Get To Know HIMARS, The Ukrainian Long-range Weapon Targeted By Russia

HIMARS, a high mobility artillery rocket system. (Lockheed Martin)

JAKARTA - Ukraine has received long-range weapons supplies from its allies including the United States and Britain. This was responded by Russian Defense Minister Segery Shoigu who urged Russian military commanders in Donbass to target a new target, namely Ukrainian long-range weapons.

Russia Today reports that the order came as Shoigu inspected troops stationed around Donetsk, the main city of the Donetsk People's Republic.

Russia's target is a number of weapons supplied by the US and allies including the HIMARS rocket launcher system, French CAESAR self-propelled howitzer and other foreign hardware, which must be hit with high-precision weapons, according to Defense Minister Segery Shoigu. What is HIMARS, the long-range weapon that Russia is targeting?

Get to know HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System)

According to Lockheed Martin, HIMARS (high-mobility artillery rocket system) is a new member of the multi-launch rocket system (MLRS) family. HIMARS is an artillery offering MLRS firepower on wheeled chassis.

For information, in 1996, HIMARS was developed by Lockhead Martin Missiles and Fire Control. This weapon is intended to attack and defeat artillery, air defense systems, trucks, armored vehicles, and enemy support forces, as reported by Army Technology.

HIMARS has capabilities that are not easily traceable. The reason is, when he launches a rocket which then moves away at high speed to target the target before the enemy detects the launch location.

In addition, this system is also capable of targeting targets within 16 seconds with high precision and accuracy. Another plus is that this weapon is capable of launching all MLRS munitions including long-range and short-range rockets as well as next-generation rocket variants.