The United States would provide Ukraine with M142 HIMARS multiple rocket launchers.

U.S. President Joe Biden stated this in his op-ed published for The New York Times.

On Tuesday, May 31, President Joe Biden announced that the United States would provide Ukraine with the advanced missile systems and ammunition so that the Ukrainian military could “make more precise strikes on key targets on the battlefield.”

According to the President of the United States, the purpose of the arms transfer is simple: the US aims to see a democratic, independent, sovereign, and prosperous Ukraine with the means to deter and defend itself against further aggression.

“We will provide Ukrainians with more advanced missile systems and ammunition that will allow them to more precisely strike key targets on the battlefield in Ukraine,” Biden said.

The Voice of America writes that after Biden’s article was published, a senior US Administration Official on condition of anonymity shared with the reporters that the HIMARS missile systems would be provided to Ukraine.

He noted that these weapons will strengthen the combat capacities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to repulse Russia’s full-scale invasion.

“These systems will be used by the Ukrainians to repel Russian advances on Ukrainian territory, but they will not be used on targets in Russian territory,” he said.

In addition, Washington will continue supplying Ukraine with advanced weapons, including:

• Javelin anti-tank missiles;
• Stinger air-defense systems;
• powerful artillery and precision rocket systems;
• radars;
• unmanned aerial vehicles;
• Mi-17 helicopters;
• various ammunition.

This will be the 11th military aid package approved so far, and it will be the first one to use funds from the $40 billion recently approved by Congress.

The media report that HIMARS for Ukraine will be equipped with ammunition that will hit targets at a distance of about 80 kilometers (49 miles).

The M142 HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) mounts on a 6-wheeled M1140 FMTV truck frame. The launcher can be used as a multiple rocket launcher (MLRS) and as an operational and tactical missile system.