{"id":21854,"date":"2022-07-20T19:02:49","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T19:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/07\/20\/us-to-send-more-himars-precision-rocket-systems-to-ukraine-in-latest-package\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:59:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:59:47","slug":"us-to-send-more-himars-precision-rocket-systems-to-ukraine-in-latest-package","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2022\/07\/20\/us-to-send-more-himars-precision-rocket-systems-to-ukraine-in-latest-package\/","title":{"rendered":"US to send more HIMARS precision rocket systems to Ukraine in latest package"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2015 The US will send four more high-mobility artillery rocket systems to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ukraine <\/a>as part of the next military aid package to strengthen Kyiv in what\u2019s become a grinding long-range fires duel, Pentagon officials said Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2022\/07\/08\/us-to-send-more-himars-precision-rockets-to-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems<\/a>, or HIMARS, will bring the total number committed to Ukraine to 16. The light, wheeled multiple rocket launcher allows Ukraine to strike at ranges of 85 kilometers, or 53 miles, and with more precision than previously sent artillery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The added HIMARS would be included in its upcoming 16th package of equipment from U.S. military stockpiles, Defense Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2022\/05\/03\/austin-pledges-to-restock-us-ammo-sent-to-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lloyd Austin<\/a> said as he hosted a virtual meeting of the Ukraine-focused <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2022\/04\/26\/us-allies-to-meet-monthly-on-ukraine-defense-needs\/\" target=\"_blank\">contact group<\/a> with allies. The package will also include rounds for guided multiple-launch rocket systems, or GMLRS, and artillery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs this fight rages on, the contact group will keep finding innovative ways to sustain our long-term support for the brave men and women of the Ukrainian armed forces, and we will tailor our assistance to ensure that Ukraine has the technology, the ammunition and the sheer firepower to defend itself,\u201d Austin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Austin also spoke alongside Army Gen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2022\/05\/31\/with-food-crisis-looming-milley-says-using-military-to-end-russian-blockade-would-be-high-risk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Milley<\/a>, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at a Pentagon press conference, where Milley said the five-month-old invasion has evolved into a battle of attrition, waged through long-range fires and in which Russian forces are expected to continue using heavy artillery bombardments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered the military to prioritize the destruction of Ukraine\u2019s long-range missiles and artillery, while Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday that Russia\u2019s objectives now extend beyond the eastern Donbas region.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2022\/06\/01\/us-will-send-himars-precision-rockets-to-ukraine\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22152435701212.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US will send HIMARS precision rockets to Ukraine<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Biden administration announced Wednesday it will send Ukraine a $700 million in new military aid that includes high-tech, medium-range rocket systems, a critical weapon that Ukrainian leaders have been pleading for as they struggle to stall Russian progress in the Donbas region.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pentagon officials say the Donbas isn\u2019t securely in Russian hands. Ukrainian forces are challenging Russian front and rear areas, while Russian forces \u2015 despite their manpower and stocks of equipment \u2015 are expending resources rapidly without securing much ground, according to Milley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is a grinding war of attrition that is occurring in the Luhansk-Donbas region \u2026 No, it\u2019s not lost yet,\u201d Milley said. \u201cThe Ukrainians are making the Russians pay for every inch of territory that they gain. Advances are measured in literally hundreds of meters on some days \u2015 you might give a kilometer to the Russians, but not much more than that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To prepare for a long conflict, Kyiv, the U.S. and allies at the meeting focused efforts to train Ukrainian forces to maintain and repair donated equipment. The training is already underway outside Ukraine, and the group wants ways to track donated equipment so it can anticipate Ukraine\u2019s logistical needs, Austin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s not good enough just to provide a piece of equipment. We need to have that piece of gear, plus spare parts, plus tools to repair it \u2015 at the operational level, down at the forward edge of the battlefield,\u201d Austin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Will the US send even longer-range missiles to Ukraine?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked whether the U.S. will eventually send longer-range weapons, such as Army Tactical Missile System, which has a 140 mile range, Austin and Milley would not rule it out, but they said that the current systems have been working well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Milley said that in his meetings with Ukraine\u2019s top general, he\u2019s hearing that the current mix of weapons and launch systems they have are \u201cvery, very successful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weeks after the Pentagon\u2019s inspector general in June launched an evaluation of Pentagon efforts to replenish stockpiles, Milley said Pentagon officials are looking closely at rates of ammunition consumption, which he said will be a decisive factor in the conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs we project forward into the next month or two or three, we think we\u2019re gonna be okay,\u201d Milley said, adding that Pentagon leaders are talking with the defense industry about how to continue to produce weapons used in the fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2022\/07\/01\/congress-wants-more-troops-in-europe-as-war-in-ukraine-drags-on\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/armor-arrives-in-poland.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Congress wants more troops in Europe as war in Ukraine drags on<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Congress wants to see a boost in U.S. military presence through permanent basing and rotational deployment as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to training on artillery systems, the Pentagon has weighed whether Ukrainian pilots would also benefit from U.S. training. The question came after the U.S. House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2022\/07\/15\/house-authorizes-training-for-ukrainian-pilots-to-use-us-aircraft\/\" target=\"_blank\">approved<\/a> $100 million in funding to train Ukrainian pilots to use U.S. aircraft last week as part of its version of the annual defense policy bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo we\u2019re looking at a lot of things, everything. But in terms of predicting where we\u2019re going to be with pilot training, in months or years, I won\u2019t venture to do that,\u201d Austin said. \u201cAt this point. I will say that the Ukrainians do have \u2013 their air force does have a capability, as we speak, and are using some of that capability on a daily basis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How many HIMARS systems does Ukraine need?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said Tuesday that Kyiv needs more long-range, high-precision weapons, and more flying drones to aid reconnaissance and precision strikes. To protect Ukraine\u2019s massive borders and launch an effective counter-offense against advancing Russian forces, would take many more HIMARS, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe would need at least 100. I think that would become a game-changer on the battlefield,\u201d Reznikov, who participated in Wednesday\u2019s meeting, said at the Atlantic Council on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.historynet.com\/m142-himars\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ukraine used the first eight HIMARS systems to destroy 30 command stations and ammunition storage facilitie<\/a>s, which has dramatically decreased the intensity of Russian shelling and slowed Russia\u2019s advance, according to Reznikov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSaving the lives of our people is of crucial importance to us, and that\u2019s why we\u2019re using HIMARS systems precisely, like scalpel of a doctor, surgeon,\u201d Reznikov said, adding that he\u2019d assured western defense chiefs that Ukraine won\u2019t copy the imprecise \u201cmeat grinder\u201d tactics Russia\u2019s employed against civilian targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Biden administration last pledged HIMARS to Ukraine as part of a $450 million military aid package announced last month. The U.S. has sent $6.1 billion in military aid to Ukraine since Russia invaded in February, though allies have also donated long-range fires, as well as other arms and equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Austin hailed the UK\u2019s provision of M270 MLRS, Poland\u2019s transfer of 155mm self-propelled howitzers and Norway\u2019s cooperation on the recent U.S. transfer of the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System, or NASAMS. 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