- Pentagon Goes Full Throttle: America’s Ammo Factories Enter Wartime . . .
To solve the problem, the US is moving propellant production stateside, with new capacity being built at American Ordnance plants in Middletown, Iowa, and Camden, Arkansas, alongside a new General Dynamics site
- US Army Mulls Canceling General Dynamics Management of 155mm Shell . . .
The US Army is considering the termination of General Dynamics’ oversight of three new 155-millimeter artillery shell manufacturing lines in Texas
- U. S. Army Boosts 155mm Ammunition Production with New Facility Amid . . .
This initiative represents a critical expansion of the United States’ munitions manufacturing capabilities and is a cornerstone of the Army’s strategic effort to restore the defense industrial base, improve readiness, and reinforce deterrence in the face of evolving global threats
- Rebuilding American munitions production - FreightWaves
The surge in demand for 155 mm artillery shells and related munitions exceeded the United States’ own manufacturing capacity The Ukraine conflict exposed vulnerabilities in the U S defense industrial base, particularly in the production of 155 mm artillery ammunition
- Army Modernizing, Expanding Munitions Production Facilities
The Army has set a goal of producing 100,000 155 mm shells per month by 2025 Doug Bush, the assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, said the Army is “on a path” to be producing 70,000 to 80,000 shells per month by the end of calendar year 2024 or early 2025
- Saab Announces Plans for New Munitions Facility in U. S.
The innovative new site will support the engineering and production of missile weapon systems for the U S military, such as components for the Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) system, and close combat weapons
- Pentagon Poised to Replenish Munitions Stockpiles
After years of serving as the bill-payer for other Pentagon priorities, munitions stockpiles are poised to get a major boost from the $150 billion reconciliation package unveiled by lawmakers in Congress this week, along with the defense industrial base to produce them
- US reinforces munitions production strategy - Caliber. Az
According to Bush, shell production will expand from one facility to four by early next year The load, assembly, and packing processes will also take place at two new locations outside Iowa—General Dynamics in Camden, Arkansas, and Day Zimmerman in Parsons, Kansas
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