title=US military says it killed dozens of Taliban leaders in Afghanistan |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/30/politics/us-killed-taliban-leaders-afghanistan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205173108/https://edition.cnn.com/2018/05/30/politics/us-killed-taliban-leaders-afghanistan/ |archive-date=5 December 2022 |website=CNN}}</ref> Three rockets struck the building within a 14-second timespan.<ref>{{cite web |date=30 May 2018 |title=HIMARS Strike on High-Level Taliban Command and Control |url=https://www.military.com/video/operations-and-strategy/air-strikes/himars-strike-high-level-taliban-command-control/5791439370001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720005922/https://www.military.com/video/operations-and-strategy/air-strikes/himars-strike-high-level-taliban-command-control/5791439370001 |archive-date=20 July 2023 |work=Military.com}}</ref>

In September 2018, US support forces coordinated with [[Syrian Democratic Forces]] fighting to defeat ISIS in east Syria in the [[Deir ez-Zor campaign (2017–2019)|Deir ez-Zor campaign]], sometimes striking ISIS positions with GMLRS rockets 30 times per day.<ref>{{cite press release |url= http://sdf-press.com/en/2018/10/the-outcome-of-engagements-in-the-battle-to-defeat-terrorism/ |title=The outcome of engagements in the battle to defeat terrorism|publisher=Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)|date=9 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url= http://sdf-press.com/en/2018/10/the-outcome-of-engagements-in-the-battle-to-defeat-terrorism-2/ |title=The outcome of engagements in the battle to defeat terrorism|publisher=Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)|date=12 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url= http://sdf-press.com/en/2018/10/outcome-of-engagements-in-the-battle-to-defeat-terrorism/ |title=The outcome of Engagements in the battle to defeat terrorism|publisher=Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)|date=16 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url= http://sdf-press.com/en/2018/10/outcome-of-engagements-in-the-battle-to-defeat-terrorism-2/ |title=Outcome of engagements in the battle to defeat terrorism|publisher=Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)|date=23 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://twitter.com/NotWoofers/status/1052650087111905280 |title= The SDF has regularly been reporting @coalition artillery and airstrikes throughout the offensive to take the Hajin pocket. But they've been noting M142 launches which I personally find interesting. These MLRS systems fire a rocket just over twice the side of a grad rocket|last=Woofers|date=17 October 2018}}</ref> The HIMARS used in this support operation were located in the Omar oilfields, some {{cvt|25|km}} north of the ISIS-controlled targets.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://twitter.com/StrategicNews1/status/1041289970223378432 |title=Photo of a #US M142 HIMARS system located in the Omar Oil Field Green Village, which supports #SDF forces in the offensive on #Baghuz. #Syriapic.twitter.com/19FwGdNJPg |work =Strategic News|date=16 September 2018}}</ref>

===Ukraine===
[[File:Ukrainian HIMARS in Zaporizhya oblast, early June 2022 (1).jpg|thumb|A Ukrainian HIMARS in [[Zaporizhzhia Oblast]], July&nbsp;2022]]

On 1&nbsp;June 2022, the US announced that it would be supplying four HIMARS to Ukraine with M31 GMLRS unitary rockets.<ref>{{cite news |last=Shear |first=Michael D. |date=31 May 2022 |title=U.S. to Send Ukraine $700 Million in Military Aid, Including Advanced Rockets |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/us/politics/biden-ukraine-rockets.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604134114/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/us/politics/biden-ukraine-rockets.html |archive-date=4 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Biden Jr. |first=Joseph R. |date=31 May 2022 |title=What America Will and Will Not do in Ukraine |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/opinion/biden-ukraine-strategy.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213051158/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/opinion/biden-ukraine-strategy.html |archive-date=13 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=June 2022 |title=Himars: What are the advanced rockets US is sending Ukraine? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/01/himars-what-are-the-advanced-rockets-us-is-sending-ukraine |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205140335/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/01/himars-what-are-the-advanced-rockets-us-is-sending-ukraine |archive-date=5 December 2023 |website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> On 23 June, the first HIMARS arrived in Ukraine, according to [[List of Ministers of Defense (Ukraine)|Ukrainian Defense Minister]] [[Oleksii Reznikov]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Porter |first=Tom |date=23 June 2022 |title=Ukraine celebrates US long-range rocket systems arriving after months of asking. 'Summer will be hot for Russian occupiers.' |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-hails-arrival-himars-predicts-pain-for-russia-2022-6 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194136/https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-hails-arrival-himars-predicts-pain-for-russia-2022-6?r=US&IR=T |archive-date=27 June 2023 |website=[[Business Insider]]}}</ref> On 25 June 2022, Ukraine started deploying the system against Russian forces during the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]]. According to the [[Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine]], [[Valeriy Zaluzhnyi]], "Artillerymen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit ... military targets of the enemy on our, Ukrainian, territory".<ref name="Marsi">{{cite web |last1=Marsi |first1=Federica |last2=Siddiqui |first2=Usaid |date=25 June 2022 |title=Ukraine using US-supplied rocket systems: Top general |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/25/ukraine-russia-war-missiles-hit-yavoriv-military-base-liveblog |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531203652/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/25/ukraine-russia-war-missiles-hit-yavoriv-military-base-liveblog |archive-date=31 May 2023 |website=[[Al Jazeera Arabic|Al-Jazeera]]}}</ref> The Ukrainian military stated that this first strike, on a Russian base in Izyum, killed over 40 soldiers. The day before, a second batch of four was announced to be delivered in mid-July.<ref>{{cite news |title=CNN: All pledged US multiple rocket launchers will be in Ukraine by mid-July |newspaper=[[The Kyiv Independent]] |date=24 June 2022 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/uncategorized/cnn-all-pledged-us-multiple-rocket-launchers-will-be-in-ukraine-by-mid-july}}</ref>

On 1&nbsp;July, a US defense official told reporters that Ukraine had been using the system to destroy Russian command posts: "selecting targets and then accurately hitting them&nbsp;... degrading Russian capability".<ref>{{cite news |last=Mitchell |first=Ellen |date=1 July 2022 |title=Pentagon: Ukraine using rocket system to hit Russian command posts |website=The Hill |url=https://thehill.com/policy/defense/3544474-pentagon-ukraines-using-rocket-system-to-hit-russian-command-posts/ |url-status=live |access-date=2 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928045430/https://thehill.com/policy/defense/3544474-pentagon-ukraines-using-rocket-system-to-hit-russian-command-posts/ |archive-date=28 September 2022}}</ref> On 18&nbsp;July, Zaluzhnyi said: "An important factor contributing to our retention of defensive lines and positions is the timely arrival of M142 HIMARS, which deliver surgical strikes on enemy control posts, ammunition and fuel storage depots."<ref>{{cite news |title=Zelensky and other Ukrainian officials say influx of new Western weapons is shifting battlefield balance |date=18 July 2022 |publisher=[[CNN]] |url=https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-07-18-22/index.html |access-date=19 July 2022}}</ref>

Another four HIMARS were announced for delivery on 8&nbsp;July, the delivery spacing driven by the weeks-long process to train Ukrainian troops on how to use the platform. To avoid escalating the conflict, the US restricted Ukraine from using HIMARS to attack targets on Russian territory.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lousey |first=Stephen |date=8 July 2022 |title=US to send more HIMARS precision rockets to Ukraine |newspaper=[[Defense News]] |url=https://www.defensenews.com/land/2022/07/08/us-to-send-more-himars-precision-rockets-to-ukraine/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220710105308/https://www.defensenews.com/land/2022/07/08/us-to-send-more-himars-precision-rockets-to-ukraine/ |archive-date=10 July 2022}}</ref> For the same reason, the US had not provided Ukraine with the longer-range [[ATACMS]] missile, which could easily engage targets inside of Russia.<ref name=WSJ>{{cite web |last1=Kalin |first1=Stephen |first2=Daniel |last2=Michaels |date=8 Oct 2022 |title=Himars transform the battle for Ukraine — and modern warfare |website=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |others=photographs by Adrienne Surprenant |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/himars-transform-battle-for-ukraine-modern-warfare-11665169716?mod=Searchresults_pos6&page=1 |access-date=9 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Strobel |first1=Warren P. |title=Stewart & Stevenson |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraines-appeal-for-longer-range-missiles-presents-fresh-test-of-biden-administration-support-11665083684?mod=Searchresults_pos1&page=1 |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=6 October 2022 |access-date=9 October 2022}}</ref>

