New Army 155mm facility opens in Arkansas to boost artillery shell production

Army to augment 155mm production with new Arkansas facility

The Army has taken another step toward modernizing its industrial base by cutting the ribbon with General Dynamics on a load, assembly and pack facility (LAP) for 155mm rounds, bringing the service closer to its goal of producing 100,000 rounds per month, according to an April 22 press release. The facility, housed in Camden, AR, will address the last step of artillery round production: 155mm shells will get filled with explosive materials, asse…

General Dynamics Opens $110M Munitions Assembly and Packing Plant Near Camden

Go deeper: Even as a new administration stirs up traditional foreign and defense policies, the aerospace and defense industry around Camden is still zooming. Read the story here. The U.S. Army and General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Inc., a subsidiary of publicly traded General Dynamics Corp. of St. Petersburg, Florida, have opened a $110 million munitions assembly and packing plant in Calhoun County. The facility near Camden is expec…

General Dynamics opens $110M artillery facility in Camden

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems has opened a new facility that will manufacture 155 mm high-explosive artillery projectiles in Camden, Arkansas.

New Army 155mm facility opens in Arkansas to boost artillery shell production

The Army and General Dynamics on Tuesday opened a new artillery production facility in Arkansas, which will produce roughly half the service’s 155mm artillery shells once it is fully operational, according to service officials.

At that time, the new explosive filling facilities in Glascoed in southern Wales will begin to operate.In the information that the company has provided on this movement, it details how it has developed “new innovative approaches in the production of energy and propellants that are expected to strengthen the resilience of the supply chain for the UK and its allies.” In recent years the company has invested, for example, £8.5 million (almost €10 m…

U.S. Army and General Dynamics open modern facility in Arkansas to boost 155mm ammunition production

“This Camden load, assembly, and pack munitions facility is just one of several modernization investments the Army is making to reinforce and strengthen our defense industrial base,” said Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll. He emphasised the importance of accelerating war-winning capabilities, stating: “It is not lost on us that a key component of victory on the battlefield starts in our production facilities.” LAP facilities represent the final…