US HIMARS plant gears up to meet demand after Ukraine success

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Lockheed Martin’s mobile rocket launcher plant in Camden, Arkansas is gearing up to boost production of the HIMARS system after its success on the battlefield in Ukraine drove up demand from other nations, executives said on Monday (February 28).The High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is now a widely recognized weapon after mobile phone camera footage of the war in Ukraine showed the launchers in action.Lockheed Martin makes HIMARS and refurbishes an older version in Camden, a small town southwest of Little Rock.Thanks to some investments made over the last year in the 282,000 square foot building where the ground vehicles are made, Lockheed only needs a few upgrades to meet that increased production rate, Lockheed executives said.The list includes a paint booth, non-skid coating mixer, tire assembly manipulator arm and an axel installation track, the executives told Reuters.Lockheed started 2022 with a HIMARS launcher production rate of 48, but has since ramped up to 60 year.The HIMARS launcher had been growing in popularity even before its success in Ukraine.

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