(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) The Pentagon has entered into a contract worth $430.9 mln with
the US-based defense technology corporation Lockheed Martin for the
production of HIMARS multiple rocket launchers for the need of the
US Army (ground forces) and Washington's foreign partners, the
press service of the US Department of Defense said in a statement
on Thursday, trend reports citing tass .
'Lockheed Martin Corp., <…, was awarded a $430,930,711
fixed-price incentive contract for full-rate production of High
Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and support services to satisfy
an urgent need to support the Army and various Foreign Military
Sales partners,' the document reads.
The estimated completion date is December 31, 2025.
The M142 HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) is a
highly mobile multiple launch rocket system developed by Lockheed
Martin. The launcher fires over 20 types of munitions with a strike
range of 30 km to 80 km (for rockets) and 300 km and more (for a
tactical missile).
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