The U.S. Army awarded two contracts to increase production capacity for the type of artillery shells Ukrainian soldiers have been using in vast quantities, the Army said on Thursday, as the United States seeks to replenish munitions sent to support Kyiv. A contract to build a new component production line in Texas and another contract for making shell bodies were awarded to two companies in late November, the Army said. They represent some of the first resources the Army has invested to increase production capacity for 155mm ammunition, a NATO-standard round, after U.S. aid to Ukraine drew from American stocks after Russia invaded its neighbor in February. - READ MORE

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Thu, 08 Dec 2022 16:34:25 GMT