A fourth batch of four was announced on 20&nbsp;July, bringing the total number of HIMARS committed to Ukraine to 16. Ukrainian Defense Minister Reznikov stated that the country needed "at least 100" of the system and that by that point, eight systems had destroyed 30&nbsp;command stations and ammunition storage facilities, decreasing the intensity of Russian shelling and slowing their advance.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Gould, Joe |author2=Myers, Meghann |date=20 July 2022 |title=U.S. to send more HIMARS precision rocket systems to Ukraine in latest package |newspaper=[[Defense News]] |quote='We would need at least 100. I think that would become a game-changer on the battlefield', Reznikov, who participated in Wednesday's meeting, said at the Atlantic Council on Tuesday. ¶¶ Ukraine used the first eight HIMARS systems to destroy 30&nbsp;command stations and ammunition storage facilities, which has dramatically decreased the intensity of Russian shelling and slowed Russia's advance, according to Reznikov. |url=https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2022/07/20/us-to-send-more-himars-precision-rocket-systems-to-ukraine-in-latest-package/}}</ref> In that announcement, it was revealed that the number delivered had reached 12&nbsp;launchers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ukraine's allies promise to supply it with over 20&nbsp;HIMARS — Pentagon |newspaper=[[Ukrainska Pravda]] |date=20 July 2022 |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/07/20/7359264/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Weber |first=Peter |date=21 July 2022 |title=U.S. is sending Ukraine more HIMARS rocket systems. They're having a 'huge impact', ex-CIA chief says |magazine=[[The Week]] |url=https://theweek.com/russo-ukrainian-war/1015301/us-is-sending-ukraine-more-himars-rocket-systems-theyre-having-a-huge |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230910055059/https://theweek.com/russo-ukrainian-war/1015301/us-is-sending-ukraine-more-himars-rocket-systems-theyre-having-a-huge |archive-date=10 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Merchant |first1=Nomaan |last2=Madhani |first2=Aamer |date=22 July 2022 |title=White House announces $270M&nbsp;military package for Ukraine |work=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-middle-east-government-and-politics-51ef71efe127b1e90672a725b05c2b57 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719173837/https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-middle-east-government-and-politics-51ef71efe127b1e90672a725b05c2b57 |archive-date=19 July 2023}}</ref> That number had increased to 16 by 1&nbsp;August.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harris |first1=Bryant |last2=Gould |first2=Joe |date=1 August 2022 |title=Biden to send Ukraine ammo for HIMARS as Kyiv, Congress push for more |url=https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2022/08/01/biden-to-send-ukraine-ammo-for-himars-as-kyiv-congress-push-for-more/#:~:text=Ukraine%20has%2016%20HIMARs%2C%20which,territory%2C%20according%20to%20Ukrainian%20officials. |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220802061255/https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2022/08/01/biden-to-send-ukraine-ammo-for-himars-as-kyiv-congress-push-for-more/ |archive-date=2 August 2022 |newspaper=[[Defense News]]}}</ref>

On 30&nbsp;August 2022, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' reported on Ukrainian claims to have successfully used decoy HIMARS units made out of wood to draw at least 10&nbsp;Russian [[3M-54 Kalibr]] cruise missiles. One US diplomat stated that Russian sources had claimed more HIMARS destroyed than the US had sent. A [[United States Department of Defense|Pentagon]] official had earlier in the month asserted that no HIMARS had been destroyed at that time.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hudson |first=John |date=2022-08-30 |title=Ukraine lures Russian missiles with decoys of U.S. rocket system |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/30/ukraine-russia-himars-decoy-artillery/ |url-status=live |access-date=2022-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830060416/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/30/ukraine-russia-himars-decoy-artillery/ |archive-date=30 August 2022}}</ref> On 8 September, US General [[Mark Milley]], chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters: "We are seeing real and measurable gains from Ukraine in the use of these systems. For example, the Ukrainians have struck over 400&nbsp;targets with the HIMARS and they've had devastating effect".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Siebold |first1=Sabine |last2=Stewart |first2=Phil |last3=Ali |first3=Idrees |date=2022-09-08 |title=Ukraine has struck more than 400&nbsp;Russian targets with HIMARS - U.S. top general |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraine-has-struck-more-than-400-russian-targets-with-himars-us-top-general-2022-09-08/ |url-status=live |access-date=2022-09-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404110356/https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraine-has-struck-more-than-400-russian-targets-with-himars-us-top-general-2022-09-08/ |archive-date=4 April 2023}}</ref>

A further 18&nbsp;HIMARS were announced on 28&nbsp;September, as part of an aid package aimed at meeting Ukraine's mid- and long-term needs, so deliveries are to begin in six months at the earliest.<ref name="USDoD28sep">{{cite press release |title=$1.1&nbsp;billion in additional security assistance for Ukraine |publisher=U.S. [[Department of Defense]] |lang=en-US |url=https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3173378/11-billion-in-additional-security-assistance-for-ukraine/|access-date=2022-09-28}}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{cite web |last=Gould |first=Joe |date=28 September 2022 |title=New Ukraine aid will buy 18&nbsp;HIMARS and weapons to 'disrupt' drones |url=https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2022/09/28/new-ukraine-aid-will-buy-18-himars-and-weapons-to-disrupt-drones/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220929014709/https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2022/09/28/new-ukraine-aid-will-buy-18-himars-and-weapons-to-disrupt-drones/ |archive-date=29 September 2022 |newspaper=[[Defense News]]}}</ref> Ukraine had previously been provided with only M31 Unitary Warhead missiles, which are "not ideal against targets spread over large areas, as the deadly chunks are not designed to fly far." As of early October they have been granted the M30A1 which uses the Alternative Warhead that can cover up to "half a square mile of land in a single salvo" with 180,000&nbsp;[[tungsten]] steel [[BB gun|BB]] sized balls.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hubbard |first=Sgt. Brandon |date=17 January 2017 |title=New munitions replace cluster bomb rounds that pose danger to civilians |url=https://www.army.mil/article/180724/new_munitions_replace_cluster_bomb_rounds_that_pose_danger_to_civilians/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024051247/https://www.army.mil/article/180724/new_munitions_replace_cluster_bomb_rounds_that_pose_danger_to_civilians |archive-date=24 October 2023 |website=army.mil}}</ref> The US announced on 4&nbsp;October that four more HIMARS launchers would be provided from US military stockpiles, to increase the total to 20&nbsp;HIMARS in Ukrainian service.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hambling |first=David |date=2022-10-05 |title=New types Of ammunition make Ukraine's HIMARS far deadlier |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2022/10/05/new-types-of-ammunition-make-ukraines-himars-far-deadlier/?sh=4b5225496dbc |url-status=live |access-date=2022-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320193728/https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2022/10/05/new-types-of-ammunition-make-ukraines-himars-far-deadlier/?sh=3606eced6dbc |archive-date=2023-03-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Nicholls |first=Dominic |date=2022-10-06 |title=M30A1 missiles spotted in the field are thought to have been included in the US's latest package of military aid |work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/10/06/ukraines-newest-weapon-special-himars-rockets-can-devastate/ |url-status=live |access-date=2022-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208015857/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/10/06/ukraines-newest-weapon-special-himars-rockets-can-devastate/ |archive-date=2023-12-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Watson |first=Eleanor |date=2022-10-04 |title=$625&nbsp;million Ukraine arms package includes additional long-range rocket systems |work=CBS |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/625-million-ukraine-arms-long-range-rocket-systems/ |access-date=2022-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320193741/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/625-million-ukraine-arms-long-range-rocket-systems/ |archive-date=2023-03-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Gould |first=Joe |date=4 October 2022 |title=Pentagon sending Excalibur guided artillery, more HIMARS to Ukraine |newspaper=[[Defense News]] |url=https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2022/10/04/pentagon-sending-excalibur-guided-artillery-more-himars-to-ukraine/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240104013120/https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2022/10/04/pentagon-sending-excalibur-guided-artillery-more-himars-to-ukraine/ |archive-date=4 January 2024}}</ref>

HIMARS attacks by Ukraine have been credited with "destroy{{Interp|ing}} Russian command nodes, tens of thousands of howitzer artillery rounds and a staggering 20&nbsp;million small-arms rounds." As of 11&nbsp;November 2022, a senior U.S. official stated no HIMARS systems have been destroyed after five months in operational use.<ref>{{cite news |last=Demirjian |first=Karoun |date=10 November 2022 |title=Pentagon sending Ukraine new air defenses as Russia pummels key cities |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/11/10/ukraine-avenger-air-defenses/ |url-status=live |access-date=12 November 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221111025335/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/11/10/ukraine-avenger-air-defenses/ |archive-date=11 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Seligman |first=Lara |date=2022-11-04 |title=Pentagon will pay to upgrade dozens of Soviet-era tanks for Ukraine |work=[[Politico]] |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/04/pentagon-will-pay-to-upgrade-dozens-of-soviet-era-tanks-for-ukraine-00065203 |access-date=2023-01-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226092107/https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/04/pentagon-will-pay-to-upgrade-dozens-of-soviet-era-tanks-for-ukraine-00065203 |archive-date=2023-12-26}}</ref> As of February 2023, CNN reported that Ukraine had expended approximately 9,500 GMLRS rockets.<ref name="cnn russia jamming">{{cite web |last1=Cohen |first1=Zachary |last2=Bertrand |first2=Natasha |last3=Marquardt |first3=Alex |date=2023-05-05 |title=Russia's jamming of US-provided rocket systems complicates Ukraine's war effort |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/05/politics/russia-jamming-himars-rockets-ukraine/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524075053/https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/05/politics/russia-jamming-himars-rockets-ukraine/index.html |archive-date=2023-05-24 |website=[[CNN]]}}</ref> In response to the effects of HIMARS, [[Minister of Defence (Russia)|Russian Defense Minister]] [[Sergei Shoigu]] declared the HIMARS system as a high priority target for Russian troops. Ukrainian officials identified Russia's [[loitering munition]]s as the biggest threat to the HIMARS.<ref name=WSJ/>

