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Lockheed Delivers 750th HIMARS—Production Doubled to Keep Ukraine Supplied
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Lockheed Martin has doubled production of the HIMARS launchers and delivered its 750th unit—a manufacturing surge will help supply sustained long-range firepower for Ukraine and US forces alike, the company said on November 6.
US defense contractor Lockheed Martin announced that it has ramped up HIMARS production and delivered the 750th M142 launcher to a customer, after expanding factory capacity and adding new manufacturing technologies at its Camden facility.
Ukraine’s HIMARS strikes three North Korean-made Koksan artillery systems in Kursk region
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Lockheed said it accelerated factory investment, automated key steps, and optimized supply chains to hit the higher output.
“The roadmap for Army modernization places long-range precision fires at the center of readiness and advantage,” the company said in its press release.
“To match the pace, Lockheed Martin expanded production capacity, accelerated schedules, and implemented advanced manufacturing technologies that increase speed, scale, and sustainability.”
The Camden plant nearly doubled annual HIMARS launcher output from 48 to 96 launchers in 2024 after receiving $2.9 billion in US Army contracts that funded new tooling, hiring, and supply-chain upgrades.
“Speed matters—not just on the battlefield, but on the production line,” Adam Bailey, site director at Lockheed’s Camden plant, said. “By optimizing processes and empowering our workforce, we deliver capabilities faster to those who need them most.”
Lockheed also reported a major increase in GMLRS rocket production for HIMARS: from roughly 8,000 rockets a year in 2023 to about 14,000 per year as of September 2025.
The company plans further growth—targeting 19,002 GMLRS rounds annually by 2028 and a cumulative 95,010 rounds produced over four years.
Aiming high with the HIMARS.
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Watch U.S. Soldiers and allied forces conduct live-fire training with High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems during exercise Super Garuda Shield in Indonesia. pic.twitter.com/OBaCzWLxCH
To reach those targets, Lockheed said it added suppliers, introduced more robotics and additive manufacturing, and added a second shift on the GMLRS line.
The firm is also moving to internationalize production: a plan to build the first batch of GMLRS rounds in Australia is slated to begin in 2025, with technology transfers intended to establish in-country manufacturing capability. Poland has also been offered participation in expanded production plans.
For Kyiv, which continues to press for long-range precision weapons to strike Russian logistics and command nodes, the industrial surge is critical.
HIMARS and GMLRS enable rapid, accurate strikes far behind front lines—capabilities Ukraine has repeatedly said are essential to blunt Russian attacks on infrastructure and supply lines.
Earlier, reports emerged that Lockheed Martin was rapidly scaling production across a suite of the US military’s most in-demand precision weapons and launchers—from PAC-3 interceptors and GMLRS rockets to HIMARS launchers, Javelin anti-tank missiles, PrSM long-range fires, and air-launched strike missiles such as JASSM and LRASM—as demand for precision strike and air-defense capability surges.
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