Editing M142 HIMARS (section)

==Operational history==
HIMARS first entered service in June 2005 with the 27th Field Artillery, 18th Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg, in North Carolina.<ref name="army_technology">{{cite web |date=7 July 2023 |title=HIMARS - High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System, a member of MLRS family|url=https://www.army-technology.com/projects/himars/?cf-view |access-date=1 September 2024 |work=Army Technology}}</ref>

===Afghanistan and the Middle East===
Three prototype HIMARS launchers were successfully used during the [[Iraq War]].<ref name="army_technology" /> The first US Marine Corps battalion equipped with HIMARS, the 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, was deployed to Iraq in July 2007.<ref name="army_technology" />

[[File:Fire support training 140313-A-DM872-123.jpg|thumb|A HIMARS launcher with armored cab]]
[[File:118th Airlift Wing C-130 unloads Tennessee National Guard equipment at Berry Field ANGB.jpg|thumb|A HIMARS launcher being loaded into a [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|C-130 Hercules]] aircraft in 2011]]
[[File:USMC-090301-M-0000S-006.jpg|thumb|Reloading a HIMARS with a pod of six [[dummy round|training rounds]] in Afghanistan]]
In February 2010, the [[International Security Assistance Force]] (ISAF) for Afghanistan indicated in a press release that two rockets fired from a HIMARS were believed to have fallen 300 metres short of their intended target, killing 12 civilians during [[Operation Moshtarak]]. ISAF suspended the use of the HIMARS until a full review of the incident was completed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ISAF Weapon Fails to Hit Intended Target, 12 Civilians Killed |url=http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/isaf-weapon-fails-to-hit-intended-target-12-civilians-killed.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027180353/http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/isaf-weapon-fails-to-hit-intended-target-12-civilians-killed.html |archive-date=27 October 2014 |website=isaf.nato.int}}</ref> A British officer later said that the rockets were on target, that the target was in use by the [[Taliban]], and that use of the system had been reinstated.<ref>{{cite web |date=16 February 2010 |title=Operation Moshtarak: missiles that killed civilians 'hit correct target' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/7254661/Operation-Moshtarak-missiles-that-killed-civilians-hit-correct-target.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719173745/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/7254661/Operation-Moshtarak-missiles-that-killed-civilians-hit-correct-target.html |archive-date=19 July 2023 |access-date=7 July 2010 |work=The Telegraph}}</ref> Reports indicated that the civilian deaths were due to the Taliban's use of [[human shield]]s. The presence of civilians at that location had not been known to the ISAF forces.<ref>{{cite web |date=18 February 2010 |title=Artillery: It Wasn't Me |url=http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htart/articles/20100218.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924203406/http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htart/articles/20100218.aspx |archive-date=24 September 2023 |access-date=7 July 2010 |work=Strategy page}}</ref> A report in the ''[[New York Times]]'' in October 2010 credited the HIMARS with aiding the [[NATO]] offensive in [[Kandahar]] by targeting Taliban commanders' hideouts, forcing many to flee to Pakistan, at least temporarily.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gall |first=Carlotta |date=20 October 2010 |title=Coalition Routs Taliban in Southern Afghanistan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/21/world/asia/21kandahar.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130205124/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/21/world/asia/21kandahar.html |archive-date=30 November 2023 |work=The New York Times}}</ref>

In November 2015, the U.S. Army revealed that it had deployed the HIMARS to Iraq, firing at least 400 rockets at [[Islamic State]] (ISIL) targets since the beginning of that summer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trevithick |first=Joseph |date=25 November 2015 |title=The U.S. Army Hurls Hundreds of Rockets at Islamic State |url=http://warisboring.com/articles/the-u-s-army-hurls-hundreds-of-rockets-at-islamic-state/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720130624/https://warisboring.com/the-u-s-army-hurls-hundreds-of-rockets-at-islamic-state/ |archive-date=20 July 2023 |access-date=28 November 2015 |website=War is boring}}</ref> HIMARS detachments were sent to [[Al Asad Airbase]] and [[Al-Taqaddum Air Base]] in [[Al Anbar Governorate]]. In March 2016, a U.S. Army HIMARS fired rockets into Syria for the first time in support of Syrian rebels fighting ISIL, from launchers based in neighboring Jordan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tilghman |first=Andrew |date=11 March 2016 |title=In a first, U.S. forces in Jordan have attacked ISIS in Syria |url=https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2016/03/11/in-a-first-u-s-forces-in-jordan-have-attacked-isis-in-syria/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719212227/https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2016/03/11/in-a-first-u-s-forces-in-jordan-have-attacked-isis-in-syria/ |archive-date=19 July 2023 |website=Military Times}}</ref>

