The Government of Morocco wants to buy more than a half-billion dollars of military hardware – most of it produced by Lockheed Martin in Camden.

The U.S. State Department said Tuesday that it has approved the possible sale to Morocco of High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $524.2 million.

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of the possible sale.

The Government of Morocco has requested to buy 18 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers; 40 M57 Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS); 36 M31A2 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS) Unitary; 36 M30A2 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS) Alternative Warhead; 9 M1152A1 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV); and 18 International Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems (IFATDS).

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