United Arab Emirates has purchased 12 Lockheed Martin HIMARS rocket launcher systems 10301152

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United Arab Emirates has purchased 12 Lockheed Martin HIMARS rocket launcher systems.
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $28.6 million contract to provide 12 HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). HIMARS was developed by Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control under an advanced concept technology demonstration (ACTD) programme, placed in 1996.
     
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $28.6 million contract to provide 12 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). HIMARS was developed by Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control under an advanced concept technology demonstration (ACTD) programme, placed in 1996. U.S. Marines with Romeo Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marines (5/11), Regimental Combat Team 7 fire rockets from a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
     
The systems provide updated crew protection capabilities with sapphire transparent armor glass. , awarded by the U.S. Army in support of a U.S. foreign military sale to the UAE, also includes associated training, software, spares and product modifications.

The purpose of HIMARS is to engage and defeat artillery, air defence concentrations, trucks, light armour and personnel carriers, as well as support troop and supply concentrations.

M142 HIMARS carries a single six-pack of rockets on the army's family of medium tactical vehicles (FMTV) 6x6. The HIMARS (launcher) consists of a carrier (automotive portion) and a Fire Control system (FCS) that computes all fire mission data and a Launcher-Loader Module (LLM) portion that performs all operations necessary to complete a fire mission.

In addition to the standard MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System) round, HIMARS is capable of launching the entire MLRS family of munitions, including the extended-range rocket, the reduced-range practice rocket and all future variants. HIMARS carries a single six-pack of MLRS rockets, or one army tactical missile system (ATACMS) missile.
 
The extended-range MLRS rocket (ER-MLRS) improves the basic M26 range of 32km to more than 45km and the area of influence by 107%.
 
The HIMARS was combat-tested during Operation Iraqi Freedom and was also deployed during the combat operations in Afghanistan.