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Lockheed Martin Receives $492 Million HIMARS Deal, Includes First Deliveries To Poland

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, July 16th, 2019

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Lockheed Martin Receives $492 Million HIMARS Deal, Includes First Deliveries To Poland

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Lockheed Martin [LMT] has received a $492 million deal for High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers, which includes deliveries to the Army, Marine Corps, Romania and Poland. The latest HIMARS deal includes the first delivery of the launchers to Poland. "Lockheed Martin is very pleased that Poland has procured its first HIMARS launchers," Gaylia Campbell, the company’s vice president of precision fires/combat maneuver systems, said in a statement. "These new HIMARS launchers will provide unparalleled mobile firepower to light…

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