The head of the Polish Ministry of Defense said that Lockheed Martin’s management is ready to cooperate with the Polish defense industry. Its strengthening is a beneficial step for the United States, as it will allow it to increase the production of missile systems.
4 maja wicepremier @mblaszczak rozpoczął wizytę w USA🇺🇸. Szef MON spotkał się z kierownictwem zakładów Camden Lockheed Martin w Arkansas, gdzie produkowane są systemy artylerii Himars, które niebawem zostaną dostarczone do Polski🇵🇱 pic.twitter.com/ppeWLbIUNC
— Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej 🇵🇱 (@MON_GOV_PL) May 4, 2023
Mariusz Blaszczak noted that the Polish HIMARS center will be operational by the end of this year. It will become a hub for the maintenance and production of the M142 highly mobile artillery missile system for Poland and other European countries.
A few months ago, the US State Department approved the sale of 18 HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems. The $10 billion contract also includes 45 ATACMS ballistic missiles and 1,514 GMLRS missiles of various modifications: GMLRS-AW, GMLRS-U and GMLRS-ER AW.