In January 2016, Lockheed announced that the HIMARS had reached 1 million operational hours with U.S. forces, achieving a 99 percent operational readiness rate.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 January 2016 |title=HIMARS High Mobility Artillery Rocket System achieves one million operational hours milestone |url=https://armyrecognition.com/january_2016_global_defense_security_news_industry/himars_high_mobility_artillery_rocket_system_achieves_one_million_operational_hours_milestone_11401162.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925204054/https://armyrecognition.com/january_2016_global_defense_security_news_industry/himars_high_mobility_artillery_rocket_system_achieves_one_million_operational_hours_milestone_11401162.html |archive-date=25 September 2023 |website=Army Recognition}}</ref>

In April 2016, it was announced that the U.S. would be deploying the HIMARS in Turkey near the border with Syria as part of the battle with ISIL.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pamuk |first1=Humeyra |date=26 April 2016 |title=Turkish minister says U.S. to deploy rocket launchers near Syrian border |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey-usa-idUKKCN0XN11Q/ |url-status=live |access-date=29 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503192535/https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey-usa-idUKKCN0XN11Q |archive-date=3 May 2022}}</ref> In early September, international media and the [[United States Department of State|U.S. State Department]] reported a newly deployed HIMARS had engaged ISIL targets in Syria near the Turkish border.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 September 2016 |title=US forces hit Isis targets in Syria with mobile rocket system, official says |language=en-GB |newspaper=The Guardian |agency=Reuters |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/03/isis-us-military-syria-turkey-border |url-status=live |access-date=4 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613160435/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/03/isis-us-military-syria-turkey-border |archive-date=13 June 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://twitter.com/usembassyturkey/status/772036923552632833 |title=US Embassy Turkey |publisher = Twitter|access-date= 4 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://twitter.com/brett_mcgurk/status/772067652206419968?ref_src=twsrc%255Etfw |first =Brett |last = McGurk |title = Twitter|access-date=4 September 2016}}</ref>

In October 2016, HIMARS were stationed at [[Qayyarah Airfield West]], some {{convert|65|km}} south of Mosul, taking part in the [[Battle of Mosul (2016)|Battle of Mosul]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 October 2016 |title=CNN visits Qayyara airbase at frontlines of war against ISIS |url=https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2016/10/25/qayyara-airbase-iraq-mosul-dnt-damon.cnn |website=CNN}}</ref>

In June 2017, a HIMARS was deployed at [[Al-Tanf (U.S. military base)|Al-Tanf]], Syria, to support U.S.-backed rebels in the area.<ref>{{cite web |title=US deploys HIMARS artillery near al-Tanf, previously used to strike ISIS in Syria from Turkey and Jordan |url=https://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2017/14-june-us-deploys-himars-artillery-near-altanf-previously |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240605122219/https://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2017/14-june-us-deploys-himars-artillery-near-altanf-previously |archive-date=5 June 2024 |access-date=5 June 2024 |website=Map of Syrian Civil War |publisher=Live UA Map}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=14 June 2017 |title=US rocket artillery deployed to southern Syria for first time |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-long-range-missile-system-deploy-southern-syria-first-time-9348201 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720092342/https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-rocket-artillery-deployed-southern-syria-first-time |archive-date=20 July 2023 |website=Middle East Eye}}</ref>

