An M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) takes part in a military exercise. file. , Photo Credit: Reuters
The US State Department has approved the potential sale of long-range missiles and rockets to Poland in a deal worth up to $10 billion, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
The sale comes as Kyiv has praised its US-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) rocket launchers for battlefield successes such as destroying Russian warehouses and command posts.
The package includes 18 HIMARS launchers, 45 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles with a 185-mile (297-km) range, and over 1,000 Guided Multiple Rocket Launch System (GMLRS) rockets.
The United States has rejected Ukraine’s request for ATACMS missiles. Poland will not be able to transfer any ATACMS to Ukraine without US approval.