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The Giant Powder Company was an explosives manufacturing company which operated from the mid 19th century through the first half of the 20th century, located in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. The Giant Powder Company was the first company in the United States to produce dynamite under an exclusive license from Alfred Nobel.
Pages in category "Ammunition manufacturers of the United States" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.
Holston Army Ammunition Plant (HSAAP) manufactures Research Department Explosive and High Melting Explosive for ammunition production and development. It is a government-owned and contractor-operated (GOCO) facility that is part of the US Army Joint Munitions Command.
The following list of modern armament manufacturers presents major companies producing modern weapons and munitions for military, paramilitary, government agency and civilian use. The companies are listed by their full name followed by the short form, or common acronym, if any, in parentheses. The country the company is based in, if the ...
Ammunition manufacturers of the United States (26 P) Pages in category "Ammunition manufacturers" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total.
Some of the projectiles produced by SCAAP are 155 mm and 105 mm artillery projectiles, including the 155 mm M795 and M107, and the 105 mm PGU-45/B High Fragmentation (HF) cartridge for the Air Force's AC-130 gunship; 120 mm mortar (M120/M121) projectiles, M931 Full Range Training Cartridge (FRTC), M933 and M934 high-explosive (HE), M930 and ...
The explosives manufactured at Hercules played a significant and decisive role in the United States Army's efforts to contain the fires started by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, as recounted by General Funston. [7] In 1911, the United States won a lawsuit that it had brought against the Du Pont corporation under the Sherman Antitrust Act. [8]