The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is a light multiple rocket launcher developed in the late 1990s for the United States Army and mounted on a standard U.S. Army Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) M1140 truck frame.
A M142 HIMARS launching a GMLRS rocket at the White Sands Missile Range in 2005
Proof-of-concept prototype of HIMARS at White Sands Missile Range, April 1991
A HIMARS launcher with armored cab
A HIMARS launcher being loaded into a C-130 Hercules aircraft in 2011
A multiple rocket launcher (MRL) or multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) is a type of rocket artillery system that contains multiple launchers which are fixed to a single platform, and shoots its rocket ordnance in a fashion similar to a volley gun. Rockets are self-propelled in flight and have different capabilities than conventional artillery shells, such as longer effective range, lower recoil, typically considerably higher payload than a similarly sized gun artillery platform, or even carrying multiple warheads.
M142 HIMARS launching a GMLRS rocket at the White Sands Missile Range in 2005
An illustration of a handheld multiple rocket launcher constructed of basketry, as depicted in the 11th century book Wujing Zongyao of the Song dynasty
Korean Joseon hwacha multiple rocket launcher (designed in 1409) in a museum
A painting showing the British forces confronted with Mysorean rockets
