The Pentagon has signed a major contract for the production of HIMARS

The US Department of Defense has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the manufacture of multiple launch rocket systems HIMARS. This was reported on the Pentagon's website on May 9.

"Lockheed Martin Corp., of Grand Prairie, Texas, has received a fixed-price contract of $742,179,564 for the production of highly mobile artillery missile systems [HIMARS]," the publication says.

It is specified that the place of production of HIMARS and financing will be determined for each specific order. The Pentagon added that the estimated completion date is set for May 31, 2027.

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