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Lockheed Martin Receives $183 Million For HIMARS Launchers To Marine Corps, Romania

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, September 1st, 2020

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Lockheed Martin Receives $183 Million For HIMARS Launchers To Marine Corps, Romania

A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) rocket launch.

Lockheed Martin [LMT] has received a $183 million deal for its High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers, which includes deliveries to the Marine Corps and Romania. The latest HIMARS contract covers 28 launchers with deliveries to both customers set to begin in late 2022. “These new HIMARS launchers will provide unmatched mobile firepower in support of multi-domain operations, and our allies can count on Lockheed Martin's continued support in maintaining these combat-proven systems,” Gaylia Campbell, Lockheed Martin Missiles and…

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