MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATacMS) pentru Romania a intrat in derulare, Lockheed Martin primind aprobarea guvernului american pentru inceperea lucrului la rachetele romanesti.
„Lockheed Martin Missile and Fire Control, Dallas, Texas, was awarded a $364,637,120 firm-fixed-price domestic and foreign military sales (Romania) contract for Army Tactical Missile Guided Missile and Launching Assembly Service Life Extension program. One bid was solicited with one bid received. Work will be performed in Dallas, Texas; Lufkin, Texas; Camden, Arizona; Vergennes, Vermont; Boulder, Colorado; Middletown, Connecticut; Clearwater, Florida; St. Louis, Missouri; Joplin, Missouri; and Cincinnati, Ohio; with an estimated completion date of March 26, 2020. Fiscal 2017 and 2018 research, development, test and evaluation; foreign military sales; overseas contingency operation; and aircraft procurement (Army) funds in the combined amount of $145,854,848 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-18-C-0078).”
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Asta dupa ce la inceputul lunii mai aceeasi companie a inceput productia sistemului HIMARS si a rachetelor asociate. Din comunicatul de mai sus aflam si cand vor fi gata rachetele: sfarsitul lunii martie 2020, in timp ce sistemul HIMARS va fi gata de livrare in mai 2020.
In acest moment toate cele trei contracte semnate se afla in derulare: Patriot (Raytheon&LM), HIMARS (Lockheed Martin) si Pirahna 5 (General Dynamics/Mowag&UM Bucuresti).
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