A week and a half ago, Poland received the first batch of M142 HIMARS high-mobility artillery rocket systems.
What is known
On May 15, the Ukrainian An-124 aircraft delivered toPoland five units of M142 HIMARS. The day before, Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak announced the arrival of two more Lockheed Martin highly mobile missile systems in the country.
Do Polski trafily 2 kolejne wyrzutnie M142 HIMARSoraz kolejne elementy systemu PATRIOT/IBCS. Dostawy te realizowane są w ramach programów Homar i Wisła, które mają na celu znaczące wzmocnienie polskiej artylerii rakietowej i obrony powietrznej. pic.twitter.com/wNkVpXeEDA
— Mariusz Blaszczak (@mblaszczak) May 24, 2023
Together with the M142 HIMARS, Poland received "otherelements of the PATRIOT/IBCS system”. Deliveries are carried out within the framework of the Homar and Wisla programs, which are aimed at significantly strengthening the Polish rocket artillery and air defense.
The contract for the supply of M142 HIMARS was signed in2019. Poland has ordered 20 launchers, GMLRS precision-guided projectiles and ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles worth $655 million. HIMARS will go into service with the 1st Artillery Brigade, which is part of the 16th Mechanized Division.