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The Lockheed Martin High Mobility Artillery Rocket System is a strategic capability, improving homeland and important asset defense while reducing overall mission costs. Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin

Dallas, USA - August 14, 2018

The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a USD218 million contract to produce High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers and associated hardware for an international customer.

https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/high-mobility-artillery-rocket-system.html

With this procurement, HIMARS is now in the inventories of four international partners.

High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS)
Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin

The contract calls for the delivery of 18 HIMARS launchers and associated equipment by December 2020.

HIMARS carries a six-pack of GMLRS rockets or one TACMS missile, and is designed to launch the entire MLRS family of munitions.
Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin

The HIMARS vehicles will be produced from the ground up at Lockheed Martin's award-winning Camden, Ark., Precision Fires Center of Excellence.

Guided MLRS Unitary Rocket
Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin

HIMARS is a lightweight mobile launcher, transportable via C-130 and larger aircraft for rapid deployment, that fires Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rockets and Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles.

https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/guided-mlrs-unitary-rocket.html

https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/army-tactical-missile-system-block-ia-unitary-atacms.html

The MLRS Family of Munitions includes three rockets and four missiles with an additional six variants in development.
This MFOM meets the complete Army requirement for tactical and operational support.
Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin

HIMARS consists of a launcher loader module and fire control system mounted on a five-ton truck chassis.

The MLRS Family of Munitions includes three rockets and four missiles with an additional six variants in development.
This MFOM meets the complete Army requirement for tactical and operational support.
Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin

A specialized armored cab provides additional protection to the three crew members that operate the system.

The MLRS Family of Munitions includes three rockets and four missiles with an additional six variants in development.
This MFOM meets the complete Army requirement for tactical and operational support.
Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin's international partners continue to see the effectiveness and reliability of the HIMARS.

ATACMS is a long-range guided missile that gives operational commanders the immediate firepower to win the deep battle.
Each ATACMS missile is packaged in a MLRS look-alike launch pod and is fired from the MLRS Family of Launchers.
Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin

Performance, interoperability, joint coalition operations and the added value of joint munitions procurement make HIMARS a sound option for nations seeking effective precision fires option for missions.

The Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) is a conventional surface-to-surface artillery weapon system capable of striking targets well beyond the range of existing Army cannons, rockets and other missiles.
ATACMS missiles are fired from the MLRS M270 and M270A1 weapons platform.
Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin

For more than 40 years, Lockheed Martin has been the leading designer and manufacturer of long-range, surface-to-surface precision strike solutions, providing highly reliable, combat-proven systems like MLRS, HIMARS, ATACMS and GMLRS to domestic and international customers.

The ATACMS Block I Missile was very successful in Operation Desert Storm.
Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin

For additional information, visit our website:

www.lockheedmartin.com

About Lockheed Martin

Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 100,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.

This year the company received three Edison Awards for ground-breaking innovations in autonomy, satellite technology and directed energy.

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