
The State Department has approved a potential $670 million deal with the Netherlands for the sale of 20 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers and associated munitions. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on Thursday of the new foreign military sale. Along with the Lockheed Martin-built HIMARS launchers, the Netherlands has requested 80 ATACMS missiles, 39 GMLRS-Alternative Warhead pods with Insensitive Munitions Propulsion System (IMPS) and 38 GMLRS-Unitary High Explosive missile pods with IMPS. The Netherlands…