U.S. to send long-range missiles to Ukraine

President Joe Biden has decided to supply Ukraine with long-range ATACMS missiles, giving Kyiv the ability to inflict damage deeper within Russian-occupied territory


MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS)

Solid fuel missile, length: 4m 
diameter: 610mm

Flight
Missile performs rapid and sudden course corrections to avoid interception

Warhead: Missiles will be armed with cluster munitions rather than single warhead

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

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


RUSSIA
Kyiv
UKRAINE
FRONT LINE
BLACK SEA 
Crimea
ATACMS Range: 300km
200km 125 miles


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