HIMARS has been used to strike Russian troop concentrations with GMLRS. Groups of Russian troops out in the open have been killed in these strikes, with a strike in February 2024 killing up to 65 Russian soldiers.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/02/21/twice-in-two-days-russian-troops-gathered-in-the-open-for-inspection-twice-in-two-days-ukrainian-rockets-rained-down/ | title=Twice in Two Days, Russian Troops Gathered in the Open for Inspection. Twice in Two Days, Ukrainian Rockets Rained Down | website=[[Forbes]] }}</ref> HIMARS has also been used to strike Russian troop concentrations in hard cover, with a HIMARS strike on a Russian base in Makiivka killing 89 Russian soldiers on the admission of the Russian government, although BBC News Russian claimed at least 139 dead Russian soldiers.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sauer |first=Pjotr |date=2023-01-02 |title=Ukraine missile strike on Russian-held city of Makiivka kills scores of troops |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/02/ukraine-strike-russian-held-makiivka-reportedly-kills-troops |access-date=2024-07-25 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Скачок смертей заключенных: что известно о потерях России за 13 месяцев войны |url=https://www.bbc.com/russian/features-64984414 |access-date=2024-07-25 |work=BBC News Русская служба |language=ru}}</ref> On 9 August 2024, HIMARS [[August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion|destroyed]] a convoy of Russian troops in the [[Kursk Oblast]] of Russia in what Russian milbloggers described as one of the bloodiest attacks of the entire war.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-fighting-continues-kursk-video-shows-burnt-out-russian-trucks-2024-08-09/|title=Russia reinforces Kursk region as video shows evidence of Ukrainian attack|first=Mark|last=Trevelyan|work=Reuters|date=9 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Russia sends reinforcements to retake Kursk |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/09/russian-drives-past-destruction-ukraine-missile-strike/ |work=The Telegraph |date=9 August 2024}}</ref>

HIMARS has damaged a Russian long-range S-300/S-400 surface to air missile system in Belgorod.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Altman |first=Howard |date=2024-06-03 |title=Ukraine Strikes Long-Range SAM System Inside Russia With U.S. Weapon |url=https://www.twz.com/land/ukraine-strikes-long-range-sam-system-inside-russia-with-u-s-weapon |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=The War Zone |language=en-US}}</ref> On 5 May 2023, it was reported that Russia was able to [[Radio jamming|jam]] GMLRS rockets' GPS guidance system, making strikes less precise. In addition to GPS guidance, GMLRS rockets have an [[inertial navigation system]] which, by definition, cannot be jammed, but it is less precise alone than when it is coupled with GPS guidance.<ref name="cnn russia jamming"/>

On 10 February 2024, two Ukrainian HIMARS systems were seen arriving onboard an [[Antonov Airlines]] [[Antonov An-124 Ruslan|An-124-100M]] at [[Harrisburg International Airport]] in Pennsylvania. Both systems appeared damaged, with one having cracked windows in the crew compartment, and the other missing its front right wheel.<ref name="2dmgd">{{cite news |last = Cook |first = Ellie |date = 13 February 2024 |title = US Video Shows HIMARS Return for Repairs in Apparent First Loss |url = https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-himars-damaged-repairs-video-1869345 |work= [[Newsweek]] |location = New York, New York |access-date = 21 June 2024}}</ref>

On 5 March 2024, a Ukrainian HIMARS system was destroyed for the first confirmed time, after being tracked by a Russian drone and targeted with a missile near [[:uk:Никанорівка|Nykanorivka, Donetsk Oblast]].<ref>{{cite web |last1 = Axe |first1 = David |title = After Two Years Of Trying, The Russians Finally Destroyed A Ukrainian HIMARS |url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/03/05/after-two-years-of-trying-the-russians-finally-destroyed-a-ukrainian-himars/?sh=1b292cec526b |website = Forbes |access-date= 6 March 2024 |date= March 5, 2024}}</ref>  On 15 August 2024, the second confirmed loss of a HIMARS system occurred in the Sumy region, making the total loss to two destroyed and two damaged.<ref name=":4">{{cite web|url=https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-ukrainian.html|website=oryxspioenkop.com|title=Documenting Ukrainian Equipment Losses During The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine|access-date=2024-08-21}}</ref> According to LostArmour, as of 18 November 2024, at least 7 HIMARS were destroyed, while another 3 HIMARS were damaged, according to videos.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://lostarmour.info/mdst |title= Потери РСЗО в вооруженном конфликте на Украине 2014-2023 гг|website=lostarmour.info |first= |last= |date=November 19, 2024}}</ref>

== Armament ==
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The HIMARS can fire the following rockets and missiles:

=== MLRS ===
MLRS is a series of 227 mm rockets.

''See section {{section link|M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System|MLRS|nopage=y}} in main article [[M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System]] for more details on the M26''
*'''M26''' rockets carrying 644 [[DPICM]] M77 submunitions. Range: {{Convert|15–32|km|sp=us|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Marine Corps Gazette"/>
* '''M26A1 ER''' rockets carrying 518 M85 submunitions. Range: {{Convert|15–45|km|sp=us|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Marine Corps Gazette"/>
* '''M26A2 ER''' rockets carrying 518 M77 submunitions. Range: {{Convert|15–45|km|sp=us|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Marine Corps Gazette"/>
* '''AT2''' German M26 variant carrying 28 AT2 anti-tank mines. Range: {{Convert|15–38|km|sp=us|abbr=on}}
* '''[[GLSDB]]''' - Swedish M26 rocket based flying bomb carrying [[GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb|SDB]].<ref name="Selinger 2022">{{cite web |last=Selinger |first=Marc |date=2022-11-01 |title=Saab expects first contract soon for new GLSDB artillery weapon |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/saab-expects-first-contract-soon-for-new-glsdb-artillery-weapon |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924212018/https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/saab-expects-first-contract-soon-for-new-glsdb-artillery-weapon |archive-date=2023-09-24 |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=Janes.com}}</ref>

The M28 rockets are a variant of the unguided M26 rockets of the M270 system.<ref name="Marine Corps Gazette">{{cite journal |last1=Russo |first1=Joe |title=Long-Range Precision Fires |journal=Marine Corps Gazette |date=May 2018 |page=40 |url=https://mca-marines.org/wp-content/uploads/0518-Long-Range-Precision-Fires.pdf |access-date=22 June 2022}}</ref> Each rocket pod contains 6 identical rockets.

* '''M28''' practice rockets. An M26 variant with three ballast containers and three smoke-marking containers in place of the submunition payload.
* '''M28A1''' Reduced-Range Practice Rocket (RRPR) with blunt nose. Range reduced to {{cvt|9|km}}.
* '''M28A2''' Low-Cost Reduced-Range Practice Rocket (LCRRPR) with blunt nose. Range reduced to {{cvt|9|km}}.

