The Pentagon announced that it has signed a $431 million contract with Lockheed Martin for the production of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) HIMARS. TASS Referring to the statement of the US Department of Defense.
Lockheed Martin Corporation is reportedly awarded a $430,930,711 contract for the full-scale production of HIMARS and related services to support the operational needs of the US Army and foreign partners to whom Washington sells weapons.
Earlier, the journal Shūkan Gendai, citing a source at the Japanese Ministry of Defense WroteThat Japan has decided to abandon the joint development of the next-generation FX fighter with the United States due to unsuccessful negotiations with the American military-industrial company Lockheed Martin.
Before that The Wall Street Journal WroteThat major Western arms manufacturers are ramping up production of rocket launchers, tanks and ammunition to meet growing demand amid the conflict in Ukraine.