HIMARS • Page 2 of 9

Mar- 2026 -

24 March

Lockheed, Rheinmetall Eye Australia-Based HIMARS Sustainment

The Australian subsidiaries of Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall are exploring in-country sustainment for Australia’s HIMARS.

11 March

Europe

Christine Casimiro

US Clears $930M Sale of M142 HIMARS, GMLRS to Sweden

The US State Department has approved a $930-million foreign military sale of Lockheed Martin’s M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and related equipment to Sweden.

3 March

Americas

Giulia Bernacchi

US Army Demos HIMARS Rapid Air Deployment in Thailand Exercise

The US Army has conducted a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Rapid Infiltration mission in Thailand during Exercise Cobra Gold.

3 March

Americas

Christine Casimiro

Lockheed Demos NGC2 Prototype for US Army

A Lockheed Martin-led consortium has demonstrated the sensor-to-shooter capability of an advanced command-and-control system for the US Army during a live-fire exercise at Lightning Surge 2.

Feb- 2026 -

18 February

Arms

The Global Mobile Artillery Rocket System (GMARS) live-fired for the first time at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico

Bea Castañeda

GMARS: The Heavyweight Rocket Artillery Explained

This guide breaks down the GMARS, a next-generation rocket artillery system built for long-range precision strike and seamless integration with NATO fires networks.

Jan- 2026 -

21 January

Asia Pacific

Christine Casimiro

Taiwan Unveils Weapons List in Proposed $40B Special Defense Budget

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense has unveiled the weapons intended for procurement under its proposed $40 billion special defense budget.

Dec- 2025 -

19 December

Land

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Lockheed’s Extended-Range GMLRS Breaks 100-Km in Live-Fire Test

ER-GMLRS is Lockheed Martin’s extended-range rocket, completing a 112-kilometer live-fire test from HIMARS, validating Alternative Warhead performance, and doubling GMLRS range to 150 kilometers.

18 December

Europe

Inder Singh Bisht

Lockheed, 4iG to Explore HIMARS Integration on Hungarian Trucks

Lockheed Martin and 4iG Space and Defence Technologies have signed an agreement to explore mounting the HIMARS system on Hungarian trucks.

3 December

Land

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

A New Challenger to HIMARS? Egypt’s Rad’a 300 Breaks Cover

Rad’a 300 is a tracked, multi-caliber rocket launcher, striking targets up to 300 km, reaching speeds of 40 km/h on and off road, equipped with factory-loaded pods that carry 122mm to 610mm rockets.

2 December

Americas