Europe, along with Ukraine, is ramping up the production of 155-mm ammunition. French defense plant Les Forges de Tarbes, which was on the brink of closure in 2021, is now running at full capacity, fulfilling orders for 155-mm artillery shells. The priority is to support Ukraine... #AmmunitionFactory #ArtilleryShells #DefenseIndustryEU #KNDS #LesForgesDeTarbes #Nammo
A lack of raw materials and long production cycles prevent the West from adapting projectile production to Ukraine’s needs. Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has caused a noticeable increase in projectile production in Western countries, but due to a lack of raw materials and long production cycles, it still does n... #AmmunitionFactory #ArtilleryShells #NIOA #Rheinmetall #Saab #WeaponsProduction
Due to the Pentagon’s concerns about its weapons stockpiles, military aid packages for Ukraine from the US have decreased. The stockpile of weapons and other military equipment in the Pentagon is decreasing, and because of this, the volumes of military aid packages to Ukraine have become smaller in recent months. American... #AmmunitionFactory #Pentagon #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine #WeaponsProduction
An artillery agreement with Norway will help Ukraine reduce its dependence on Western supplies of weapons and ammunition. The Norwegian government has signed an agreement to transfer artillery production to Ukraine. If Ukraine produces Western-style howitzers and projectiles domestically, it will free itself from complet... #AmmunitionFactory #ArtilleryShells #Norway #WarinUkraine #WeaponsProduction
What is required for US defense companies to operate in Ukraine? Several US defense companies are considering starting joint production with Ukrainian enterprises inside Ukraine. The Pentagon is actively encouraging US defense contractors to engage in this cooperat... #AmmunitionFactory #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DefenseTechnology #NorthropGrumman #Pentagon #WeaponsProduction
Rheinmetall receives an order from Ukraine to construct an ammunition production plant. The German defense concern Rheinmetall has received an order from the Ukrainian government to construct an ammunition factory, previously announced in February. The exact value of the deal is not spec... #AmmunitionFactory #ArtilleryShells #Rheinmetall #WeaponsProduction
American defense giant Northrop Grumman will launch ammunition production in Ukraine. The American defense corporation Northrop Grumman plans to create production facilities for medium-caliber ammunition in Ukraine. This results from a state-funded Ukrainian government project and appr... #AmmunitionFactory #ArtilleryShells #DefenseIndustryUkraine #NorthropGrumman #WeaponsProduction
The US will supply Ukraine with more large-caliber ammunition: a new plant with a capacity of 30,000 shells per month was opened in Texas. Texas has opened a new factory to produce 155 mm artillery shells, reports the NYT. As noted, the enterprise will produce about 30,000 shells every month. The opening of the new General Dynamics plant... #AmmunitionFactory #ArtilleryShells #GeneralDynamics #Pentagon #WarinUkraine #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine will produce ammunition according to NATO standards and can produce $10 billion more worth of additional weapons this year. Ukroboronprom enterprises are gradually switching to the production of ammunition in NATO calibers, particularly 60-mm mortar mines, General Director of the Ukrainian Defense Industry Herman Smetanin ... #AlexanderKamyshin #AmmunitionFactory #DefenseIndustryUkraine #HermanSmetanin #NATOstandards #ukroboronprom #WeaponsProduction
How did the Munich Security Conference strengthen Ukraine’s defense capabilities? The German concern Rheinmetall plans to open a new plant to produce artillery ammunition in Ukraine. The memorandum on the creation of a joint venture was signed on the sidelines of the Munich Securit... #AmmunitionFactory #DmytroKuleba #DynamitNobelDefence #HermanSmetanin #MunichSecurityConference #Rheinmetall #ukroboronprom
Ukraine will produce 155-mm projectiles jointly with two American companies, and the US will transfer all Vampire complexes and APKWS systems. Ukraine has agreed with two leading American companies on the joint production of 155 mm ammunition, said Minister of Strategic Industries of Ukraine Oleksandr Kamyshin. According to him, developing p... #AlexanderKamyshin #AmmunitionFactory #APKWS #DefenseIndustryUkraine #Vampire #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine still does not produce enough ammunition, but drone production has increased to tens of thousands per month. The Ukrainian defense-industrial complex has significantly increased ammunition production. Still, Ukraine remains reliant on the supply of projectiles from its partners, as stated at the NATO Industr... #AlexanderKamyshin #AmmunitionFactory #DefenseIndustryUkraine #droneSHARK #WeaponsProduction
Europe is investing in the defense industry to increase production. The European Commission has announced an increase in its assistance to the European defense industry with the approval of a program provided for by the Act in Support of Ammunition Production (ASAP) f... #AmmunitionFactory #ASAP #EUdefense #ThierryBreton #WeaponsProduction
The US plans to increase its production of ammunition to support Ukraine. The intensity of hostilities requires accelerated weapon production, including standard NATO artillery shells, the WP writes. It is planned to double their output soon. The publication notes that the ... #AmmunitionFactory #USartilleryshell #USdefense #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine increased the production of mortar and artillery shells to a record level. Ukraine’s defense industry is increasing the production of ammunition and Stugna-P anti-tank systems. More mortar and artillery shells were produced in June than in 2022, notes Oleksandr Kamyshi... #AlexanderKamyshin #AmmunitionFactory #DefenseIndustryUkraine #UkrainianWeapons #WeaponsProduction
The European Act on joint ammunition procurement will be adopted at the beginning of July. The Act in Support of Ammunition Production (ASAP), designed to increase the capabilities of the European defense industry to replenish EU arsenals and to continue the supply of artillery ammunition t... #AmmunitionFactory #AmmunitionForUkraine #RobertaMetsola
The Pentagon is considering an increase in the defense budget to provide for Ukraine’s increased need for ammunition. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the Pentagon is considering expanding ammunition production due to a lack of ammunition to assis... #AmmunitionFactory #MarkMilley #WeaponsforUkraine #WeaponsProduction
Estonia proposes that the EU invests €4B to increase the production of shells for Ukraine. As Bloomberg writes in a letter sent to EU member states, Russia fires as much ammunition in one day as Europe can produce in one month. Therefore, Estonia believes the EU should start building its de... #155mmgunsForUkraine #AmmunitionFactory #WeaponsProduction
Ukroboronprom and a NATO member are building an ammunition factory. The State enterprise Ukroboronprom is building an ammunition plant with a NATO member country. As the partner country’s press service stated at the briefing, this is already the second defense enterpr... #AmmunitionFactory #ukroboronprom
