AUSA Global: HIMARS vehicle back in production
Lockheed Martin once had a vision that it would now be producing Joint Light Tactical Vehicles at its Camden, Arkansas facility. While that vision might not have turned out as planned, the company is now producing vehicles in Camden.
Due to a combination of business decisions, technical data package rights and user demand, the company has begun to manufacture new Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) vehicles in Camden.
Speaking at this week's AUSA Global Force gathering in Huntsville, Alabama, company representatives acknowledged that while the HIMARS build has been completed for
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