Time for more ammo.
The US Army is investing about $2 billion to expand and boost production of the munitions that have played a crucial role in the war in Ukraine.
The service is expanding several ammunition plants, including the Army’s plants in Scranton, Pa., Holston, Tenn., Radford, Va., and Middletown, Iowa, as well as several commercial plants, spokeswoman Ellen Lovett said in an emailed statement. The funds will come from Ukraine supplemental legislation and the annual defense appropriations law enacted last month.
“These investments will enable rapid replenishment of 155 mm artillery ammunition transfers to Ukraine,” Lovett said.
General Dynamics Corp.’s ordnance unit is the contractor at Scranton and BAE Systems‘s ordnance unit operates the Holston and Radford plants.
The Army’s focus on boosting production of munitions comes at a critical time. The war in Ukraine has exposed serious deficiencies in the US defense industrial base, according to a Center for Strategic and International Studies
report this week.
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The German defense concern Rheinmetall is constructing a new factory to produce ammunition.
DW
reported this.
The enterprise will produce medium-caliber ammunition, including for Gepard SPAAGs, which
Germany handed over to Ukraine to strengthen air defense.
It is noted that the construction of the plant began after Switzerland
twice refused to re-export ammunition to Ukraine in response to Berlin’s request.
The new lines to produce medium-caliber ammunition should be ready in January.
The German defense concern Rheinmetall is constructing a new factory to produce ammunition
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According to the NYT, the US goal is to increase the manufacture of ammo for Ukraine sixfold.
It's always good to talk about peace.