El US Army planea invertir\u00a0US$ 3100 Millones para incrementar las capacidades de producci\u00f3n de proyectiles de artiller\u00eda de 155mm. Estos recursos extraordinarios destinados a fortalecer la\u00a0Base Industrial de Defensa, tienen como objetivo adem\u00e1s, estar en condiciones de asistir a los pa\u00edses aliados en guerra, como Israel y Ucrania actualmente. Los \u00faltimos conflictos en curso han mostrado la vigencia e importancia de los fuegos de artiller\u00eda, pero tambi\u00e9n los extraordinarios consumos de munici\u00f3n que se producen y que resultan necesarios para mantener el \u00edmpetu de las operaciones. La mayor\u00eda de los pa\u00edses\u00a0han \u201ctomando nota\u201d de este aspecto, revisan sus propias capacidades de producci\u00f3n y la situaci\u00f3n de sus stocks frente a posibles conflictos, buscando alternativas de soluci\u00f3n viables a este problema, antes que sea tarde.<\/p>\n
WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. Army plans to spend $3.1 billion in emergency fiscal 2024 supplemental funding to boost domestic\u00a0155mm artillery munition production<\/a>\u00a0if lawmakers approve the pending White House request, the\u00a0service\u2019s acquisition chief<\/a>\u00a0said during a Nov. 7 press briefing.<\/p>\n Congress is considering President Biden\u2019s budget package of roughly $106 billion in emergency supplemental funds. The measure aims to support U.S. and allies\u2019 defense needs, including Ukraine and Israel.<\/p>\n While the Biden administration hopes to use much of that funding to boost industrial base capacity, a growing number of House Republicans oppose additional Ukraine aid and have instead pushed for a stand-alone $14 billion Israel supplemental.<\/p>\n The legislation is important for the Army so that it can \u201cmeet the growing challenges we face today and in the future,\u201d Doug Bush said. \u201cThe lion\u2019s share of this funding is being invested here in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n The Army has sent more than two million 155mm rounds to Ukraine as that country fights off a Russian invasion that began in February 2022. The support has led to a frantic uptick in replenishing the service\u2019s\u00a0stockpile<\/a>.<\/p>\n The service has already taken major steps over the last year to strengthen its 155mm industrial base.<\/p>\n Prior to the war in Ukraine, the U.S. could build about 14,400 of the artillery shells per month. But as Ukrainian forces burn through the ammunition for howitzers sent to the country, the\u00a0U.S. is hoping to ramp up production<\/a>\u00a0to roughly 100,000 shells a month by the end of calendar year 2025, Bush said.<\/p>\n So far, the Army has been making 155mm shells at a single service plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and a privately operated facility nearby. All of the shells are then transported to one place \u2013 Iowa Army Ammunition Plant \u2013 where they are packed with explosives.<\/p>\n Now, the service is under contract with General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems to build a new, mostly automated facility in Mesquite, Texas, to build more shells, as well as a company in Ontario, Canada \u2013 IMT Defense.<\/p>\n