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CANBERRA, Australia. The government of Australia announced that it has bought 20 Lockheed Martin High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), and associated hardware, for an estimated cost of $385 million.
After the HIMARS sale proposal was approved, a Lockheed Martin executive said that Australia is looking to produce munitions domestically.
Spurred on by the war in Ukraine, the federal government wants to develop a sovereign missile manufacturing industry in Australia.
"Lockheed Martin will deliver and transfer to Australia the same level of technology and development and advanced programs and systems that we have in our factories in United States," Pat Sunderlin, VP of operations for Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, said.
Cleveland Guardians second baseman Andres Gimenez will start for the American League after Houston Astros star Jose Altuve opted out of the upcoming All-Star Ga