US Approves $524 Million HIMARS Missile System Sale to Morocco

18 M142 HIMARS launchers equipped with several types of missiles, including the ATACMS semi-ballistic missiles with a range of 300 kilometers. This is the order placed by Morocco with the United States. The US State Department has made a decision approving a potential foreign military sale to the Moroccan government of High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $524.2 million, reports Al Ahdath Al Maghribia. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency had issued the required certification informing Congress of this potential sale.

This proposed sale will support US foreign policy and national security "by helping to improve the security of a major non-NATO ally that continues to be an important force for political stability and economic progress in North Africa," the agency said in a statement. It "will also enhance the interoperability of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), which regularly exercise with US forces, focusing on counterterrorism and violent extremist organizations in the Maghreb and Sahel regions."