SCRANTON, Pennsylvania: One of the most important munitions of the Ukraine war comes from a historic factory in this city built by coal barons, where tons of steel rods are brought in by train to be forged into the artillery shells Kyiv cannot get enough of - and that the United States cannot produce fast enough.
The Scranton Army Ammunition Plant is at the vanguard of a multibillion-dollar Pentagon plan to modernise and accelerate its production of ammunition and equipment not only to support Ukraine, but to be ready for a potential conflict with China.
The dwindling supply has alarmed US military planners, and the Army now plans to spend billions on munitions plants around the country in what it calls its most significant transformation in 40 years. The 155mm shell is one of the most often-requested and supplied items, which also include air defence systems, long-range missiles and tanks.
155mm M795 artillery projectiles are manufactured at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on Apr 13, 2023. The Army is spending about US$1.5 billion to ramp up production of 155mm rounds from 14,000 a month before Russia invaded Ukraine to more than 85,000 a month by 2028, US Army under secretary Gabe Camarillo told a symposium last month.
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