M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems(HIMARS)

United States M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) have fired six practice rockets in Philippines April 4 as part of Balikatan 2016. The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is a U.S. light multiple rocket launcher mounted on a standard Army Medium TacticalVehicle (MTV) truck frame which cost around $5.1 million each. It can be transported by a C-130 cargo plane. 

Balikatan is the name for the annual militaryexercises between the Philippines and the United States. It is a Tagalog word meaning "shoulder-to-shoulder". The April 2016 10-day exercises is the 32nd iteration of theBalikatan exercises.


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