NATO ally could get U.S. HIMARS to 'deter regional threats'

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NATO ally could get U.S. HIMARS to 'deter regional threats'
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The State Department has announced a possible $670 million sale to outfit the Netherlands with 20 HIMARS launchers.

ally to arm itself with the famed U.S.-made M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System—colloquially known as HIMARS—which has become a"must-have" for nations concerned by Russia's regional aggression.

The State Department on Thursday announced it had made a determination approving a possible sale of HIMARS launchers and related equipment to the Netherlands worth an estimated $670 million, and that it had notified"This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by helping to improve the security of a NATO ally that is an important force for political stability and economic progress in Europe," the State Department announcement...

A Romanian HIMARS fires a rocket during the EAGLE ROYAL 23 military exercises at Capu Midia firing range north of Constanta, on the Black Sea on February 9, 2023.

"The Netherlands intends to use these defense articles and services to modernize its armed forces and expand its capability to strengthen its homeland defense and deter regional threats. The Netherlands will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed forces."on the bloc's eastern front, where nations have long feared revanchist Russian aggression.

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