Himars rocket launch / photo source: MApN / SOLD. Vasile Cristian
Romania has three Himars soil-soil missiles, more 54 launchers divided into three different battalions. It is one of the most modern weapons that the army has in use now.
“The military in the 96th Tactical operative missiles” Mircea Voievod “, along with the military from the French Fighting Group dislocated in Romania, participated in the multinational exercise” Eagle Strike “from the Capu-Midia training polygon and the exercise” Traznetul 25.11 “, carried out in the secondary center for the MAPD.
The Battalion 96 Tactical operative missiles “Mircea voievod” is from Ploieșțti, while the other two Himars battalions in Romania are the 81 Tactical operative rockets “Maior Gheorghe Şonțu” from Focșani and the Battalion 83 Tactical operative missiles “Bogdan I”, in Bârșad.
Photo source: MApN / Balance. Vasile Cristian
Himars missile systems: What did Romania bought $ 1.5 billion
Romania acquired in 2019 from the American company Lockheed Martin three artillery systems based on soil rackets with a big beating for about $ 1.5 billion, the first system in 2021, the latter being operationalized a year ago.
Each system has 18 launching facilities including, but without limiting to them, ammunition, control elements, sensors, logistics support, maintenance, cryptographic and special regime, as well as the personnel training service at all the necessary levels.
The Romanian contract also provides three different types of guided/conducted missiles that can hit surface or punctual terrestrial targets up to 300 km.
The Himars launcher is mounted on the truck and can accommodate six 227mm M270 rockets or a single MGM-140 Atacms rocket.
Basically, in addition to the 54 launchers, the contract also provides for the purchase of 81 M31A1 Unitary missiles and 81 M30A1 alternative Warhead missiles, as well as 54 attackers, those with an effective radius of up to 300 km.
