FILE PHOTO: A M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) takes part in a military exercise near Liepaja, Latvia September 26, 2022.  REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo
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Pentagon approves $975M sale of M142 Rocket Systems to Australia

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) for $975 million to Australia.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale to Australia of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) for $975 million, the Pentagon said on Friday.

The principal contractors will be Lockheed Martin, L3Harris, Leonardo DRS, and Oshkosh, the Pentagon said in a statement.

(Reporting by Paul Grant and Kanishka Singh)

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