CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The Australian Army’s appetite for the M142 HIMARS is proving voracious. With the first two of 42 units arriving in Australia only in March, the country is already eyeing another 48 of these U.S.-built rocket launchers.

This ambition was revealed in a notification issued by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency – or DSCA – published on Sep. 30.

The DSCA stated that the U.S. government had approved this Foreign Military Sale of up to 48 rocket launcher vehicles, M1084A2 HIMARS resupply vehicles, M1095 trailers and Low Cost Reduced Range Practice Rocket pods.

However, rather than just bolstering its rocket artillery capabilities, the U.S. announcement may indicate that Australia is leaning towards the HIMARS and Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) combo to meet t

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