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2024-06-02 Economy

General Dynamics' New 155-Millimeter Shell Factory Opens As War Cycle Kicks Into Higher Gear

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Posted by Besoeker 2024-06-02 02:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [197 views ] Top

#1 Plowshares into swords.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-06-02 02:05|| 2024-06-02 02:05|| Front Page Top

#2 Moving production away from gun grabbers?

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-06-02 07:18|| 2024-06-02 07:18|| Front Page Top

#3
Like W8# shell cases, maybe?

Posted by NN2N1 2024-06-02 07:40|| 2024-06-02 07:40|| Front Page Top

#4 bring the US Army closer to its 100,000 shell target goal by 2025

Why do I have this nasty suspicion that shortage of artillery shells is due to the fact that margin of profit on shells is much slimmer than on super-advanced planes & UAVs?

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-06-02 07:57|| 2024-06-02 07:57|| Front Page Top

#5 I read Russia makes 250k a month right now. No idea if it's true, but, if so...

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-06-02 07:58|| 2024-06-02 07:58|| Front Page Top

#6 ^^ That's possible as major Russian manufacturing industries have been repurposed to produce military materiel. Most of the country has been directed to a war footing (which also keeps their GDP reports looking good).

Posted by Mullah Richard 2024-06-02 08:21|| 2024-06-02 08:21|| Front Page Top

#7 The Deep State at work.

Posted by JohnQC 2024-06-02 09:46|| 2024-06-02 09:46|| Front Page Top

#8 First heard about this a couple of weeks ago.
It's in a stand-up business park near two freeways, no rail access. It is convenient for dining and shopping, though.
It has yet to produce something resembling a product, likely won't for at least 6 months.
The US govt is leasing the site, will own all the capital goods, and is hire/leasing General Dynamics to run it.

Posted by ed in texas 2024-06-02 09:48|| 2024-06-02 09:48|| Front Page Top

#9 Pentagon Opens Ammunition Factory to Keep Arms Flowing to Ukraine

"Turkish workers in orange hard hats are busy unpacking wood crates stenciled with the name Repkon"

Posted by Skidmark 2024-06-02 10:48|| 2024-06-02 10:48|| Front Page Top

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