PERTH / ADELAIDE — The Australian Department of Defence has taken delivery of its second batch of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers from the United States, advancing operational timelines by two full years.
Unveiled during the Land Forces 2026 Exposition at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre (October 6–8, 2026), the accelerated delivery follows the arrival of Australia’s initial HIMARS units in March 2025. Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy confirmed that the Land 8113 Phase 2 procurement framework—a $2.3B AUD ($1.6B USD) investment—is now on track to achieve Full Operational Capability (FOC) four years ahead of baseline schedules. The new battery will join the 10th Fires Brigade’s long-range fires regiment based at the Edinburgh Defence Precinct in Adelaide, South Australia.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: AUSTRALIAN ARMY HIMARS & GUIDED MUNITIONS ENTERPRISE 
* Platform Type: M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (Lockheed Martin 6×6 Wheeled Launcher)
* Procuring Entity: Australian Defence Force (ADF) / U.S. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program
* Force Structure Architecture:
* Total Planned Inventory: Up to 90 M142 HIMARS launchers
* Brigade / Regimental Assignment: 10th Fires Brigade (1st & 2nd Long-Range Fires Regiments – Adelaide, SA)
* Overall Guided Weapons Commitment: Part of the ADF’s decade-long $37B AUD long-range strike recapitalization
* Munitions Integration & Operational Ranges:
* Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS): 6-rocket pod configuration with 70 km operational strike radius
* Precision Strike Missile (PrSM Inc 1): Single-pod surface-to-surface ballistic missile offering 500 km range
* Future PrSM Increments (Inc 2/3/4): Multi-domain anti-ship seekers targeting ranges exceeding 1,000 km
* Sovereign Guided Weapons & Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) Industrial Base:
* Onshore Production: Port Wakefield GMLRS manufacturing plant operational as of December 2025
* Domestic Live-Fire Milestones: First Australian-assembled GMLRS successfully fired from an ADF HIMARS at Woomera Test Range in April 2026
* Co-Development Alliance: U.S.-Australia cooperative production framework expanded to include domestic PrSM assembly
