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Army Awards Lockheed Martin $289 Million For 24 HIMARS Launchers

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, September 25th, 2018

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Army Awards Lockheed Martin $289 Million For 24 HIMARS Launchers

HIMARS Photo: Lockheed Martin.

Lockheed Martin [LMT] has received a $289 million deal to provide 24 more High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers to the Army, the company said Tuesday.Deliveries are expected to begin in the second half of 2020 with work to be completed by July 2022, a Lockheed Martin spokesman told Defense Daily.HIMARS is a lightweight mobile rocket launcher, first fielded in 2005, that fires both Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rockets and Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles.The company…

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