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Army

Army Eyeing Readiness Impacts of Artillery Ammunition Supplies to Ukraine

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, March 29th, 2023

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Army Eyeing Readiness Impacts of Artillery Ammunition Supplies to Ukraine

A 2019 U.S. Army photo shows shell casings made at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant (U.S. Army Photo)

U.S Army Secretary Christine Wormuth and Chief of Staff Gen. James McConnville are keeping tabs on possible readiness impacts of the continued supply of U.S. artillery ammunition, including 155mm rounds and Lockheed Martin [LMT] Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS), but thus far the service's top echelon has not detected any detrimental readiness effects, Wormuth told the House Appropriations Committee's defense panel on March 29. "When we get the requests from the Ukrainians through the [Defense] Secretary [Lloyd Austin]'s staff,…

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Space

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