According to the announcement of press service of the US Department Lockheed Martin Corporation has been awarded a $430,930,711 contract for the full-scale production of HIMARS and the provision of related services to support the operational needs of the army and various foreign partners to whom weapons are sold.
The M142 HIMARS (M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) is a light multiple rocket launcher developed in the late 1990s for the United States Army and mounted on a standard United States Army Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) truck frame.
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The HIMARS carries one pod with either six GMLRS rockets or one ATACMS missile. It is based on the United States Army's FMTV five-ton truck, and is capable of launching all rockets specified in the Multiple Launch Rocket System Family of Munitions (MFOM). HIMARS ammunition pods are interchangeable with the M270 MLRS; however, it is limited to a single pod as opposed to the standard two for the M270 and its variants.
The FMTV truck that transports the HIMARS was initially produced by BAE Systems Mobility & Protection Systems (formerly Armor Holdings Aerospace and Defense Group Tactical Vehicle Systems Division), the original equipment manufacturer of the FMTV. It was produced by the Oshkosh Corporation from 2010 to 2017. Both chassis and launcher system are now produced by Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control in Camden, Arkansas.
It should be noted, the day before, on November 30, Washington signed a contract with the leading defense corporation Raytheon Technologies for the purchase of NASAMS mobile anti-aircraft missile systems for Ukraine, the cost of which amounted to $1.2 billion.
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