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Lockheed Martin has restarted the production line for its Tactical Missile System (TACMS), the company announced on 29 March.

The weapons, formerly referred to by the contractor as the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), was built for about 20 years near El Paso, Texas, but production was moved to Camden, Arkansas, to "consolidate all of Lockheed Martin's Precision Fires missile and rocket production", the company said.

Accordingly, TACMS production "was temporarily suspended in 2014" and the move was made to Arkansas, Lockheed Martin explained.

TACMS, initially fielded in 1990, includes one missile in a pod and can be fired from the US Army's family of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), such as the High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and M270 MLRS. The weapon can reach out to 300 km.

via www.janes.com

I'm a little surprised. With the replacement program getting ready for bidding, you'd think the Army would be just relying on existing stocks. I know we've been using some lately, but surely not that many? They're pretty damn expensive.