A U.S. Army contracting document shows that 10 HIMARS rocket artillery systems allocated to Morocco have been included in support and equipment requirements for fiscal year 2027, providing a new indication of progress in the implementation of a major U.S.-Moroccan defense deal.
The document, dated May 11, 2026, outlines requirements for Containerized Organizational Storage and Inventory System (COSIS) services for HIMARS and MLRS systems in Texas, including equipment inspection, short-term maintenance, storage and inventory management.
Under the fiscal year 2027 support requirements, the document lists 22 HIMARS systems for Australia, 10 for Morocco, seven for Italy and 18 for Taiwan. It also includes 16 M270A2 systems for the United Kingdom. The systems are described as “on contract,” indicating that they are covered by existing contractual arrangements.
The document states that storage and support services are being planned on the basis of contracted deliveries from Lockheed Martin. It adds that the U.S. government will negotiate support arrangements for systems and equipment that have not yet entered into contracts, while maintaining future delivery schedules.
For Morocco, the document indicates that equipment associated with the deal will require temporary storage at a U.S. Army facility in Texas, alongside additional components and equipment needed to integrate and prepare the systems.
The 2027 arrangements also include direct technical support for Morocco. According to the document, two personnel are scheduled to travel to Morocco during the coming fiscal year, with each trip lasting approximately two weeks, to provide support related to the HIMARS systems.
The planned support involves HIMARS specialists with experience in inspecting and operating the system, including its fire-control system. Their inspection activities are to be coordinated with a U.S. official as part of quality-assurance procedures.
The Moroccan HIMARS deal dates back to April 11, 2023, when the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced that the State Department had approved a possible sale to Morocco involving 18 HIMARS launchers, with an estimated value of $524.2 million.
The original Moroccan request also included 40 ATACMS missiles, 36 GMLRS Unitary missiles and 36 GMLRS Alternative Warhead missiles, in addition to vehicles and equipment for communications, command and control, training and logistical support.
At the time, the U.S. agency said the proposed sale would strengthen Morocco’s ability to address current and future threats, improve its capacity to detect threats and control its borders, and enhance interoperability between the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces and the U.S. military.
The latest document suggests that the deal has moved beyond the initial U.S. approval of the potential sale toward production, delivery and logistical support arrangements. The inclusion of 10 Moroccan HIMARS systems in the fiscal year 2027 contracted equipment requirements provides another indication of progress in that process.
HIMARS has gained particular prominence because of its role in the war in Ukraine. The U.S. Department of Defense has said the system has demonstrated significant effectiveness against Russian command-and-control centers, ammunition depots and logistics networks, affecting Russia’s ability to move and resupply its forces.
For the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, the eventual deployment of HIMARS would provide an additional long-range precision-fire capability and strengthen its rocket artillery and targeting capabilities, particularly when combined with the missile and support package included in the original U.S. defense deal.