On 24 May 2018, a HIMARS strike killed 50 Taliban fighters and leaders in [[Musa Qala]], Afghanistan.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Starr |first1=Barbara |last2=Browne |first2=Ryan |date=30 May 2018 |title=US military says it killed dozens of Taliban leaders in Afghanistan |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/30/politics/us-killed-taliban-leaders-afghanistan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205173108/https://edition.cnn.com/2018/05/30/politics/us-killed-taliban-leaders-afghanistan/ |archive-date=5 December 2022 |website=CNN}}</ref> Three rockets struck the building within a 14-second timespan.<ref>{{cite web |date=30 May 2018 |title=HIMARS Strike on High-Level Taliban Command and Control |url=https://www.military.com/video/operations-and-strategy/air-strikes/himars-strike-high-level-taliban-command-control/5791439370001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720005922/https://www.military.com/video/operations-and-strategy/air-strikes/himars-strike-high-level-taliban-command-control/5791439370001 |archive-date=20 July 2023 |work=Military.com}}</ref>

In September 2018, US support forces coordinated with [[Syrian Democratic Forces]] fighting to defeat ISIS in east Syria in the [[Deir ez-Zor campaign (2017–2019)|Deir ez-Zor campaign]], sometimes striking ISIS positions with GMLRS rockets 30 times per day.<ref>{{cite press release |url= http://sdf-press.com/en/2018/10/the-outcome-of-engagements-in-the-battle-to-defeat-terrorism/ |title=The outcome of engagements in the battle to defeat terrorism|publisher=Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)|date=9 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url= http://sdf-press.com/en/2018/10/the-outcome-of-engagements-in-the-battle-to-defeat-terrorism-2/ |title=The outcome of engagements in the battle to defeat terrorism|publisher=Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)|date=12 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url= http://sdf-press.com/en/2018/10/outcome-of-engagements-in-the-battle-to-defeat-terrorism/ |title=The outcome of Engagements in the battle to defeat terrorism|publisher=Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)|date=16 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url= http://sdf-press.com/en/2018/10/outcome-of-engagements-in-the-battle-to-defeat-terrorism-2/ |title=Outcome of engagements in the battle to defeat terrorism|publisher=Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)|date=23 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://twitter.com/NotWoofers/status/1052650087111905280 |title= The SDF has regularly been reporting @coalition artillery and airstrikes throughout the offensive to take the Hajin pocket. But they've been noting M142 launches which I personally find interesting. These MLRS systems fire a rocket just over twice the side of a grad rocket|last=Woofers|date=17 October 2018}}</ref> The HIMARS used in this support operation were located in the Omar oilfields, some {{cvt|25|km}} north of the ISIS-controlled targets.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://twitter.com/StrategicNews1/status/1041289970223378432 |title=Photo of a #US M142 HIMARS system located in the Omar Oil Field Green Village, which supports #SDF forces in the offensive on #Baghuz. #Syriapic.twitter.com/19FwGdNJPg |work =Strategic News|date=16 September 2018}}</ref>

===Ukraine===
[[File:Ukrainian HIMARS in Zaporizhya oblast, early June 2022 (1).jpg|thumb|A Ukrainian HIMARS in [[Zaporizhzhia Oblast]], July&nbsp;2022]]

On 1&nbsp;June 2022, the US announced that it would be supplying four HIMARS to Ukraine with M31 GMLRS unitary rockets.<ref>{{cite news |last=Shear |first=Michael D. |date=31 May 2022 |title=U.S. to Send Ukraine $700 Million in Military Aid, Including Advanced Rockets |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/us/politics/biden-ukraine-rockets.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604134114/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/us/politics/biden-ukraine-rockets.html |archive-date=4 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Biden Jr. |first=Joseph R. |date=31 May 2022 |title=What America Will and Will Not do in Ukraine |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/opinion/biden-ukraine-strategy.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213051158/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/opinion/biden-ukraine-strategy.html |archive-date=13 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=June 2022 |title=Himars: What are the advanced rockets US is sending Ukraine? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/01/himars-what-are-the-advanced-rockets-us-is-sending-ukraine |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205140335/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/01/himars-what-are-the-advanced-rockets-us-is-sending-ukraine |archive-date=5 December 2023 |website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> On 23 June, the first HIMARS arrived in Ukraine, according to [[List of Ministers of Defense (Ukraine)|Ukrainian Defense Minister]] [[Oleksii Reznikov]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Porter |first=Tom |date=23 June 2022 |title=Ukraine celebrates US long-range rocket systems arriving after months of asking. 'Summer will be hot for Russian occupiers.' |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-hails-arrival-himars-predicts-pain-for-russia-2022-6 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194136/https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-hails-arrival-himars-predicts-pain-for-russia-2022-6?r=US&IR=T |archive-date=27 June 2023 |website=[[Business Insider]]}}</ref> On 25 June 2022, Ukraine started deploying the system against Russian forces during the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]]. According to the [[Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine]], [[Valeriy Zaluzhnyi]], "Artillerymen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit ... military targets of the enemy on our, Ukrainian, territory".<ref name="Marsi">{{cite web |last1=Marsi |first1=Federica |last2=Siddiqui |first2=Usaid |date=25 June 2022 |title=Ukraine using US-supplied rocket systems: Top general |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/25/ukraine-russia-war-missiles-hit-yavoriv-military-base-liveblog |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531203652/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/25/ukraine-russia-war-missiles-hit-yavoriv-military-base-liveblog |archive-date=31 May 2023 |website=[[Al Jazeera Arabic|Al-Jazeera]]}}</ref> The Ukrainian military stated that this first strike, on a Russian base in Izyum, killed over 40 soldiers. The day before, a second batch of four was announced to be delivered in mid-July.<ref>{{cite news |title=CNN: All pledged US multiple rocket launchers will be in Ukraine by mid-July |newspaper=[[The Kyiv Independent]] |date=24 June 2022 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/uncategorized/cnn-all-pledged-us-multiple-rocket-launchers-will-be-in-ukraine-by-mid-july}}</ref>

On 1&nbsp;July, a US defense official told reporters that Ukraine had been using the system to destroy Russian command posts: "selecting targets and then accurately hitting them&nbsp;... degrading Russian capability".<ref>{{cite news |last=Mitchell |first=Ellen |date=1 July 2022 |title=Pentagon: Ukraine using rocket system to hit Russian command posts |website=The Hill |url=https://thehill.com/policy/defense/3544474-pentagon-ukraines-using-rocket-system-to-hit-russian-command-posts/ |url-status=live |access-date=2 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928045430/https://thehill.com/policy/defense/3544474-pentagon-ukraines-using-rocket-system-to-hit-russian-command-posts/ |archive-date=28 September 2022}}</ref> On 18&nbsp;July, Zaluzhnyi said: "An important factor contributing to our retention of defensive lines and positions is the timely arrival of M142 HIMARS, which deliver surgical strikes on enemy control posts, ammunition and fuel storage depots."<ref>{{cite news |title=Zelensky and other Ukrainian officials say influx of new Western weapons is shifting battlefield balance |date=18 July 2022 |publisher=[[CNN]] |url=https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-07-18-22/index.html |access-date=19 July 2022}}</ref>

Another four HIMARS were announced for delivery on 8&nbsp;July, the delivery spacing driven by the weeks-long process to train Ukrainian troops on how to use the platform. To avoid escalating the conflict, the US restricted Ukraine from using HIMARS to attack targets on Russian territory.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lousey |first=Stephen |date=8 July 2022 |title=US to send more HIMARS precision rockets to Ukraine |newspaper=[[Defense News]] |url=https://www.defensenews.com/land/2022/07/08/us-to-send-more-himars-precision-rockets-to-ukraine/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220710105308/https://www.defensenews.com/land/2022/07/08/us-to-send-more-himars-precision-rockets-to-ukraine/ |archive-date=10 July 2022}}</ref> For the same reason, the US had not provided Ukraine with the longer-range [[ATACMS]] missile, which could easily engage targets inside of Russia.<ref name=WSJ>{{cite web |last1=Kalin |first1=Stephen |first2=Daniel |last2=Michaels |date=8 Oct 2022 |title=Himars transform the battle for Ukraine — and modern warfare |website=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |others=photographs by Adrienne Surprenant |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/himars-transform-battle-for-ukraine-modern-warfare-11665169716?mod=Searchresults_pos6&page=1 |access-date=9 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Strobel |first1=Warren P. |title=Stewart & Stevenson |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraines-appeal-for-longer-range-missiles-presents-fresh-test-of-biden-administration-support-11665083684?mod=Searchresults_pos1&page=1 |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=6 October 2022 |access-date=9 October 2022}}</ref>

A fourth batch of four was announced on 20&nbsp;July, bringing the total number of HIMARS committed to Ukraine to 16. Ukrainian Defense Minister Reznikov stated that the country needed "at least 100" of the system and that by that point, eight systems had destroyed 30&nbsp;command stations and ammunition storage facilities, decreasing the intensity of Russian shelling and slowing their advance.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Gould, Joe |author2=Myers, Meghann |date=20 July 2022 |title=U.S. to send more HIMARS precision rocket systems to Ukraine in latest package |newspaper=[[Defense News]] |quote='We would need at least 100. I think that would become a game-changer on the battlefield', Reznikov, who participated in Wednesday's meeting, said at the Atlantic Council on Tuesday. ¶¶ Ukraine used the first eight HIMARS systems to destroy 30&nbsp;command stations and ammunition storage facilities, which has dramatically decreased the intensity of Russian shelling and slowed Russia's advance, according to Reznikov. |url=https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2022/07/20/us-to-send-more-himars-precision-rocket-systems-to-ukraine-in-latest-package/}}</ref> In that announcement, it was revealed that the number delivered had reached 12&nbsp;launchers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ukraine's allies promise to supply it with over 20&nbsp;HIMARS — Pentagon |newspaper=[[Ukrainska Pravda]] |date=20 July 2022 |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/07/20/7359264/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Weber |first=Peter |date=21 July 2022 |title=U.S. is sending Ukraine more HIMARS rocket systems. They're having a 'huge impact', ex-CIA chief says |magazine=[[The Week]] |url=https://theweek.com/russo-ukrainian-war/1015301/us-is-sending-ukraine-more-himars-rocket-systems-theyre-having-a-huge |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230910055059/https://theweek.com/russo-ukrainian-war/1015301/us-is-sending-ukraine-more-himars-rocket-systems-theyre-having-a-huge |archive-date=10 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Merchant |first1=Nomaan |last2=Madhani |first2=Aamer |date=22 July 2022 |title=White House announces $270M&nbsp;military package for Ukraine |work=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-middle-east-government-and-politics-51ef71efe127b1e90672a725b05c2b57 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719173837/https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-middle-east-government-and-politics-51ef71efe127b1e90672a725b05c2b57 |archive-date=19 July 2023}}</ref> That number had increased to 16 by 1&nbsp;August.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harris |first1=Bryant |last2=Gould |first2=Joe |date=1 August 2022 |title=Biden to send Ukraine ammo for HIMARS as Kyiv, Congress push for more |url=https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2022/08/01/biden-to-send-ukraine-ammo-for-himars-as-kyiv-congress-push-for-more/#:~:text=Ukraine%20has%2016%20HIMARs%2C%20which,territory%2C%20according%20to%20Ukrainian%20officials. |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220802061255/https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2022/08/01/biden-to-send-ukraine-ammo-for-himars-as-kyiv-congress-push-for-more/ |archive-date=2 August 2022 |newspaper=[[Defense News]]}}</ref>

On 30&nbsp;August 2022, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' reported on Ukrainian claims to have successfully used decoy HIMARS units made out of wood to draw at least 10&nbsp;Russian [[3M-54 Kalibr]] cruise missiles. One US diplomat stated that Russian sources had claimed more HIMARS destroyed than the US had sent. A [[United States Department of Defense|Pentagon]] official had earlier in the month asserted that no HIMARS had been destroyed at that time.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hudson |first=John |date=2022-08-30 |title=Ukraine lures Russian missiles with decoys of U.S. rocket system |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/30/ukraine-russia-himars-decoy-artillery/ |url-status=live |access-date=2022-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830060416/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/30/ukraine-russia-himars-decoy-artillery/ |archive-date=30 August 2022}}</ref> On 8 September, US General [[Mark Milley]], chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters: "We are seeing real and measurable gains from Ukraine in the use of these systems. For example, the Ukrainians have struck over 400&nbsp;targets with the HIMARS and they've had devastating effect".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Siebold |first1=Sabine |last2=Stewart |first2=Phil |last3=Ali |first3=Idrees |date=2022-09-08 |title=Ukraine has struck more than 400&nbsp;Russian targets with HIMARS - U.S. top general |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraine-has-struck-more-than-400-russian-targets-with-himars-us-top-general-2022-09-08/ |url-status=live |access-date=2022-09-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404110356/https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraine-has-struck-more-than-400-russian-targets-with-himars-us-top-general-2022-09-08/ |archive-date=4 April 2023}}</ref>

