Longer-range US missile cleared for Ukraine usage against Russia
MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS)
Length: Approx. 13-feet
Diameter: 24-inches
Launch system: High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) can carry a six-pack of missiles.
GPS guidance system
Warhead: the missiles sent to Ukraine carry cluster munitions, which open in the air when fired and release hundreds of bomblets rather than a single warhead.
Specifications
According to a U.S. official, the ones delivered to Ukraine have a maximum range of a bit more than 100 miles (roughly 160 kilometers).
Launch type
Max range
Class
Propulation
Weight
Mobile,
vehicle-based
About 180 mi
(300 km)
Short-range
Ballistic Missile
Single-stage,
solid propellant
About 2,900 pounds
(1,321 kg)
MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS)
Length: Approx. 13-feet
Diameter: 24-inches
GPS guidance system
Warhead: the missiles sent to Ukraine carry cluster munitions, which open in the air when fired and release hundreds of bomblets rather than a single warhead.
Launch system: High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) can carry a six-pack of missiles.
Specifications
According to a U.S. official, the ones delivered to Ukraine have a maximum range of a bit more than 100 miles (roughly 160 km)
Max range
Class
Launch type
About 180 mi
(300 km)
Short-range
Ballistic Missile
Mobile,
vehicle-based
Weight
Propulation
About 2,900 pounds
(1,321 kg)
Single-stage,
solid propellant
Source: Lockheed Martin
The Associated Press · Graphic by Phil Holm