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.
A soldier of the U.S. Army participates in the live firing exercise DYNAMIC FRONT 23 at Grafenwoehr training site in Grafenwoehr, Germany, March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Simon/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Nov 7 -
Doug Bush, the chief weapons buyer for the Army, told reporters that supplemental funding currently being considered by Congress as a apart of U.S. President Joe Biden'swould go to modernize or build 155 millimeter artillery production facilities across many states including Texas, Tennessee, Virginia and California.
Of the $3.1 billion specific to 155 artillery, about half would go to boosting industrial capacity with the remainder going to buying rounds, Bush said.
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