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Army Taps GD OTS, American Ordnance For $974.4 Million 155mm Ammo Multi-Year Deal

Army Taps GD OTS, American Ordnance For $974.4 Million 155mm Ammo Multi-Year Deal
Ammo handler at Blue Grass Army Depot prepares 155mm projectile rounds for repalletization. Photo by Dori Whipple, Blue Grass Army Depot

The Army has selected General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems [GD] (GD OTS) and American Ordnance for a $974.4 million deal to load, assemble and pack 155mm M1128 artillery rounds, the service’s latest multiyear deal for the munitions. The two firms will compete for orders under the contract awarded on Sept. 27, which arrives as the Army continues to ramp up 155mm ammunition production with an aim to build 100,000 rounds per month by 2025. “The Army began making investments…

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