Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall Explore In-Country HIMARS Sustainment Network in Australia

Lockheed Martin Australia and Rheinmetall Defence Australia are exploring a partnership to sustain Australia's growing HIMARS fleet domestically, leveraging Rheinmetall's Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence in Queensland. Australia has acquired 42 HIMARS launchers under Project Land 8113 and requested a further 48. The initiative upskills Australian technicians for sovereign sustainment of critical weapon systems, reflecting broader Indo-Pacific allied efforts to reduce logistics dependencies on US depots.