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May 21, 2000
   
The HIMARS lightweight rocket artillery system (basically one MLRS pod on a large truck) has successfully fired a six-rocket volley. This is a key test as the HIMARS system is set to be the primary artillery weapon of the new medium brigades.--Stephen V Cole