HIMARS
Military abbreviation · Weapon and Military Equipment
| Stands for | High Mobility Artillery Rocket System |
|---|---|
| Categories | Military |
HIMARS stands for High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, a weapon and military equipment abbreviation.
M142 truck-mounted rocket launcher that fires six guided GMLRS rockets or one ATACMS missile from a single pod, then quickly drives away to avoid counterfire. It became famous after deliveries to Ukraine in 2022.
Example: HIMARS strikes hit Russian ammunition depots far behind the front.
Usage notes
Built by Lockheed Martin on a five-ton truck chassis, HIMARS is lighter and more transportable than the tracked M270 MLRS. The Marine Corps also fields HIMARS for long-range fires in expeditionary and island operations. Pronounced "HI-mars."
Related abbreviations
More weapon and military equipment abbreviations
- GBU – Guided bomb unit
- GMLRS – Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System
- HARM – High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile
- HE – High explosive
- HEAT – High-explosive anti-tank
- HGV – Hypersonic glide vehicle
- HMMWV – High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle
- ICBM – Intercontinental ballistic missile
- IFV – Infantry fighting vehicle
- IOTV – Improved Outer Tactical Vest
- IRBM – Intermediate-range ballistic missile
- JDAM – Joint Direct Attack Munition