US allies bordering Russia are buying up HIMARS, weapons that have devastated Putin's forces in Ukraine, and longer-range rockets and missiles for them

Wed, 02/08/2023 - 12:35

A US-made M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS). Ukraine has used these weapons to great effect against Russian forces.
US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beaux Hebert

The US State Department has approved the sale of HIMARS launchers, missiles, and rockets to Poland.
Poland would be the latest country bordering Russia to secure these deadly weapons from the US.
Ukrainian forces have used the HIMARS to devastate Russian positions on the battlefield.

The US State Department has signed off on a request by Poland to buy an advanced rocket system, as well as longer-range missiles and rockets for it. The country is among several other US allies bordering Russia that have sought to obtain this capability.