Russia Now Has Capability To Track And Knock Out U.S.-Supplied HIMARS

END Of HIMARS? Russian Air Defenses Units Receive ‘New Software’ That Can Track & Knock Out US-Supplied MLRS

Ashish Dangwal

The Russian air defense troops have reportedly received new software that enables them to quickly detect and shoot down US-supplied HIMARS multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) missiles. The commander of one of the air defense units based in the Zaporozhye made this announcement on December 2. 

The HIMARS system delivered by the US has proved to be a ‘game changer’ for Ukraine to thwart Russian aggression. The HIMARS system, in the opinion of most experts, has had the most significant impact on the Russia-Ukraine war.

However, experts now assert that the employment of new software enables Russian air defense units to make calculations that are nearly 100% more precise, enabling them to swiftly shoot down HIMARS missiles.RIA Novosti quoted the Russian air defense commander as saying, “if at the initial stage the Russian air defense forces did not understand what the HIMARS MLRS missiles were, then after the firmware of the new program, they became a “normal target.”

“We freely see, observe and destroy without problems,” he added. He said that the unit under his command had been successful in shooting down roughly 10 HIMARS rockets, including four in the last month. 

But the HIMARS missiles could now be shot down with near-perfect certainty thanks to more accurate calculations, he added. Meanwhile, Russia did not reveal when they updated the domestic air defense systems with this new software.

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