==== GMLRS ====
Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) 227 mm rockets have an extended range and add [[GPS]]-aided guidance to their [[Inertial Navigation System]]. GMLRS rockets were introduced in 2005 and the M30 and M31 rockets are, except for their warheads, identical.<ref name="Turner">{{cite web |last1=Turner |first1=Paul E. |title=Precision Fires Rocket and Missile Systems |url=https://ndiastorage.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/ndia/2016/armament/Turner.pdf |date=27 April 2016 |publisher=U.S. Army Precision Fires Rocket & Missile Systems Project Office |access-date=23 June 2022}}</ref> {{As of|2021|12|1}} 50,000 GMLRS rockets have been produced,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lindstrom |first1=Kinsey |date=12 January 2021 |title=Army celebrates production of 50,000th GMLRS rocket and its continued evolution |url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/386831/army-celebrates-production-50000th-gmlrs-rocket-and-its-continued-evolution |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404182014/https://www.dvidshub.net/news/386831/army-celebrates-production-50000th-gmlrs-rocket-and-its-continued-evolution |archive-date=4 April 2023 |access-date=23 June 2022 |publisher=Program Executive Office Missiles and Space}}</ref> with yearly production now exceeding 9,000 rockets. Each rocket pod contains 6 identical rockets. Both Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Army report that the GMLRS has a maximum range of 70+ km (43+ mi).<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.army.mil/e2/downloads/rv7/2020-2021_Weapon_Systems_Handbook.pdf#page=196 |title = Weapons Systems Handbook 2020-2021 |publisher = U.S. Army|access-date = 7 May 2023}}</ref><ref name="Lockheed Martin 2023">{{cite web |date=2023-03-29 |title=GMLRS: The Precision Fires Go-To Round |url=https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/guided-mlrs-unitary-rocket.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218200921/https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/guided-mlrs-unitary-rocket.html |archive-date=2023-12-18 |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Lockheed Martin}}</ref>  According to a U.S. Department of Defense document the maximum demonstrated performance of a GMLRS is {{cvt|84|km}},<ref>{{cite web |title=Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System/Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System Alternative Warhead (GMLRS/GMLRS AW) |url=https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/FOID/Reading%20Room/Selected_Acquisition_Reports/FY_2019_SARS/20-F-0568_DOC_34_GMLRSGMLRS_AW_SAR_Dec_2019_Full.pdf#page=15 |publisher=Defense Acquisition Management Information Retrieval |access-date=23 June 2022 |page=15}}</ref> a figure also reported elsewhere.<ref name="Marine Corps Gazette"/><ref name="Turner"/> Another source reports a maximum range of about {{cvt|90|km}}.<ref name="Global Defense Corp 2022">{{cite web |date=2022-09-26 |title=Ukrainian Army Showcases New 90KM Range M31A1 GMLRS Projectile For HIMARS |url=https://www.globaldefensecorp.com/2022/09/27/ukrainian-army-showcases-new-90km-range-m31a1-gmlrs-projectile-for-himars/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508174508/https://www.globaldefensecorp.com/2022/09/27/ukrainian-army-showcases-new-90km-range-m31a1-gmlrs-projectile-for-himars/ |archive-date=2023-05-08 |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Global Defense Corp}}</ref> In 2009 Lockheed Martin announced that a GMLRS had been successfully test fired {{cvt|92|km}}.<ref name=q3>{{Cite web |work = Army technology |url= https://www.army-technology.com/news/news69339-html/ |title=Lockheed Tests Improved GMLRS Rocket |date=8 November 2009}}</ref>

* '''M30''' rockets carrying 404 DPICM M101 submunitions. Range: {{cvt|15–92|km}}. 3,936 produced between 2004 and 2009, production ceased in favor of the M30A1.<ref name="Turner"/> The remaining M30 rockets are being updated with either the M30A1 or M31A1 warhead.<ref name="Marine Corps Gazette"/>
* '''M30A1''' rockets with Alternative Warhead (AW). Range: {{cvt|15–92|km}}. GMLRS rocket that replaces the M30's submunitions with approximately 182,000 pre-formed tungsten fragments for area effects without unexploded ordnance.<ref>{{cite web |title=FY 2015 Annual Report: Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System – Alternate Warhead (GMLRS-AW) M30E1 |url= https://www.dote.osd.mil/Portals/97/pub/reports/FY2015/army/2015gmlrs.pdf?ver=2019-08-22-105949-840 |date=January 2016 |publisher=The Office of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation |access-date=23 June 2022}}</ref> Entered production in 2015.<ref name="Turner"/><ref name="Marine Corps Gazette"/> This warhead is superior not just because it does not use [[cluster munition]]s but is also superior to a normal high explosive round: "A high explosive round is very impressive because it produces a big bomb and large pieces of shrapnel, but this round is small pellets and covers a much larger area."<ref>{{cite web |title=The new M30A1 GMLRS Alternate Warhead to replace cluster bombs for US Army Central 71601171 |url= https://www.armyrecognition.com/weapons_defence_industry_military_technology_uk/the_new_m30a1_gmlrs_alternate_warhead_to_replace_cluster_bombs_for_us_army_central_71601171.html |date=16 January 2017 |website=armyrecognition.com |access-date=9 July 2022}}</ref> The M30A1 uses a proximity sensor fuze mode with a 10 meter burst height.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Federal Register, Vol. 84, No. 25 |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-02-06/pdf/2019-01229.pdf |access-date=2024-05-01 |website= federalregister.gov}}</ref>
* '''M30A2''' rockets with Alternative Warhead (AW). Range: {{cvt|15–92|km}}. Improved M30A1 with Insensitive Munition Propulsion System (IMPS). Only M30 variant in production since 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System/Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System Alternative Warhead (GMLRS/GMLRS AW) |url=https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/FOID/Reading%20Room/Selected_Acquisition_Reports/FY_2019_SARS/20-F-0568_DOC_34_GMLRSGMLRS_AW_SAR_Dec_2019_Full.pdf |publisher=Defense Acquisition Management Information Retrieval |access-date=23 June 2022 |page=7}}</ref>
* '''M31''' rockets with {{cvt|200|lb|kg}} high-explosive unitary warhead. Range: {{cvt|15–92|km}}. Entered production in 2005. The warhead is produced by [[General Dynamics]] and contains {{convert|51|lb|kg}} of [[Polymer-bonded explosive|PBX-109]] high explosive in a steel blast-fragmentation case.<ref>{{cite web |title=GMLRS Unitary Warhead |url=https://www.gd-ots.com/missiles-and-rockets/warheads-and-payloads/gmlrs/ |publisher=General Dynamics |access-date=23 June 2022}}</ref>
* '''M31A1''' rockets with {{cvt|200|lb|kg}} high-explosive unitary warhead. Range: {{cvt|15–92|km}}. Improved M31 with new multi-mode fuze that added airburst to the M31's fuze point detonation and delay.<ref>{{cite web |title=Weapon System Handbook |url=https://www.msl.army.mil/documents/peoweaponsystems.pdf |publisher=Program Executive Office Missiles and Space |access-date=24 June 2022 |pages=111–112 |archive-date=14 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814023104/https://www.msl.army.mil/documents/peoweaponsystems.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* '''M31A2''' rockets with {{cvt|200|lb|kg}} high-explosive unitary warhead. Range: {{cvt|15–92|km}}. Improved M31A1 with Insensitive Munition Propulsion System (IMPS). Only M31 variant in production since 2019.
* '''ER GMLRS''' rockets with extended range beyond {{cvt|150|km|abbr=on}}.<ref name=q4>{{Cite web |last=Freedberg Jr |first=Sydney J. |date=11 October 2018 |title=Army Building 1,000-Mile Supergun |url=https://breakingdefense.com/2018/10/army-builds-1000-mile-supergun/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015002955/https://breakingdefense.com/2018/10/army-builds-1000-mile-supergun/ |archive-date=15 October 2018 |website=Breaking Defense}}</ref> Rockets use a slightly increased rocket motor size, a newly designed hull, and tail-driven guidance while still containing six per pod. It will come in unitary and AW variants.<ref>{{cite web |last=Judson |first=Jen |date=13 October 2020 |title=Army, Lockheed prep for first extended-range guided rocket test firing |url=https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/ausa/2020/10/13/army-lockheed-prep-for-first-extended-range-guided-rocket-test-firing/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201013125923/https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/ausa/2020/10/13/army-lockheed-prep-for-first-extended-range-guided-rocket-test-firing/ |archive-date=13 October 2020 |access-date=24 June 2022 |website=Defense News}}</ref> The first successful test flight of an ER GMLRS occurred in March 2021.<ref>{{cite web |date=4 March 2021 |title=Mission Success: Lockheed Martin's Extended-Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System Soars In Flight Test |url=https://news.lockheedmartin.com/mission-success-lockheed-martin-extended-range-guided-multiple-launch-rocket-system-soars-flight-test |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004171040/https://news.lockheedmartin.com/mission-success-lockheed-martin-extended-range-guided-multiple-launch-rocket-system-soars-flight-test |archive-date=4 October 2023 |access-date=25 June 2022 |publisher=Lockheed Martin}}</ref> Lockheed Martin anticipates adding the ER to its production line in the fiscal year 2023 contract award, and is planning to produce the new rockets at its [[Camden, Arkansas|Camden]] facility. Full operational capability is planned for 2025.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.defensenews.com/land/2021/03/30/lockheed-scores-12b-contract-to-build-us-armys-guided-rocket-on-heels-of-extended-range-test/ |title=Lockheed scores $1.1B contract to build US Army's guided rocket on heels of extended-range test |last=Judson |first=Jen |date=30 March 2021 |website=Defense News }}</ref> In 2022 Finland became the first foreign customer to order ER GMLRS.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://defbrief.com/2022/02/12/finland-becomes-first-extended-range-gmlrs-rocket-customer/ |title=Finland becomes first extended range GMLRS rocket customer |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=12 February 2022 |website=Defense Brief |access-date=24 June 2022 }}</ref> In November 2022 Lithuania announced that it will obtain GMLRS-ER.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/lithuania-m142-high-mobility-artillery-rocket-system-himars |title=Lithuania – M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) |website= Defense Security Cooperation Agency (dsca.mil)}}</ref> In February 2023, Poland ordered GMLRS-ER AW missiles.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |title= Poland – High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) |url=https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/poland-high-mobility-artillery-rocket-system-himars-0 |work= US [[Defense Security Cooperation Agency]] |date=7 February 2023 |access-date=14 February 2023}}</ref>

=== GLSDB ===
{{main|Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb}}

The Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) is an M26-rocket based weapon made by [[Boeing]] and the [[Saab Group]], who modified Boeing's [[GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb]] (SDB) with the addition of an obsolete M26 rocket motor. It has a range of up to {{cvt|150|km}}.<ref name="Selinger 2022"/>

=== ATACMS ===
{{main|ATACMS}}

The Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) is a series of 610&nbsp;mm [[surface-to-surface missile]] (SSM) with a range of up to {{cvt|300|km}}.<ref name=q5>{{Cite web |publisher = CSIS |url= https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/atacms/ |title=MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS)|website=Missile Threat}}</ref> Each rocket pod contains one ATACMS missile. {{As of|2022}}, only the M48, M57, and M57E1 remain in the US military's arsenal.

