The U.S. Army has awarded more than $961 million in several contracts to increase the production capacity of critical 155mm artillery components.
The service branch said Tuesday its Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition and the Army Contracting Command – New Jersey named General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) ordnance and tactical systems business, American Ordnance and Nammo as contractors tasked to enhance artillery production.
The awards provide for the procurement of 500,000 M119A2 propellant charges and support load, assemble and pack of 260,000 M231 Modular Artillery Charge System, 2.2 million M232A2 MACS and 16,900 M1128 High Explosive projectiles.
One contract covers the expansion of the production capacity of High Fragmentation Steel, a specially engineered alloy used in 155mm M795 and the M1128 and other large-caliber munitions.
“In alignment with the Department of Defense’s National Defense Industrial Strategy, we have invested more than $4.2 billion to expand and modernize the organic industrial base,” said Doug Bush, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology and a previous Wash100 Award recipient. “This collaborative effort between the Army and industry establishes a credible deterrent against potential adversaries, underscoring the Army’s commitment to fight and win the Nation’s wars.”
