Army two-star general talks Watervliet expansion, finding secondary cannon tube producers
The service believes it could have multiple sources forging cannon tubes within 12 to 18 months.
US Army pushing forward with organic industrial base modernization
Brig. Gen. Michael B. Lalor, head of the Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command (TACOM), told Breaking Defense this week the service plans to break ground in FY25 on the Long Range Precision Fires Facility at Watervliet Arsenal, NY.
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Army’s munition organic industrial base remains FY24 focus, though politics, inflation aren’t helping
“If we have to do like most of America does, and tighten our belts a little bit, we may have to push a project or two to the left,” Marion Whicker, Army Materiel Command’s executive deputy to the commanding general, told Breaking Defense.
Pioneering Progress: How a munitions campus propels the US defense industrial base forward
The Defense Department’s recent suggestions that it is poised to create a “munitions campus" would greatly benefit the US and its partners, writes Nadia Schadlow.
With $4.5B investment planned in Organic Industrial Base, a focus on next-gen vehicles
The OIB comprises 23 depots, arsenals and ammunition plants owned by the government.
Organic Industrial Base $16B modernization plan to be briefed to senior Army leaders
The strategy will tackle facility modernization, supply chain vulnerabilities and workforce.
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