A further 18&nbsp;HIMARS were announced on 28&nbsp;September, as part of an aid package aimed at meeting Ukraine's mid- and long-term needs, so deliveries are to begin in six months at the earliest.<ref name="USDoD28sep">{{cite press release |title=$1.1&nbsp;billion in additional security assistance for Ukraine |publisher=U.S. [[Department of Defense]] |lang=en-US |url=https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3173378/11-billion-in-additional-security-assistance-for-ukraine/|access-date=2022-09-28}}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{cite web |last=Gould |first=Joe |date=28 September 2022 |title=New Ukraine aid will buy 18&nbsp;HIMARS and weapons to 'disrupt' drones |url=https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2022/09/28/new-ukraine-aid-will-buy-18-himars-and-weapons-to-disrupt-drones/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220929014709/https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2022/09/28/new-ukraine-aid-will-buy-18-himars-and-weapons-to-disrupt-drones/ |archive-date=29 September 2022 |newspaper=[[Defense News]]}}</ref> Ukraine had previously been provided with only M31 Unitary Warhead missiles, which are "not ideal against targets spread over large areas, as the deadly chunks are not designed to fly far." As of early October they have been granted the M30A1 which uses the Alternative Warhead that can cover up to "half a square mile of land in a single salvo" with 180,000&nbsp;[[tungsten]] steel [[BB gun|BB]] sized balls.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hubbard |first=Sgt. Brandon |date=17 January 2017 |title=New munitions replace cluster bomb rounds that pose danger to civilians |url=https://www.army.mil/article/180724/new_munitions_replace_cluster_bomb_rounds_that_pose_danger_to_civilians/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024051247/https://www.army.mil/article/180724/new_munitions_replace_cluster_bomb_rounds_that_pose_danger_to_civilians |archive-date=24 October 2023 |website=army.mil}}</ref> The US announced on 4&nbsp;October that four more HIMARS launchers would be provided from US military stockpiles, to increase the total to 20&nbsp;HIMARS in Ukrainian service.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hambling |first=David |date=2022-10-05 |title=New types Of ammunition make Ukraine's HIMARS far deadlier |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2022/10/05/new-types-of-ammunition-make-ukraines-himars-far-deadlier/?sh=4b5225496dbc |url-status=live |access-date=2022-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320193728/https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2022/10/05/new-types-of-ammunition-make-ukraines-himars-far-deadlier/?sh=3606eced6dbc |archive-date=2023-03-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Nicholls |first=Dominic |date=2022-10-06 |title=M30A1 missiles spotted in the field are thought to have been included in the US's latest package of military aid |work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/10/06/ukraines-newest-weapon-special-himars-rockets-can-devastate/ |url-status=live |access-date=2022-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208015857/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/10/06/ukraines-newest-weapon-special-himars-rockets-can-devastate/ |archive-date=2023-12-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Watson |first=Eleanor |date=2022-10-04 |title=$625&nbsp;million Ukraine arms package includes additional long-range rocket systems |work=CBS |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/625-million-ukraine-arms-long-range-rocket-systems/ |access-date=2022-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320193741/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/625-million-ukraine-arms-long-range-rocket-systems/ |archive-date=2023-03-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Gould |first=Joe |date=4 October 2022 |title=Pentagon sending Excalibur guided artillery, more HIMARS to Ukraine |newspaper=[[Defense News]] |url=https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2022/10/04/pentagon-sending-excalibur-guided-artillery-more-himars-to-ukraine/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240104013120/https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2022/10/04/pentagon-sending-excalibur-guided-artillery-more-himars-to-ukraine/ |archive-date=4 January 2024}}</ref>

