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Douglas R. Bush, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology [Photo: U.S. Army]
The Last Word: The U.S. Army’s Douglas Bush on a Major New Artillery Shell Casings Plant in Mesquite
by David Seeley | May 29, 2024
Last year, we told you about General Dynamics planning to open a major new artillery casings plant in the Mesquite 635 industrial park at LBJ Freeway at U.S. Highway 80 east of Dallas. Today the New York Times reported that the plant will soon be producing about 30,000 steel shell casings each month for 155-millimeter howitzers, nearly doubling the current U.S. manufacturing output.
by David Seeley |
Apr 25, 2023
Ukraine is firing up to 7,000 rounds of artillery daily in its war with Russia. The U.S. and Ukraine's other allies are at pains to keep up with the demand, as they see their own stockpiles dwindling. Weapons like BAE System's M777 Ultra Lightweight Howitzer (above) are powerless without artillery rounds. Now General Dynamics aims to help shore up the U.S. Defense Department's supply—by opening a new artillery casings plant in a Mesquite industrial park, according to the Dallas Morning News.
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