{"id":63637,"date":"2023-02-07T22:21:58","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T22:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/02\/07\/us-clears-poland-to-buy-himars-and-ammo-worth-10-billion\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:31:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:31:43","slug":"us-clears-poland-to-buy-himars-and-ammo-worth-10-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2023\/02\/07\/us-clears-poland-to-buy-himars-and-ammo-worth-10-billion\/","title":{"rendered":"US clears Poland to buy HIMARS, ATACMS, ammunition worth $10 billion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2015 The U.S. State Department has approved Poland to buy advanced rockets and rocket launchers worth $10 billion, marking the latest such order from Eastern European allies in the wake of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proposed order covers 18 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2022\/10\/19\/pentagon-replacing-himars-launcher-and-rocket-stocks-sent-to-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System<\/a>, or HIMARS, launchers and 468 launcher-loader module kits. Also include are 45 M57 Army Tactical Missile Systems, known as ATACMS, and hundreds of guided multiple launch rocket and warheads variants, according to an announcement Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lockheed Martin-made weapons have made headlines in recent months as Ukraine has put the U.S.-supplied rockets to use against Russian forces. Since the first systems arrived in June, they have been credited as helping Ukrainian forces recapture territory around Kherson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals and national security objectives of the United States by improving the security of a NATO Ally that is a force for political stability and economic progress in Europe,\u201d the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announcement reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sale \u201cwill improve Poland\u2019s military goals of updating capability while further enhancing interoperability with the United States and other allies,\u201d it adds. \u201cPoland intends to use these defense articles and services to modernize its armed forces and expand its capability to strengthen its homeland defense and deter regional threats.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/2022\/12\/02\/lockheed-gets-himars-contract-to-replenish-stock-sent-to-ukraine\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HIMARS.jpg_b26cd7.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Lockheed gets HIMARS contract to replenish stock sent to Ukraine<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Lockheed Martin is getting nearly $500 million from the U.S. Army to rapidly build more missiles launchers to replace those sent to Ukraine.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proposed sale includes 532 XM403 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System Extended Range Alternative Warheads \u2015 and 461 M30A2 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System Alternative Warhead GMLRS-AW pods and 521 M31A2 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System Unitary weapons, each with the Insensitive Munitions Propulsion System.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Congress has the authority to block the sale, it\u2019s expected to pass smoothly through Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Warsaw in May <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2022\/05\/27\/poland-eyes-500-us-himars-launchers-to-boost-its-artillery-forces\/\" target=\"_blank\">announced<\/a> it was seeking 500 HIMARS launchers for more than 80 batteries. Those systems would be produced by Poland-based factories, and Warsaw aims to ensure the weapons\u2019 integration with the Polish battlefield management system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poland has sought to purchase HIMARS since before Russia invaded Ukraine, as Warsaw undertakes a military-wide transition to modern Western equipment. It\u2019s split some important buys between the U.S. and South Korea, including 288 K239 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2022\/10\/14\/poland-to-buy-hundreds-of-s-korean-chunmoo-multiple-rocket-launchers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chunmoo<\/a> multiple-rocket launchers and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2022\/06\/17\/industry-deal-moves-poland-closer-to-acquiring-south-korean-artillery-system\/\" target=\"_blank\">K-2 tanks<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2022\/12\/16\/lithuania-signs-495-million-deal-to-buy-himars-atacms\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lithuania<\/a>, after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2022\/07\/26\/latvia-requests-himars-weapon-to-bolster-baltic-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\">Latvia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2022\/12\/05\/estonia-buys-himars-as-eastern-allies-boost-artillery-arsenals\/\" target=\"_blank\">Estonia<\/a>, became the latest Baltic nation to ink a deal with the U.S. for HIMARS. It announced in December it had agreed to buy HIMARS and ATACMS worth $495 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>With reporting by Jaroslaw Adamowski.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. State Department has approved Poland to buy advanced rockets and rocket launchers worth $10 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