HIMARS attacks by Ukraine have been credited with "destroy{{Interp|ing}} Russian command nodes, tens of thousands of howitzer artillery rounds and a staggering 20&nbsp;million small-arms rounds." As of 11&nbsp;November 2022, a senior U.S. official stated no HIMARS systems have been destroyed after five months in operational use.<ref>{{cite news |last=Demirjian |first=Karoun |date=10 November 2022 |title=Pentagon sending Ukraine new air defenses as Russia pummels key cities |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/11/10/ukraine-avenger-air-defenses/ |url-status=live |access-date=12 November 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221111025335/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/11/10/ukraine-avenger-air-defenses/ |archive-date=11 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Seligman |first=Lara |date=2022-11-04 |title=Pentagon will pay to upgrade dozens of Soviet-era tanks for Ukraine |work=[[Politico]] |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/04/pentagon-will-pay-to-upgrade-dozens-of-soviet-era-tanks-for-ukraine-00065203 |access-date=2023-01-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226092107/https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/04/pentagon-will-pay-to-upgrade-dozens-of-soviet-era-tanks-for-ukraine-00065203 |archive-date=2023-12-26}}</ref> As of February 2023, CNN reported that Ukraine had expended approximately 9,500 GMLRS rockets.<ref name="cnn russia jamming">{{cite web |last1=Cohen |first1=Zachary |last2=Bertrand |first2=Natasha |last3=Marquardt |first3=Alex |date=2023-05-05 |title=Russia's jamming of US-provided rocket systems complicates Ukraine's war effort |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/05/politics/russia-jamming-himars-rockets-ukraine/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524075053/https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/05/politics/russia-jamming-himars-rockets-ukraine/index.html |archive-date=2023-05-24 |website=[[CNN]]}}</ref> In response to the effects of HIMARS, [[Minister of Defence (Russia)|Russian Defense Minister]] [[Sergei Shoigu]] declared the HIMARS system as a high priority target for Russian troops. Ukrainian officials identified Russia's [[loitering munition]]s as the biggest threat to the HIMARS.<ref name=WSJ/>

HIMARS has been used to strike Russian troop concentrations with GMLRS. Groups of Russian troops out in the open have been killed in these strikes, with a strike in February 2024 killing up to 65 Russian soldiers.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/02/21/twice-in-two-days-russian-troops-gathered-in-the-open-for-inspection-twice-in-two-days-ukrainian-rockets-rained-down/ | title=Twice in Two Days, Russian Troops Gathered in the Open for Inspection. Twice in Two Days, Ukrainian Rockets Rained Down | website=[[Forbes]]}}</ref> HIMARS has also been used to strike Russian troop concentrations in hard cover, with a HIMARS strike on a Russian base in Makiivka killing 89 Russian soldiers on the admission of the Russian government, although BBC News Russian claimed at least 139 dead Russian soldiers.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sauer |first=Pjotr |date=2023-01-02 |title=Ukraine missile strike on Russian-held city of Makiivka kills scores of troops |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/02/ukraine-strike-russian-held-makiivka-reportedly-kills-troops |access-date=2024-07-25 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Скачок смертей заключенных: что известно о потерях России за 13 месяцев войны |url=https://www.bbc.com/russian/features-64984414 |access-date=2024-07-25 |work=BBC News Русская служба |language=ru}}</ref> 

On 5 May 2023, it was reported that Russia was able to [[Radio jamming|jam]] GMLRS rockets' GPS guidance system, making strikes less precise. In addition to GPS guidance, GMLRS rockets have an [[inertial navigation system]] which, by definition, cannot be jammed, but it is less precise alone than when it is coupled with GPS guidance.<ref name="cnn russia jamming"/>

