Poland a week and a half ago received the first batch of highly mobile artillery missile systems M142 HIMARS. The second group of launchers did not have to wait long.
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On May 15, a Ukrainian An-124 aircraft delivered five M142 HIMARS units to Poland. The day before, Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak announced the arrival of two more Lockheed Martin highly mobile missile systems in the country.
Two more M142 HIMARS launchers and further elements of the PATRIOT/IBCS system have been delivered to Poland. These deliveries are carried out as part of the Homar and Wisła programs, which are aimed at significantly strengthening the Polish rocket artillery and air defense. pic.twitter.com/wNkVpXeEDA
— Mariusz Blaszczak (@mblaszczak) May 24, 2023
Together with the M142 HIMARS, Poland received “other elements of the PATRIOT / IBCS system.” The 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 in 2019. 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.
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