The U.S. Army says it needs Congress to approve $3.1 billion to buy 155 millimeter artillery rounds to replace stocks depleted by Ukraine and now Israel.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army needs Congress to approve $3.1 billion to buy 155 millimeter artillery rounds and expand production to quickly replace stocks depleted by shipments to Ukraine and now Israel, an Army official said on Tuesday. The U.S. and allies have sent more than 2 million rounds of 155 ammunition to Ukraine in support of its effort to repel Russia’s invasion more than 600 days ago. The U.S. has also sent the artillery to Israel as it fights Hamas.
1 billion specific to 155 artillery, about half would go to boosting industrial capacity with the remainder going to buying rounds, Bush said. Other parts of Biden’s $106 billion supplemental request, outside the $3.1 billion earmarked for 155 millimeter artillery, would go to funding expansion of other munitions, Bush said, including funds to boost the annual production rate of Patriot air defense interceptors to 650 from 550.
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