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Current commander. Lt. Col. George Kloppenburg [ 1 ] The Joint Systems Manufacturing Center, also known as the Lima Army Tank Plant (LATP) is a tank plant located in Lima, Ohio. It is a government-owned, contractor-operated facility currently operated by General Dynamics Land Systems. Workers at the plant are represented by UAW Local 2075.
The United States Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) (formerly United States Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) [1]), located in Warren, Michigan, is the United States Armed Forces' research and development facility for advanced technology in ground systems. [2]
US Army Detroit Arsenal, 2013. Chrysler's construction effort at the plant in 1941 was one of the fastest on record. [3] The first tanks rumbled out of the plant before its complete construction. [4] During World War II, the Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant built a quarter of the 89,568 tanks produced in the U.S. overall. The plant made M3 Lee tanks ...
Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth looks over the latest version of the M1A2 Abrams main battle tank as she tours the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Lima, Ohio.
Anniston Army Depot (ANAD) is a major United States Army facility for the production and repair of ground combat vehicles, overhaul of Small Arms Weapon Systems and the storage of chemical weapons, a.k.a. the Anniston Chemical Activity. The depot is located in Bynum, Alabama. The Department of the Army established the site in 1940, buying ...
The United States Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), [ 2 ] and its subordinate Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC), [ 3 ] headquartered at the Detroit Arsenal [ 4 ] in Warren, Michigan, is part of the United States Army Materiel Command (AMC). The entire complex that houses TACOM's headquarters is located on what is known as ...
Radford Army Ammunition Plant (RFAAP) is an ammunition manufacturing complex for the U.S. military with facilities located in Pulaski and Montgomery Counties, Virginia. The primary mission of the RFAAP is to manufacture propellants and explosives in support of field artillery, air defense, tank, missile , aircraft , and naval weapons systems.
The M1 Abrams entered service in 1980 and serves as the main battle tank of the United States Army and formerly of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) until the decommissioning of all USMC tank battalions in 2021. The export modification is used by the armed forces of Egypt, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Poland and Iraq.