Morocco Cleared to Buy HIMARS Systems, Joint Stand Off Weapons for over $750M

Morocco has received U.S.’ nod to buy High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and 40 Joint Stand Off Weapons (JSOW) for an estimated cost of over $750 million.

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.

The North African country wants to procure 40 Raytheon-produced JSOWs aside of related equipment and support for $250 million. It has also requested to buy 18 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers; 40 M57 Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS); 36 M31A2 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS) Unitary; 36 M30A2 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS) Alternative Warhead; 9 M1152A1 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV); and 18 International Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems (IFATDS). Also included are 40 M28A2 Low Cost Reduced Range Practice Rocket Pods (LCRRPR); radios with similar “SINCGARS” capability; 35 Vehicular Dual Long-Range Radio Systems w/GPS; 24 Single Radio, Long Range Vehicular System w/GPS; 18 M1084A2 cargo truck, Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) Resupply Vehicles (RSV); 3 M1089A2 wrecker truck, FMTV, RSV; 18 M1095 5-ton trailer, FMTV; 23 Simple Key Loader (SKL), AN/PYQ-10; 50 Defense Advanced Global Positioning System Receivers (DAGR); and other related equipment and support. The estimated total cost for the HIMARS deal is $524.2 million.

The principal contractors will be Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Camden, AK; L3 Harris Communications, Inc., Rochester, NY; Raytheon, Waltham, MA; COBHAM Aerospace Connectivity, Buckinghamshire, UK; Oshkosh Defense, LLC, Oshkosh, WI; AAR Corporation AAR Manufacturing, Inc., Cadillac, MI; and AM General LLC, South Bend, IN. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale.