A U.S. M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) fires a missile during a joint military drill between the Philippines and the U.S. at Laur, northern Philippines, in March, 2023.

The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and related equipment to Canada.

A news release from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, part of the U.S. Department of Defense, estimates the cost of the sale at US$1.75-billion and says the principal contractor is Lockheed Martin.

Canada has asked to buy 26 of the systems – called HIMARS for short – along with 132 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems and other items.

The release says the proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by h

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