* '''M39''' (ATACMS BLOCK I) missile with inertial guidance. The missile carries 950 M74 Anti-personnel and Anti‑materiel (APAM) bomblets. Range: {{cvt|25–165|km}}. 1,650 M39 were produced between 1990 and 1997, when production ceased in favor of the M39A1. During [[Desert Storm]] 32 M39 were fired at Iraqi targets, and during [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]] a further 379 M39 were fired.<ref name="Turner"/><ref name="Marine Corps Gazette"/> The remaining M39 missiles are being updated to M57E1 missiles.<ref name="MOD">{{cite web |title=Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) Modification (MOD) |url=https://www.dote.osd.mil/Portals/97/pub/reports/FY2018/army/2018atacms.pdf?ver=2019-08-21-155806-710 |publisher=The Office of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation |access-date=23 June 2022}}</ref><ref name="Keller">{{cite web |last1=Keller |first1=John |title=Lockheed Martin to upgrade weapons payloads and navigation and guidance on ATACMS battlefield munitions |date=30 July 2021 |url=https://www.militaryaerospace.com/sensors/article/14207794/munitions-navigation-and-guidance-payloads |publisher=Military+Aerospace Electronics |access-date=23 June 2022}}</ref> The M39 is the only ATACMS variant, which can be fired by all MLRS and HIMARS variants.
* '''M39A1''' (ATACMS BLOCK IA) missile with GPS-aided guidance. The missile carries 300 M74 APAM bomblets. Range: {{cvt|20–300|km}}. 610 M39A1 were produced between 1997 and 2003. During Operation Iraqi Freedom 74 M39A1 were fired at Iraqi targets.<ref name="Turner"/><ref name="Marine Corps Gazette"/> The remaining M39A1 missiles are being updated to M57E1 missiles.<ref name="MOD"/><ref name="Keller"/> The M39A1 and all subsequently introduced ATACMS missiles can be used only with the M270A1 (or variants thereof) and the HIMARS.
* '''M48''' (ATACMS Quick Reaction Unitary; QRU) missile with GPS-aided guidance. The missile carries the {{convert|500|lb|kg|adj=on}} WDU-18/B penetrating high explosive blast fragmentation warhead of the [[US Navy]]'s [[Harpoon (missile)|Harpoon]] anti-ship missile, which was packaged into the newly designed WAU-23/B warhead section. Range: {{cvt|70-300|km}}. 176 M48 were produced between 2001 and 2004, when production ceased in favor of the M57. During Operation Iraqi Freedom 16 M48 were fired at Iraqi targets; a further 42 M48 were fired during [[Operation Enduring Freedom]].<ref name="Turner"/><ref name="Marine Corps Gazette"/> The remaining M48 missiles remain in the U.S. Army and [[US Marine Corps]]' arsenal.
* '''M57''' (ATACMS TACMS 2000) missile with GPS-aided guidance. The missile carries the same WAU-23/B warhead section as the M48. Range: {{cvt|70-300|km}}. 513 M57 were produced between 2004 and 2013.<ref name="Turner"/><ref name="Marine Corps Gazette"/>
* '''M57E1''' (ATACMS Modification; MOD) missile with GPS-aided guidance. The M57E1 is the designation for upgraded M39 and M39A1 with re-grained motor, updated navigation and guidance software and hardware, and a WAU-23/B warhead section instead of the M74 APAM bomblets. The M57E1 ATACMS MOD also includes a proximity sensor for airburst detonation.<ref name="MOD"/> Production commenced in 2017 with an initial order for 220 upgraded M57E1.<ref name="Turner"/><ref name="Marine Corps Gazette"/> The program is slated to end in 2024 with the introduction of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM), which will replace the ATACMS missiles in the US arsenal.

=== PrSM ===
{{main|Precision Strike Missile}}

The Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) is a new series of GPS-guided missiles, which will begin to replace ATACMS missiles in 2024. PrSM carries a newly designed area-effects warhead and has a range of {{cvt|60-499|km}}. PrSM missiles can be launched from the M270A2 and the HIMARS, with rockets pods containing 2 missiles. {{As of|2022}}, the PrSM is in [[Low rate initial production|low-rate initial production]], with 110 missiles being delivered to the US military over the year. PrSM will enter operational service in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Precision-Guided Munitions: Background and Issues for Congress |url=https://sgp.fas.org/crs/weapons/R45996.pdf |publisher=Congressional Research Service |access-date=23 June 2022 |page=22}}</ref><ref name="Turner"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) |date=22 December 2021 |url=https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/precision-strike-missile.html |publisher=Lockheed Martin |access-date=23 June 2022}}</ref>

==Related developments==
Lockheed Martin UK and [[INSYS]] had jointly developed a demonstrator rocket artillery system similar to HIMARS for the British Army's "Lightweight Mobile Artillery Weapon System/Rocket" (LIMAWS(R)) program. The system consisted of a single MLRS pod, mounted on a [[Supacat]] SPV600 chassis.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.defense-update.com/events/2007/summary/dsei07_missiles.htm#camm |title=Missiles and Fire Support at DSEi 2007 |access-date=7 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905154914/http://defense-update.com/events/2007/summary/dsei07_missiles.htm#camm |archive-date=5 September 2008 }}</ref> The LIMAWS(R) program was canceled in September 2007.<ref>[http://www.janes.com/news/defence/idr/idr070904_1_n.shtml "UK cancels LIMAWS Gun to pay for operations"]. ''Janes.com'', 4 September 2007.</ref>
[[File:Autonomous multi-domain launcher 01.jpg|thumb|The Autonomous Multi-domain Launcher at Yuma Proving Ground, April 2024]]
Lockheed Martin and [[Thales Australia]] are discussing with the Australian government, manufacturing GMLRS rockets in Australia, due in part to concerns of resupply during conflict. Australia has the ability to manufacture the rockets but it depends on the technology, specifically the guidance components, being authorized by the US government.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eurasiantimes.com/himars-down-under-australia-looks-to-buy-manufacture-himars-mlrs-after-their-super-success-in-ukraine/ |author= Ashish Dangwal |date=8 October 2022 |title= HIMARS Down Under! Australia Looks To Buy, Manufacture HIMARS MLRS After Their 'Super Success' In Ukraine |access-date=8 October 2022}}</ref> In November 2022, the publication The Strategist, published by the [[Australian Strategic Policy Institute]], warned that "acquiring the missile-delivery system without a dedicated [[surveillance and target acquisition]] capability means that Australia's long-range fires will have no eyes."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Molesworth |first=Daniel |date=2022-11-30 |title=Australian Army's long-range strike capability could be firing blind |url=https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/australian-armys-long-range-strike-capability-could-be-firing-blind/ |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=The Strategist |language=en-AU}}</ref>

===Autonomous Multi-domain Launcher===
The Autonomous Multi-domain Launcher (AML) is an [[unmanned ground vehicle|unmanned]] variant of the HIMARS. The AML is equipped with remote controlled launcher and [[fire-control system]] that ensures compatibility with current munitions used onboard both [[M270 MLRS]] and HIMARS.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.defensenews.com/land/2021/06/16/us-army-fires-autonomous-launcher-in-pacific-focused-demo/ |title=US Army fires autonomous launcher in Pacific-focused demo |date=17 June 2021 }}</ref> The concept video shows the AML can carry two pods compared to one on HIMARS and is expected to be compatible with munitions from other services or in development.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dvidshub.net/video/806965/autonomous-multi-domain-launcher-simulation-video |title=Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher Simulation Video }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://breakingdefense.com/2022/06/armys-autonomous-himars-moving-forward-will-be-at-project-convergence/ |title=Army's autonomous HIMARS moving forward, will be at Project Convergence |date=17 June 2022 }}</ref>