On 10 February 2024, two Ukrainian HIMARS systems were seen arriving onboard an [[Antonov Airlines]] [[Antonov An-124 Ruslan|An-124-100M]] at [[Harrisburg International Airport]] in Pennsylvania. Both systems appeared damaged, with one having cracked windows in the crew compartment, and the other missing its front right wheel.<ref name="2dmgd">{{cite news |last = Cook |first = Ellie |date = 13 February 2024 |title = US Video Shows HIMARS Return for Repairs in Apparent First Loss |url = https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-himars-damaged-repairs-video-1869345 |work= [[Newsweek]] |location = New York, New York |access-date = 21 June 2024}}</ref>

On 5 March 2024, a Ukrainian HIMARS system was destroyed for the first confirmed time, after being tracked by a Russian drone and targeted with a missile near [[:uk:Никанорівка|Nykanorivka, Donetsk Oblast]].<ref>{{cite web |last1 = Axe |first1 = David |title = After Two Years Of Trying, The Russians Finally Destroyed A Ukrainian HIMARS |url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/03/05/after-two-years-of-trying-the-russians-finally-destroyed-a-ukrainian-himars/?sh=1b292cec526b |website = Forbes |access-date= 6 March 2024 |date= March 5, 2024}}</ref> On 15 August 2024, the second confirmed loss of a HIMARS system occurred in the Sumy region, making the total loss to two destroyed and two damaged.<ref name=":4">{{cite web|url=https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-ukrainian.html|website=oryxspioenkop.com|title=Documenting Ukrainian Equipment Losses During The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine|access-date=2024-08-21}}</ref>

In June 2024, after Ukraine was given permission to use GMLRS on internationally recognized Russian territory, HIMARS strikes destroyed and damaged launchers along with other components of the Russian long-range S-300/S-400 surface-to-air missile system in Belgorod region of Russia.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Altman |first=Howard |date=2024-06-03 |title=Ukraine Strikes Long-Range SAM System Inside Russia With U.S. Weapon |url=https://www.twz.com/land/ukraine-strikes-long-range-sam-system-inside-russia-with-u-s-weapon |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=The War Zone |language=en-US}}</ref> On 9 August 2024, HIMARS [[August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion|destroyed]] a convoy of Russian troops in the [[Kursk Oblast]] of Russia, with Russian milbloggers acknowledging the attack and calling for punishment of Russian commanders.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/08/09/pro-war-bloggers-slam-military-command-over-destroyed-russian-column-in-kursk-a85978 | title=Pro-War Bloggers Slam Military Command over Destroyed Russian Column in Kursk | date=9 August 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-fighting-continues-kursk-video-shows-burnt-out-russian-trucks-2024-08-09/|title=Russia reinforces Kursk region as video shows evidence of Ukrainian attack|first=Mark|last=Trevelyan|work=Reuters|date=9 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Russia sends reinforcements to retake Kursk |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/09/russian-drives-past-destruction-ukraine-missile-strike/ |work=The Telegraph |date=9 August 2024}}</ref> Drone video of the HIMARS strike subsequently emerged, showing the Russian convoy being struck with GMLRS, numerous Russian vehicles being destroyed, and Russian troops fleeing the convoy.<ref>https://x.com/RALee85/status/1821937207768219697</ref>

In May 2025, a HIMARS system was destroyed by an [[Unmanned Aerial Vehicle]] (UAV) attack.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2025/05/06/a-jam-proof-russian-drone-just-blew-up-a-ukrainian-himars/|title=A Jam-Proof Russian Drone Just Blew Up A Ukrainian HIMARS|lang=en|website=Forbes|access-date=2025-05-06}}</ref> The Polish publication notes that unlike the other confirmed cases of the HIMARS system being hit by missiles, this is the first documented case of destruction by a [[First-person view (radio control)|first-person view]] (FPV) drone.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.komputerswiat.pl/aktualnosci/militaria/ta-strata-mocno-zaboli-ukraine-rosjanie-zniszczyli-kluczowa-bron-kijowa/bkle42b|title=Ukraiński HIMARS zniszczony. Pierwsza taka strata w wojnie z Rosją|lang=pl|website=Komputer Świat|access-date=2025-05-06}}</ref>