US Approves HIMARS Rocket Launchers Sale to Croatia

The estimated total program cost is $390 million.
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  • 04:49 AM, August 31, 2024
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US Approves HIMARS Rocket Launchers Sale to Croatia
M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS)

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Croatia of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and related equipment and services for an estimated cost of $390 million.

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.

The Government of Croatia has requested to buy eight M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS); 24 M30A2 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Alternative Warhead (AW) Pods with Insensitive Munitions Propulsion System (IMPS); 24 M31A2 GMLRS-Unitary High Explosive (HE) Pods with IMPS; two M1152 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) with Next Generation SECM (NG SECM); eight M1152 HMMWVs with Command and Control Communications Shelters; and thirty-six (36) Defense Advanced GPS Receivers (DAGR). and logistic support.

The estimated total program cost is $390 million.

The proposed sale will improve Croatia’s capability to deter current and future threats and support coalition operations as well as promote interoperability with the United States and other NATO forces.

The principal contractor will be Lockheed Martin.

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