===Homar-A===
Homar-A (English: [[Lobster]], A for American) is a program by [[Ministry of National Defence (Poland)|Polish Ministry of National Defense]] to acquire the M142 HIMARS, and, via technology transfers, integrate the launcher with the domestically produced [[Jelcz]] 663.45 6x6 truck chassis, ''Topaz'' [[Battle command|battle management]] system and communication system. The Armaments Agency of the Polish Ministry of National Defense has signed a framework agreement with Lockheed Martin on September 11, 2023. Under the terms of this agreement, 486 Homar-A vehicles will be assembled in Poland, with first deliveries starting in 2026.<ref>{{cite web |date=11 September 2023 |title=Poland's Ministry Of National Defense Signs Framework Agreement With Lockheed Martin For Homar-A Rocket Artillery System Program |url=https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2023-09-11-polands-ministry-of-national-defense-signs-framework-agreement-with-lockheed-martin-for-homar-a-rocket-artillery-system-program |access-date=12 July 2024 |website=www.lockheedmartin.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Ratka |first=Damian |date=12 September 2024 |title=Święto Wojsk Lądowych. W oczekiwaniu na Borsuka [KOMENTARZ] |url=https://defence24.pl/sily-zbrojne/swieto-wojsk-ladowych-w-oczekiwaniu-na-borsuka-komentarz-under-construction |access-date=14 September 2024 |website=Defense24.pl |language=pl}}</ref>

===GMARS===
In 2023, [[Rheinmetall]] and [[Lockheed Martin]] signed a collaboration agreement for the development of the Global Mobility Artillery System (GMARS) to address the need for future long-range artillery. The GMARS launcher consists of two pods as opposed to HIMAR's single pod. Current munition options include the MFOM family of munitions such as GMLRS, ER-GMLRS, [[MGM-140 ATACMS]] and [[Precision Strike Missile]]. Surfaced launched version of [[AGM-158 JASSM]] and 122 mm unguided rockets are expected to be integrated later.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rheinmetall.com/en/products/tactical-wheeled-vehicles/wheeled-armoured-vehicles/gmars | title=Rheinmetall }}</ref> It was unveiled during the Eurosatrory 2024 and mounted on Rheinmetall's HX 8x8 chassis. Both Rheinmetall and Lockheed Martin are actively engaging with European customers for potential sales.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://breakingdefense.com/2024/06/rheinmetall-lockheed-unveil-gmars-in-talks-with-european-customers-exec/ | title=Rheinmetall, Lockheed unveil GMARS, in talks with European customers: Exec | date=17 June 2024 }}</ref>

==Operators==
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[[File:HIMARS operators in blue.svg|thumb|upright=1.35|A map of HIMARS operators in blue]]
[[File:Ukrainian HIMARS in Zaporizhya oblast, early June 2022 (3).jpg|thumb|A Ukrainian HIMARS in the Zaporizhya region, June 2022.]]

===Current operators===
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;{{JOR}}
:* [[Royal Jordanian Army]] (12)<ref>{{cite web |title= US approves GMLRS rounds for Jordan |date= 9 February 2022 |publisher= Jane's |url= https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/us-approves-gmlrs-rounds-for-jordan |access-date= 2022-12-18}}</ref>
::* 29th HIMARS Battalion, [[Jordan Royal Artillery Command]]

; {{POL}}
:* [[Polish Land Forces]] (18)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.defense-aerospace.com/poland-receives-new-shipment-of-abrams-tanks-himars-rocket-launchers/ |title=Tanks and Launchers from the United States for Poland |website=defense-aerospace.com |date=23 November 2023}}</ref>
::* [[16th Mechanised Division (Poland)|16th Mechanised Division]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.pl/web/national-defence/the-first-himars-are-already-in-poland-they-will-go-to-the-16th-mechanized-division |title=The first Himars are already in Poland. They will go to the 16th Mechanized Division - Ministry of National Defence - Gov.pl website }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://notesfrompoland.com/2023/05/15/poland-takes-delivery-of-first-himars-from-us/ |title=Poland takes delivery of first HIMARS from US |date=15 May 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Poland gets 1st U.S.-made HIMARS rocket launchers amid concerns over war in Ukraine |date=2023-05-15 |website=[[Associated Press]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515181417/https://apnews.com/ca80f1d4a10063b77e0c210d27ee4a60 |archive-date=2023-05-15 |url-status=live |url=https://apnews.com/ca80f1d4a10063b77e0c210d27ee4a60}}</ref>

[[File:Romanian HIMARS loaded into an RAF A400M airplane.jpg|thumb|Romanian HIMARS loaded into a [[Royal Air Force]] [[A400M Atlas]]]]
;{{ROU}}
:* [[Romanian Land Forces]] (36)<ref>{{cite AV media|title=Podcasturile Observatorul militar, ep.31, invitat general-lt. dr. ing. Teodor Incicaș |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6ky-0c8iYg |via=[[YouTube]] |publisher=Studioul Multimedia - Observatorul militar |language=ro |format=video |date=4 September 2023 |time=38:42}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=FOTO/VIDEO România a executat primele trageri reale cu sistemul de rachete HIMARS: A simulat atacarea unor nave în Marea Neagră |url= https://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-defense-25612194-foto-video-romania-executat-primele-trageri-reale-sistemul-rachete-himars-simulat-atacarea-unor-nave-marea-neagra.htm|website=[[HotNews]]|language=ro|date=10 June 2022}}</ref>
::* [[8th Tactical Operational Missile Brigade (Romania)|8th Tactical Operational Missile Brigade]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Armata română a efectuat în premieră trageri cu sistemul HIMARS |url= https://www.defenseromania.ro/armata-romana-a-efectuat-in-premiera-trageri-cu-sistemul-himars_616803.html|website=Defense Romania |language=ro|date=10 June 2022}}</ref>

;{{SIN}}
:* [[Singapore Army]] (24)
::* 23rd Battalion [[Singapore Artillery]] (23 SA)<ref>{{cite web|date= 6 October 2017 |title=Singapore Army HIMARS |url= https://militaryleak.com/2017/10/06/singapore-army-himars/|access-date= 12 August 2021|website=MilitaryLeak|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Singapores HIMARS Rocket Artillery |url= http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/singapore-requests-himars-rocket-artillery-03807/|access-date=12 August 2021|website= Defense Industry Daily}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Singapore, Fort Sill execute live fire missions |url= https://www.army.mil/article/213283/singapore_fort_sill_execute_live_fire_missions|access-date=12 August 2021|website= Army|date= November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/publications/cyberpioneer/features/2010/jan10_fs.html |archive-url= https://archive.today/20120805101251/http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/publications/cyberpioneer/features/2010/jan10_fs.html |archive-date=5 August 2012 |title=Integration at its best |date=4 January 2010 |publisher=[[Ministry of Defence (Singapore)]] |access-date=1 May 2011 |quote=Men from 23 SA had commenced training with the US Army's HIMARS in March 2009.}}</ref>

; {{TWN}}
:* [[Republic of China Army]]: In October 2020, the US government approved the sale of 11 HIMARS to Taiwan, with this initial batch being delivered in November 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) – HIMARS, Support, and Equipment |url=https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/taipei-economic-and-cultural-representative-office-united-states-15 |website=Defense Security Cooperation Agency |access-date=7 November 2024 |date=21 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Everington |first=Keoni |title=Taiwan confirms it has received 11 HIMARS units from US |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5966045 |website=Taiwan News |access-date=7 November 2024 |date=6 November 2024}}</ref> An additional batch of 18 launchers will be purchased due to the cancellation of [[M109 howitzer#M109A6 Paladin|M109A6 howitzer]] orders.<ref>{{cite web |date=31 August 2022 |title=Taiwan to buy 18 more HIMARS from US amid Ukrainian wins |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4643514 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240605121911/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/4643514 |archive-date=5 June 2024 |access-date=5 June 2024 |website=Taiwan News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Gould |first=Joe |date=12 October 2020 |title=US advances three arms sales packages to Taiwan |url=https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2020/10/12/us-advances-three-arms-sales-packages-to-taiwan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201013145001/https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2020/10/12/us-advances-three-arms-sales-packages-to-taiwan/ |archive-date=13 October 2020 |access-date=15 October 2020 |website=Defense News}}</ref>

;{{UKR}}
:* [[Ukrainian Ground Forces]] (39) as of Jan. 2024<ref name=":2">{{cite web |last=Axe |first=David |title=So Far Russia Hasn't Destroyed Even One Of Ukraine's 39 HIMARS Rocket-Launchers—And Not For A Lack Of Trying |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/01/01/so-far-russia-hasnt-destroyed-even-one-of-ukraines-39-himars-rocket-launchers-and-not-for-a-lack-of-trying/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Forbes}}</ref> with two damaged bound to the US for repairs and 2 destroyed as of September 2024.<ref name="2dmgd" /><ref>{{cite news |title=After Two Years Of Trying, The Russians Finally Destroyed A Ukrainian HIMARS |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/03/05/after-two-years-of-trying-the-russians-finally-destroyed-a-ukrainian-himars/?sh=3efab28a526b |website=[[Forbes]] |access-date=2024-03-11}}</ref><ref name=":4" />

;{{UAE}}
:* [[United Arab Emirates Army]] (32)<ref>{{cite web |title=UAE – High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) Launchers |publisher = Defense Security Cooperation Agency |url= https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/uae-high-mobility-artillery-rocket-systems-himars-launchers |access-date= 2022-07-25}}</ref>

