M142 HIMARS
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Summary
M142 HIMARS is an artillery model[1]. It ranks in the top 0.31% of artillery model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,680 views/month, #3 of 968).[2]
Key Facts
- Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control[3], Lockheed Martin[4], BAE Systems[5]
- Subclass of: multiple rocket launcher[6], rocket artillery[7]
- Designed by: Lockheed Martin[8]
- Commons category: High Mobility Artillery Rocket System[9]
- Country of origin: United States[10]
- Inception: 1996[11]
- Participated in conflict: War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)[12], Syrian Civil War[13], Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017[14], full-scale Russo-Ukrainian war[15]
- Ammunition: Guided MLRS[16], MGM-140 ATACMS[17], Precision Strike Missile[18]
- Official website: https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/high-mobility-artillery-rocket-system.html[19]
- Total produced: 540[20], 500[21]
- Nickname: Химера[22]
- Length: 7000 millimetre[23]
- Height: 3200 millimetre[24]
- Width: 2400 millimetre[25]
- Speed: 85 kilometre per hour[26]
- Mass: 11,000 kg[27]
- Production rate: 96 unit per year[28], 72 unit per year[29], 48 unit per year[30], 24 unit per year[31]
- Price: 3,480,000 US dollars[32], 4,901,857 US dollars[33], 5,624,826 US dollars[34], 7,302,871 US dollars[35], 5,430,250 US dollars[36], 7,609,353 US dollars[37], 5,325,700 US dollars[38]
Why It Matters
M142 HIMARS has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]