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KEKAHA, Hawaii — U.S. Army 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force fires the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), which can fire traditional rocket artillery rounds or long-range missiles with various payloads, on Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 11. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world' s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world' s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Courtesy Photo)

Ukraine War

The Missile Was Never Meant to Touch the Ground: How Kyiv Turned a Cold War Anti-Aircraft Round Into a Ballistic Strike Weapon

Reuben F. Johnson traces how Ukraine converted its surplus Soviet S-200 anti-aircraft missiles into improvised land-attack ballistic weapons, first discussed off the record early...

Reuben JohnsonAugust 4, 2026

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The Missile Was Never Meant to Touch the Ground: How Kyiv Turned a Cold War Anti-Aircraft Round Into a Ballistic Strike Weapon

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