;{{USA}}
:*[[United States Army]]
:** [[210th Field Artillery Brigade (United States)|210th Field Artillery Brigade]] (210th FAB)
:*** 6th Battalion [[37th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|37th Field Artillery Regiment]] (6-37 FAR)
:*** 1st Battalion [[13th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|13th Field Artillery Regiment]] (1-13 FAR)
:** [[17th Field Artillery Brigade (United States)|17th Field Artillery Brigade]] (17th FAB)
:*** 5th Battalion [[3rd Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|3rd Field Artillery Regiment]] (5-3rd FAR)
:*** 1st Battalion [[3rd Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|3rd Field Artillery Regiment]] (1-3 FAR)
:*** 1st Battalion [[94th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|94th Field Artillery Regiment]] (1-94th FAR)
:** [[18th Field Artillery Brigade]] (18th FAB)
:*** 3rd Battalion [[27th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|27th Field Artillery Regiment]] (3-27th FAR)
:*** 3rd Battalion [[321st Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|321st Field Artillery Regiment]] (3-321st FAR)
:** [[41st Field Artillery Brigade (United States)|41st Field Artillery Brigade]] (41st FAB)
:*** 1st Battalion [[77th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|77th Field Artillery Regiment]] (1-77th FAR)
:*** 1st Battalion [[6th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|6th Field Artillery Regiment]] (1-6th FAR)
:** [[75th Field Artillery Brigade (United States)|75th Field Artillery Brigade]] (75th FAB)<ref>{{cite web |url= http://sill-www.army.mil/75th_Field_Artillery_Brigade/units/1_14th.html |title= 75th FA BDE – 1-14th FAR |website= Sill |publisher= Army |access-date= 21 December 2016 |archive-date= 20 April 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210420075248/https://sill-www.army.mil/75th_Field_Artillery_Brigade/units/1_14th.html |url-status= dead }}</ref>
:*** 1st Battalion [[14th Field Artillery Regiment]]
:* [[Army National Guard]]
::* [[45th Field Artillery Brigade]] ([[Oklahoma Army National Guard]])
::** 1st Battalion, [[158th Field Artillery Regiment]] (Oklahoma Army National Guard)
::** 4th Battalion, [[133rd Field Artillery Regiment]] ([[Texas Army National Guard]])
::* [[65th Field Artillery Brigade (United States)|65th Field Artillery Brigade]] ([[Utah Army National Guard]])
::** 5th Battalion [[113th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|113th Field Artillery Regiment]] ([[North Carolina Army National Guard]])
::* [[115th Field Artillery Brigade]] ([[Wyoming Army National Guard]])
::** 1st Battalion [[121st Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|121st Field Artillery Regiment]] ([[Wisconsin Army National Guard]])
::** 2nd Battalion [[300th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|300th Field Artillery Regiment]] (Wyoming Army National Guard)
::* [[130th Field Artillery Brigade]] ([[Kansas Army National Guard]])
::** 2nd Battalion [[130th Field Artillery Regiment]] (Kansas Army National Guard)
::* [[138th Field Artillery Brigade]] ([[Kentucky Army National Guard]])
::** 3rd Battalion [[116th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|116th Field Artillery Regiment]] ([[Florida Army National Guard]])
::** 1st Battalion 623rd Field Artillery Regiment (Kentucky Army National Guard)
::* [[142nd Field Artillery Brigade]] ([[Arkansas Army National Guard]])
::** 1st Battalion 181st Field Artillery Regiment ([[Tennessee National Guard]])
::* [[169th Field Artillery Brigade]] ([[Colorado Army National Guard]])
::** 3rd Battalion [[157th Field Artillery Regiment]] (Colorado Army National Guard)
::* [[197th Field Artillery Brigade]] ([[New Hampshire Army National Guard]])
::** 3rd Battalion [[197th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|197th Field Artillery Regiment]] (New Hampshire Army National Guard)
::** 1st Battalion [[182nd Field Artillery Regiment]] ([[Michigan Army National Guard]])
:* [[United States Marine Corps]]
::* [[1st Battalion, 10th Marines|1st Battalion 10th Marine Regiment]]
::* [[2nd Battalion, 10th Marines|2nd Battalion 10th Marine Regiment]]
::* [[5th Battalion, 11th Marines|5th Battalion 11th Marine Regiment]]
::* [[3rd Battalion, 12th Marines|3rd Battalion 12th Marine Regiment]]
::* [[2nd Battalion, 14th Marines|2nd Battalion 14th Marine Regiment]]

===Future operators===
;{{AUS}}
:* [[Australian Army]]: The Pentagon reported that the Australian Army had requested to purchase 20 HIMARS at a cost of "between one and two billion [Australian] dollars", with the sale being approved by the U.S. State Department in May 2022.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.reuters.com/world/us-oks-potential-sale-himars-launchers-australia-pentagon-says-2022-05-26/ |title=Australia wins U.S. approval to buy rocket launchers|date=26 May 2022 |publisher =Reuters|last1=Jackson |first1=Katharine |last2=Stone |first2=Mike}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Australian Army makes HIMARS procurement bid |date= 27 May 2022 |url= https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/australian-army-makes-himars-procurement-bid |access-date=27 May 2022 |publisher= Jane's}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=2023-01-04 |title=Australia to buy American-made long-range HIMARS missile system |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-05/australia-america-himars-missile-system/101827334 |access-date=2023-01-04}}</ref> Australia has later announced that they will order more HIMARS to a total of 42 launchers, with deliveries to begin from 2026.<ref name=":3">{{cite web |title=Arms transfer database |url=https://armstransfers.sipri.org/ArmsTransfer/CSVResult |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=armstransfers.sipri.org}}</ref> Australia has also received over 2000 GMLRS rockets for use with the HIMARS, with domestic production to begin from 2025.<ref name=":3" /> Australia will later on receive and manufacture [[Precision Strike Missile]] for use with HIMARS.<ref name=":3" />

;{{CRO}}
:* [[Croatian Army]]: According to information released by Croatian daily [[Jutarnji list]], there are ongoing negotiations between Croatian and American side about the $300 million dollars worth procurement of HIMARS systems for Croatian Army, which is expected to be concluded by the end of 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Naoružani do zuba: Hrvatska vojska nabavlja bacače HIMARS, haubice CAESAR i Bayraktare |url=https://www.tportal.hr/vijesti/clanak/naoruzani-do-zuba-hrvatska-vojska-nabavlja-bacace-himars-haubice-caesar-i-bayraktare-foto-20240802 |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=tportal.hr |language=Croatian}}</ref> On 30 August 2024, the U.S. State Department approved the sale of eight systems to Croatia worth $390 million.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hrvatska dobiva moćno oružje: SAD odobrio prodaju HIMARS-a u vrijednosti od 390 milijuna dolara |url=https://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/odobrena-prodaja-himars-a-hrvatskoj-u-vrijednosti-390-milijuna-dolara-1796488 |access-date=2024-08-31 |work=Večernji.hr |language=Croatian}}</ref>

;{{EST}}
:* [[Estonian Land Forces]]: In July 2022, United States approved the sale of six systems to Estonia as part of package estimated at $500 million.<ref>{{cite web |date= 2022-07-16 |title=USA allows Estonia to buy six HIMARS missile systems |place = EE |url= https://news.err.ee/1608659089/usa-allows-estonia-to-buy-six-himars-missile-systems |access-date=2022-07-16 |website= News |publisher = ERR}}</ref> A contract was signed in December 2022.<ref>{{cite web |date= 2022-12-05 |title=Estonia buys HIMARS, as eastern allies boost artillery arsenals |url= https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2022/12/05/estonia-buys-himars-as-eastern-allies-boost-artillery-arsenals/ |access-date=2022-12-06 |website= defensenews.com}}</ref>

; {{ITA}}
:* [[Italian Army]]: In December 2023, the US State Department approved the possible sale of 21 HIMARS launchers and related equipment for an estimated cost of $400 million.<ref>{{cite web |title=Italy – M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) Defense Security Cooperation Agency |url=https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/italy-m142-high-mobility-artillery-rocket-systems-himars |website= dsca.mil |access-date=18 December 2023}}</ref>

; {{LAT}}
:* [[Latvian Land Forces]]: In October 2022, Latvian Ministry of Defense announced that Latvia plans to acquire six systems for an estimated cost of $220 million.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=Latvia plans to buy six HIMARS systems |url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/latvia-plans-to-buy-six-himars-systems.a477726/ |date=12 October 2022 |access-date=12 October 2022 |website=LSM}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=LATVIA – M142 HIGH MOBILITY ARTILLERY ROCKET SYSTEMS |url=https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/latvia-m142-high-mobility-artillery-rocket-systems|date=24 October 2023}}</ref> The contract was signed in December 2023 with delivery planned to begin in 2027.<ref>{{cite web |title=Latvia, USA sign HIMARS missile purchase deal |url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/20.12.2023-latvia-usa-sign-himars-missile-purchase-deal.a536156/ |date=20 December 2023|access-date=20 December 2023 |website=LSM}}</ref>

