Lockheed Martin may receive $179 million to build 28 M142 HIMARS missile systems

We have already written about what the US Department of Defense will request$170 billion for the production of ammunition and equipment.

Among other things, Lockheed Martin may receive almost $200 million for the production of additional M142 HIMARS high-mobility artillery rocket systems.

What is known

Bloomberg journalists managed to get acquainted withPentagon documents. They will be officially released this coming Monday as part of the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request disclosure. If Congress agrees, then the Department of Defense will receive $ 8 billion more money than in the current fiscal year, which ends September 30.

The Pentagon will ask for $179 million to acquire 28additional M142 HIMARS manufactured by Lockheed Martin. Earlier, it announced plans to increase the production of missile systems at a plant in Arkansas.

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In 2022, the popularity of the M142 HIMARS will skyrocket.grew against the backdrop of the successful use of weapons by the Ukrainian military. Lockheed Martin has received new customers in Europe and beyond, including Poland, Australia and the Baltic countries. Although in fairness it should be noted that Australia began negotiations on the purchase of the M142 long before they entered service with Ukraine.