Putin’s Iskander missiles destroy two more of Ukraine’s Himars

The vision is clear: two more Ukrainian rocket launchers lost to Russian spy drones. A new remote system is coming.

Myrophilia – “To some extent, Himmars may be a victim of its popularity,” writes Michael Beck. Magazine editor Business Insider It had warned in early July that the war in Ukraine would reduce the production capacity of the US Multiple Rocket Launcher (MLRS) – and now Russia has removed two more missile systems, giving it some breathing room. The magazine has now reported about this Newsweek Based on information from the Ukrainian side. However, he reports Business-owned Europe is already developing a similarly powerful rocket launcher.

The weapon’s unique selling point is its accuracy and its range, Colin Call said shortly after the outbreak of war in Ukraine. The US Secretary of State for Defense has initiated the first batch of these multiple rocket launchers to Ukraine. Meanwhile, they cannot deliver HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) or ATACMS rockets (Army Tactical Missile System) to the defenders.

Depending on how the HIMARS missiles are mounted, they carry six containers for short-range missiles or one with an ATACMS missile. Instead, Ukraine would like to use two Western weapons more effectively – if the US government gives it the green light. She would continue to reject it.

HIMARS had been spied on for a long time and could not escape from Iskandar

how Newsweek The Russian Ministry of Defense said in a post on the social media channel telegram: “Two US-made HIMARS MLRS launchers from which were destroyed in the Myropilya residential area in the Sumy region of the Kursk region.” A road between a field and a forest edge to fire a rocket and then change position. The video shows a man retreating into the forest before the columns of fire erupted.

The Ukrainians had been spied on for a long time and seemed to have no chance of survival. However, the video leaves open the claim that one or two launchers were destroyed; Also, the related transport vehicles are said to have been neutralized.

“The Ukrainian Armed Forces cannot launch the biggest and best anti-aircraft missiles — which weigh thousands of pounds and cost millions of dollars each — on a 15-kilogram Arlan-10 drone that costs just $100,000.”

Most recently at the beginning of July, Russian news agency Toss According to information from the Russian Defense Ministry, four HIMARS missiles were neutralized in a precision strike “and up to 35 foreign specialists who maintained these systems”. Both HIMARS missiles and missiles are in short supply in Ukraine – especially long-range ATACMS missiles. how Newsweek In May it was reported that at least 39 rockets had been delivered from the US to Ukraine. In addition, 25 multiple rocket launchers from NATO countries such as Germany, Italy and France went forward.

Aside from drones, these rocket launchers are the most effective means of keeping Vladimir Putin’s invading army at bay. “From a military point of view, you have to launch massive attacks in quick succession with different weapon systems. This would lead to a necessary overestimation of Russian security measures. It required a lot of high quality active ingredients. If these are not available, they should be provided. This also applies to the Taurus,” says Markus Reisner. Like many military observers, the Austrian army colonel sees Ukraine’s use of HIMARS platforms as the ultimate.

Ukraine’s losses are the result of Russia’s uninterrupted intelligence

Reisner believes that Russia still has an advantage – even if the Russian offensive has lost momentum at this time: Russia has time to prepare for future attacks: “It’s a game of cat and mouse – a race against time. If you want to achieve a spectacular result, it is better to launch a massive attack without announcing it – not to confuse, ” he says.

However, all analysts agree that the HIMARS system will have a say in future warfare. Globally, “defense procurement interest and arms acquisitions have outstripped support for HIMARS,” Harry McNeill writes for the magazine. Military technology; Meanwhile, Russia gained control over the control of these systems, prompting the next development step of the weapon.

However, Russia also seems to be able to conduct surveillance without much hassle – especially with their Orlan-10 spy drones. “Ukraine is actively trying to shoot down dozens of Russian surveillance drones that circle Ukrainian cities and bases every day,” the magazine wrote. Forbes The month of July. Accordingly, their reconnaissance is through Russian Iskander rockets, which are relatively slow to repair and fire, and the more mobile Western multiple rocket launchers now fall victim.

Ukraine still cannot afford effective air defense against spy drones

According to Forbes—Author David Ochs, Ukrainian air defenses must be one thing above all else: cheap. “The Ukrainian Armed Forces cannot launch the biggest and best anti-aircraft missiles — which weigh thousands of pounds and cost millions of dollars each — on a 15-kilogram Arlan-10 drone that costs just $100,000.”

Above all, Reisner considers the effectiveness of Western weapons to be highly effective — but also the ability of the Russians to thwart the effectiveness of these weapons. Excalibur grenades or HIMARS rockets are now almost useless because the Russians are able to jam their GPS transmitters and the missiles sometimes miss their targets significantly. According to a report The New York Times The US stopped supplying Excalibur grenades because the strike rate had dropped dangerously low.

HIMARS Decreased in Effectiveness – Russia Strikes at Disrupting Navigation

According to The New York Times The rate of confirmed successful attacks fell from a high of 55 percent in the period January to August 2023 to seven percent in July and six percent in August. At one point, only one of the 19 Excalibur bombs hit its target,” he writes Now About analysis. In this respect, the industry must be responsive to demand. Quality and quantity.

“The demand for such military capabilities will exceed the limits given by how quickly industrial production capacity can be increased and the need to provide systems to Ukraine,” James Black told the magazine. Business Insider. Think Tank Analyst RAND Europe European militaries are therefore “obliged to consider possible alternatives to the US HIMARS system, although it is certainly an important partner in this competition for contracts” Business Insider writes

The war in Ukraine teaches us the need for rocket artillery, which has a tremendous impact

With the “Europuls GTF 8X8”, a European competitor for HIMARS is taking shape – and is the next piece of the puzzle in freeing European NATO partners entirely from American weapons technology. According to the German Reservist magazine Loyal The Bundeswehr currently has what it calls “300 kilometers and a new upper tactical combat depth” for the rocket artillery. Loyal-Author Bjorn Müller writes. “For precision strikes deep in the enemy’s rear, the missiles will come with a new guided missile – project name: ‘Long Range Indirect Fire System’.”