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The US Army Command has signed a major contract with Lockheed Martin for the production of new Precision Strike Missiles. The $4.9 billion program will significantly enhance the strike capabilities of HIMARS and M270 MLRS systems. Breakthrough in high-precision target engagement The US Army Command has signed a $4.9 billion contract with Lockheed Martin for […]
After receiving permission from the United States on Friday to use their weapons to strike military targets in Russia, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched HIMARS missiles at the occupiers’ base in the Belgorod region of Russia the same night. That night, the Ukrainian army aimed several of its HIMARS wheeled launchers at Belgorod, 30 kilometers […]
According to information provided to The Washington Post by Stacey Pettijohn, director of the defense program at the Center for a New American Security, the war in Ukraine is indeed forcing the United States to rethink some military strategies and assumptions. He noted that the Russian-Ukrainian war has highlighted the vulnerability of certain types of […]
A video has been posted on the Internet showing how two damaged HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems brought from Ukraine for repair are being unloaded in the United States. One of the systems has shrapnel damage to the cockpit and launcher, while the other is missing the right front wheel. Interestingly, this is the first […]
The Ukrainian military is actively using the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system. A video appeared showing the crew’s work from the inside. It was published on the official pages of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. “The HIMARS rocket artillery system effectively destroys enemy equipment and manpower along the entire front line,” the […]
In the southern sector, the Special Operations Forces practiced using HIMARS to target Russian heavy equipment. In particular, the fighters destroyed a 2S19 Msta-S howitzer and severely damaged a Tornado-G multiple rocket launcher. This was reported by the Command of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. “Msta-S was destroyed by fire, […]
The HIMARS system detected by Russian drones near Bakhmut was able to avoid the Russians’ “response” due to its fast speed. Thus, all 39 missile systems of this type in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to remain in service and destroy the occupiers, Forbes reports. HIMARS systems provide Ukraine with significant advantages […]
he US Army has begun receiving Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM). This is a new long-range weapon for the M142 HIMARS highly mobile artillery missile systems and the M270 MLRS multiple launch rocket systems. Lockheed Martin announced the delivery of the first batch of PrSM on its official website on December 11, 2023. The transfer of […]
The Shift5 Group has agreed with the US Army to strengthen the resilience of the HIMARS highly mobile artillery and missile system to cyber threats. As part of the contract signed the day before, the company undertook to supplement the above installations with digital anomaly detection systems to increase the degree of protection against cyber […]
Russia suffered another loss in aviation, but this time not due to the skillful actions of the Air Force or anti-aircraft gunners, but due to the skill of missile and reconnaissance drone operators. Moreover, the Ukrainian HIMARS have a new record – a Russian Mi-8 transport helicopter that was destroyed in the field. This is […]