According to Gatis Kristovskis of the Latvian Information Agency on July 22, the Latvian Defense Ministry has received offers from potential suppliers of coastal defense missiles and inquired about purchasing U.S. M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS).
Latvia has inquired about the availability and prices of the U.S –made M142 HIMARS system. This is a joint project of Baltic countries, and the Defense Ministry expects that the United States could co-finance the project.
Let’s recall that, according to information published by the United States Department of Defense on July 15, 2022, the U.S. State Department made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Estonia of M142 HIMARS and related equipment for an estimated cost of up to $500 million. The Government of Estonia has indeed requested to purchase up to six M142 HIMARS as well as up to thirty-six M30A2 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Alternative Warhead (AW) Missile Pods with Insensitive Munitions Propulsion System (IMPS) and Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave – Directional Doppler Ranging (FMCW-DDR) Proximity Height-of-Burst (HOB) Sensor Capability.