The Army will have $6 billion to ramp up production of the most-used ammunition in Ukraine — more than doubling the service’s request as part of last month’s national security supplemental from Congress.
The service sought $3.1 billion related to 155mm artillery shell production and production increases, Doug Bush, the Army’s acquisition chief, said. The funds would be used to replenish the depleted US stockpile, which also would allow providing more of the ammunition to Ukraine.
“We appear to have gotten $6 billion,” from Congress, he told reporters at a Pentagon round table on Thursday. “That, I think, is a ...