; {{LTU}}
:* [[Lithuanian Land Forces]]: In November 2022, the US State Department approved the sale of 8 systems and over 800 missiles, including the ATACMS. The $495 million contract was signed in December 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lithuania – M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) |url=https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/lithuania-m142-high-mobility-artillery-rocket-system-himars|date=9 November 2022|access-date=16 November 2022 |website=Defense Security Cooperation Agency}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lithuania signs $495m contract with US for HIMARS systems |url=https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1846566/lithuania-signs-495m-contract-with-us-for-himars-systems |date=16 December 2022 |access-date=16 December 2022 |website=LRT}}</ref>

; {{MAR}}
:* [[Royal Moroccan Army]]: In April 2023, the US State Department approved the possible sale of 18 HIMARS launchers and related equipment for an estimated cost of $524.2 million.<ref>{{cite web |title=Morocco – High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) |url=https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/morocco-high-mobility-artillery-rocket-systems-himars |access-date=2023-04-12 |website= Defense Security Cooperation Agency (dsca.mil)}}</ref>

; {{NOR}}
:* [[Norwegian Army]]: In August 2024, the US State Department approved the sale of 16 HIMARS launchers, related equipment and munitions for a cost of approximately $580 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/norway-m142-high-mobility-artillery-rocket-systems |title=Norway – M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems &#124; Defense Security Cooperation Agency}}</ref>

===Potential operators===
; {{BUL}}
:* [[Bulgarian Land Forces]]: The M142 HIMARS is a part of Bulgaria's Modernization program and is one of the top priorities for the Bulgarian Land Forces.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lex.bg - Закони, правилници, конституция, кодекси, държавен вестник, правилници по прилагане |url=https://lex.bg/bg/laws/ldoc/2137242459 |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=lex.bg}}</ref>

; {{PHL}}
:* [[Philippine Army]]: The Philippines expressed interest in acquiring the M142 HIMARS for coastal defense, alongside the Indian [[BrahMos|BrahMos missile]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Lariosa |first=Aaron-Matthew |date=2023-07-01 |title=Philippines to Acquire HIMARS, More BrahMos Missiles in Coming Years |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/07/philippines-to-acquire-himars-more-brahmos-missiles/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230703020852/https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/07/philippines-to-acquire-himars-more-brahmos-missiles/ |archive-date=2023-07-03 |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=Naval News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Maderazo |first=Jake J. |date=2024-01-02 |title=AFP acquires HIMARS, world's fastest missiles for WPS |url=https://opinion.inquirer.net/169577/afp-acquires-himars-worlds-fastest-missiles-for-wps |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}</ref> Other options such as the [[K239 Chunmoo]] and the [[PULS (multiple rocket launcher)|Elbit PULS]] are also being considered.<ref>{{cite web |last=Orpiano |first=Pitz |title=The Philippine Army and the M142 HIMARS MLRS Acquisition Plan |url=https://www.pitzdefanalysis.net/2023/07/the-philippine-army-and-m142-himars-mlrs-acquisition-plan.html |access-date=2024-01-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Orpiano |first=Pitz |title=K239 Chunmoo - A Potential and Cheaper HIMARS Alternative for the Philippine Army |url=https://www.pitzdefanalysis.net/2024/01/k239-chunmoo-potential-cheaper-himars-alternative-philippine-army.html |access-date=2024-01-23}}</ref>

; {{SWE}}
:* [[Swedish Army]]: Sweden has previously shown interest in buying and it is also on the Swedish Army's wish list.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dn.se/sverige/raketartilleri-hogt-upp-pa-armechefens-onskelista/ | title=Raketartilleri högt upp på arméchefens önskelista | date=26 April 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://marcusoscarsson.se/just-nu-vapnet-som-star-pa-svenska-forsvarets-onskelista/ | title=JUST NU: Vapnet som står på svenska försvarets önskelista | date=26 November 2022 }}</ref>

===Failed bids===
; {{HUN}}
:* [[Hungarian Ground Forces]]: Hungary requested the sale of HIMARS from the US in a letter with a deadline of March 2022. As there was no response from the US, Hungary "considered the matter closed". In June 2023, U.S. Senator [[Jim Risch]], seated on the [[United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee]], revealed however that continued attempts had been made, but he had blocked the sale of up to 24 HIMARS systems to Hungary on grounds that Hungary was refusing to approve [[Sweden–NATO_relations|Sweden's bid to join NATO]]. The Hungarian Defence Ministry in response stated that it did not intend to procure HIMARS systems.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hudson |first1=John |last2=Morris |first2=Loveday |title=GOP senator blocks arms sale to Hungary for stalling Sweden's NATO bid |url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/defence-and-security/news/us-senator-blocks-arms-sales-to-hungary-over-blocking-swedens-nato-bid/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=17 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617180906/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/06/14/hungary-sweden-nato-james-risch-himars/ |archive-date=17 June 2023 |date=14 June 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Adamowski |first1=Jaroslaw |title=Hungary responds after US senator says he blocked HIMARS purchase |url=https://www.defensenews.com/land/2023/06/15/hungary-responds-after-us-senator-says-he-blocked-himars-purchase/ |website=Defense News |access-date=17 June 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230617135255/https://www.defensenews.com/land/2023/06/15/hungary-responds-after-us-senator-says-he-blocked-himars-purchase/ |archive-date=17 June 2023 |location=Warsaw |date=15 June 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=US senator blocks arms sales to Hungary over blocking Sweden's NATO bid |url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/defence-and-security/news/us-senator-blocks-arms-sales-to-hungary-over-blocking-swedens-nato-bid/ |website=Euractiv |access-date=17 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617180911/https://www.euractiv.com/section/defence-and-security/news/us-senator-blocks-arms-sales-to-hungary-over-blocking-swedens-nato-bid/ |archive-date=17 June 2023 |date=15 June 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
; {{NED}}
:* [[Royal Netherlands Army]]: In February 2023, the US State Department approved the potential sale of 20 systems to Netherlands at a cost of $650 million.<ref>{{cite web |last=Revell |first=Eric |date=2023-02-16 |title=US agrees to sell 20 HIMARS to Netherlands for $670 million |url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/us-agrees-sell-20-himars-the-netherlands-670-million |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240605075343/https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/us-agrees-sell-20-himars-the-netherlands-670-million |archive-date=2024-06-05 |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=FOXBusiness |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. agrees to sell Netherlands HIMARS rockets in €627 million deal {{!}} NL Times |url=https://nltimes.nl/2023/02/17/us-agrees-sell-netherlands-himars-rockets-eu627-million-deal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240605075612/https://nltimes.nl/2023/02/17/us-agrees-sell-netherlands-himars-rockets-eu627-million-deal |archive-date=2024-06-05 |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=NL Times |date=17 February 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Perez |first=Zamone |date=2023-02-17 |title=US State Department approves sale of HIMARS to Netherlands |url=https://www.defensenews.com/land/2023/02/17/us-state-department-approves-sale-of-himars-to-netherlands/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240605075942/https://www.defensenews.com/land/2023/02/17/us-state-department-approves-sale-of-himars-to-netherlands/ |archive-date=2024-06-05 |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=Defense News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Netherlands – M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) |url=https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/netherlands-m142-high-mobility-artillery-rocket-system-himars |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230217003111/https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/netherlands-m142-high-mobility-artillery-rocket-system-himars |archive-date=2023-02-17 |access-date=2023-04-06 |work=Defense Security Cooperation Agency (dsca.mil)}}</ref> In March 2023, the Netherlands purchased 20 [[Elbit Systems]] [[PULS (multiple rocket launcher)|PULS]] launchers instead of HIMARS. The value of the contract is $133 million. PULS advantage according to the Ministry of Defence is that it can carry more missiles, better price, means more missiles can be purchased and last but not least Elbit delivers them faster than Lockheed Martin, whose production capacity is booked many years ahead.<ref>{{cite web |last=Helfrich |first=Emma |date=2023-04-03 |title=The Netherlands Is Going To Bet Big On Long-Range Weapons |url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/the-netherlands-is-going-to-bet-big-on-long-range-weapons |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230404052059/https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/the-netherlands-is-going-to-bet-big-on-long-range-weapons |archive-date=2023-04-04 |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=The Drive |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Boguslavsky |first=Eyal |date=2023-04-19 |title=Netherlands to procure Israeli-made Rocket launchers |url=https://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/57934 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240605080908/https://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/57934 |archive-date=2024-06-05 |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=Israel Defense}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of U.S. Army rocket launchers]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commonscat}}
* {{Official website}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130409134853/http://www.armyrecognition.com/united_states_us_army_artillery_vehicles_system_uk/himars_high_mobility_multiple_artillery_rocket_launcher_system_data_sheet_information_specifications.html M142 HIMARS Lockheed Martin High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (Army recognition)]
* [https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/himars.htm High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS)]
* [http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app4/mlrs.html Information about M26/M30/M31 MLRS rockets on designation-systems.net]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8515141.stm Use of HIMARS system suspended in Afghanistan after 12 civilians killed by 300m targeting error]
* [https://www.nsnlookup.com/equipment-intelligence/land/himars-m142 HIMARS Technical Manuals]

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