The US is working on a large-scale increase in the production of 155-mm ammunition

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Washington plans to seriously increase the production of 155-mm ammunition, including for sending to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is expected that by 2025 the rate of production of such shells will reach 90 thousand units per month.

New ammunition production facilities are being built in Texas and refurbished in the Canadian province of Ontario. Similar businesses will also open in Arkansas, Kansas, and Iowa.



At the same time, the White House concludes agreements on the supply of 155 mm caliber shells with Bulgaria and South Korea. A similar agreement will be signed with Japan.

Currently, US defense companies produce only about 24 of these munitions per month. When working in two shifts, the output of this product will be 40 thousand, which is clearly not up to the planned 90 thousand shells.

The problem can be solved by the launch of new enterprises and the construction of appropriate infrastructure. Thus, the conflict on the territory of Ukraine can become a pretext for the development of a considerable US defense budget.

Part of these expenses will probably also be the creation in the United States of a new air defense system based on the already serial Israeli Tamir anti-aircraft missile for the Iron Dome air defense system. It is assumed that by 2025 the US Marine Corps will be armed with a fire platoon of the new air defense system, and in another two years three batteries will be on combat duty.
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  1. Irek
    Irek
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    5 August 2023 09: 16
    As one retired Amerovian general compared, a Russian shell 152 costs 500-600 dollars, an American 155 from 15 to 18 thousand, and with whom we are going to compete. Their brain starts to work after retirement.
    1. Constantine N
      Constantine N
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      5 August 2023 17: 11
      doubtful. shells are produced on the conveyor and the price cannot vary significantly.
    2. insider
      insider
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      5 August 2023 17: 22
      Never underestimate the enemy. Expand production quickly and increase productivity at times - this cannot be taken away from America when they see a profit. It is the matter of time. Now they have a dilemma - for which barrels should these shells be made? Polish or Ukrainian. The cannon artillery of the Square is successfully dissected with various surgical instruments. Knowing the process of starting production, I dare to assume that the mass saturation is 155 mm. caliber will begin in 1,5 - 2 years.
  2. Fizik13
    Fizik13
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    5 August 2023 10: 36
    The Americans have squandered their production, now they will import from Canada, Bulgaria, South Korea, Japan ......