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State Department Approves $295 Million In HIMARS And RAM Missile Sales To Latvia and Japan

State Department Approves $295 Million In HIMARS And RAM Missile Sales To Latvia and Japan
A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) rocket launch.

The State Department on October 24 approved two possible Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to Latvia and Japan for the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAM) Block 2B Tactical Missiles, respectively. Latvia’s FMS request, valued at $220 million, covers six Lockheed Martin [LMT] HIMARS systems and 12 M30A2 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Alternative Warhead pods with Insensitive Munitions Propulsion System (IMPS).  The sale also includes 12 M31A2 GMLRS Unitary High Explosive Pods with…

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