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Army Details Recent Deals To ‘Significantly Increase’ 155mm Artillery Shell Production

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Army Details Recent Deals To ‘Significantly Increase’ 155mm Artillery Shell Production
M795 High Explosive (HE) Projectile 155 mm rounds are prepped and staged to conduct field artillery training on Warrior Base, New Mexico Range, Demilitarized Zone, Republic of Korea, March 15, 2015. The training was a part of joint training exercise Foal Eagle 2015 between the U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) Armies. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Steven Hitchcock/Released)

The Army has detailed recent accelerated contracting efforts to “significantly increase production capacity” for 155mm artillery shells, as the service looks to replenish stockpiles of munitions transferred in large numbers to help support Ukraine. IMT Defense was awarded a sole-source contract on Nov. 22 to produce M795 155mm projectile shell bodies and General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems [GD] was awarded a new task order on Nov. 23 to build a new 155mm artillery metal parts production line, the Army…

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