M142 HIMARS

The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is a light multiple rocket launcher developed in the late 1990s for the United States Army, mounted on a standard Army M1140 truck frame.

The HIMARS carries six rockets or one MGM-140 ATACMS missile on the U.S. Army's new Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) five-ton truck, and can launch the entire Multiple Launch Rocket System Family of Munitions (MFOM). HIMARS ammunition is interchangeable with the MLRS M270A1, however it is only able to carry one pod rather than the standard two for the M270 and A1 variants. It was designed as a small, mobile, MLRS, with the ability to 'shoot-and-scoot'.

The launcher is C-130. transportable. The chassis is produced by BAE Systems Mobility & Protection Systems (formerly Armor Holdings Aerospace and Defense Group Tactical Vehicle Systems Division), the OEM of the FMTV. The rocket launching system is produced by Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control.

Users

 * Canada
 * Canadian Army
 * Jordan
 * Royal Jordanian Army
 * Philippines
 * Philippine Army
 * Poland
 * Polish Land Forces
 * Qatar
 * Qatar Emiri Land Force
 * Romania
 * Romanian Army
 * Singapore
 * Singapore Army
 * United Arab Emirates
 * United Arab Emirates Army
 * United States
 * United States Army
 * United States Marine Corps