U.S. set to send “ATACMS” to Ukraine

The Biden administration may be close to approving the shipment of longer-range missiles to Ukraine, giving Kyiv the ability to inflict considerable damage deeper within Russian-occupied territory


MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS)

Solid fuel missile 

Range: Up to 300km
Length:	4m 	
Diameter: 610mm

Precision
GPS guidance system gives CEP (circular error probable) of 10-50m

Flight
Missile performs rapid and sudden course corrections to avoid interception

Warheads
Anti-personnel submunitions or 221kg high-explosive – same warhead used in Navy’s Harpoon anti-ship missile

Launcher
High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) supplied to Ukraine


Sources: Defence View, Reuters, Lockheed Martin
Picture: U.S. Army
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