Defense Security Cooperation Agency
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[email protected] Transmittal No. 17-36
Romania – High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and Related
Support and Equipment
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2017 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign
Military Sale to Romania for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and related support and
equipment. The estimated cost is $1.25 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the
required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on August 17, 2017.
The Government of Romania has requested the possible sale of fifty-four (54) High Mobility Artillery Rocket
Systems (HIMARS) Launchers, eighty-one (81) Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS) M31A1
Unitary, eighty-one (81) Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS) M30A1 Alternative Warhead,
fifty-four (54) Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) M57 Unitary, twenty-four (24) Advanced Field
Artillery Tactical Data Systems (AFATDS), fifteen (15) M1151A1 HMMWVs, Utility, Armored, and fifteen
(15) M1151A1 HMMWVs, Armor Ready 2-Man. Also included with this request are: fifty-four (54)
M1084A1P2 HIMARS Resupply Vehicles (RSVs) (5 ton, Medium Tactical Cargo Vehicle with Material
Handling Equipment), fifty-four (54) M1095 MTV Cargo Trailer with RSV kit, and ten (10) M1089A1P2
FMTV Wreckers (5 Ton Medium Tactical Vehicle Wrecker with Winch), thirty (30) Low Cost Reduced Range
(LCRR) practice rockets, support equipment, communications equipment, sensors, spare and repair parts, test
sets, batteries, laptop computers, publications and technical data, facility design, training and training
equipment, systems integration support, Quality Assurance Teams and a Technical Assistance Fielding Team,
U.S. Government and contractor technical, engineering, and logistics support services, and other related
elements of logistics and program support. The total estimated program cost is $1.25 billion.
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 has been, and continues to be an important force for
political stability and economic progress within Europe. The proposed sale of the HIMARS system will support
Romania’s needs for its own self-defense and support NATO defense goals.
The Government of Romania intends to use these defense articles and services to modernize its armed forces
and strengthen its homeland defense and deter regional threats. This will contribute to Romania’s military goal
of updating its capabilities while further enhancing interoperability with the United States and other NATO
allies. Romania will have no difficulty absorbing this system into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region.
The prime contractors will be Lockheed-Martin in Grand Prairie, Texas and Camden, Arkansas. There are no
known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require approximately the assignment of up to 10 U.S. Government or
contractor representatives to travel to Romania for a period of up to one year for equipment de-
processing/fielding, system checkout, training, and technical and logistics support.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale.
This notice of a potential sale is required by law and does not mean the sale has been concluded.
All questions regarding this proposed Foreign Military Sale should be directed to the State Department's Bureau
of Political Military Affairs, Office of Congressional and Public Affairs, [email protected].
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