US Artillery Shell Surge During Ukraine War Hinges on Army Bets
- Depletion of American stockpiles spurs ambitious Pentagon plan
- ‘Serious money’ for 2025 goal, Army acquisitions chief says
A Ukrainian marine from the 37th Brigade walks past a M109 155mm self-propelled howitzer at a position in the Donetsk region.
Photographer: Anatolii Stepanov/AFP/Getty Images
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The Pentagon’s ambitious plan to accelerate production of the most widely used artillery shell in Ukraine depends on a series of near-simultaneous actions across the US unlike anything seen since World War II.
The US goal is to produce 155mm artillery shells at a pace of 100,000 rounds per month, compared with 28,000 currently. And that’s double the 14,000 per month after Russia invaded Ukraine in February of last year.