U.S. OKs Australian Request For 48 More M142 Himars Systems

Australian and US HIMARS rockets are launxhed during the Firepower Demonstration as part of the joint military exercise, Talisman Sabre 2025 at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area near Rockhampton

Australian and U.S. Himars firing during Exercise Talisman Sabre in July 2025.

Credit: Australian Associated Press/Alamy Live News
The Australian Defense Force (ADF) is set to double its Lockheed Martin M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (Himars) fleet after the U.S. approved the sale of 48 additional launchers. Australia already has 42 Himars on order. The latest package will bring the total to 90, making Canberra one...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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