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In April 2023 Eurenco relocated its gunpowder plant from Sweden to France. [10] In May 2023 Eurenco restarted a nitrocellulose plant in Bergerac. [11] In October 2023 Eurenco opened an American joint venture subsidiary in Texas. [12] In March 2024 Emmanuel Macron and Sébastien Lecornu visited the Eurenco plant to decorate employees. [13]
McAlester Army Ammunition Plant (MCAAP) is a weapons manufacturing facility for the United States Department of Defense in McAlester, Oklahoma, US. The facility is part of the US Army Joint Munitions Command. Its mission is to produce and renovate conventional ammunition and ammunition related components. The plant stores war reserve and ...
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 ...
The facility manufactures over 95 percent of propellants used in United States military small arms ammunition. [5] Similar propellants are sold to commercial manufacturers of rimfire and centerfire ammunition [1] or marketed by Winchester and Hodgdon Powder Company for civilian handloading. [6]
United States: Type: Major Subordinate Command of the United States Army Materiel Command (AMC) Role: Operate a nationwide network of facilities where conventional ammunition is produced and stored. Size: Employs 20 military, over 5800 civilians and 8300 contractor personnel: Garrison/HQ: Rock Island Arsenal: Colors: red, yellow, white, black ...
Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP) is a 3,935-acre (15.92 km 2) U.S. government-owned, contractor-operated facility in northeastern Independence, Missouri. It produces ammunition for military and personal rifles. Lake City was established by Remington Arms in 1941 to manufacture and test small caliber ammunition for the U.S. Army.
KNDS France (formerly known as Nexter, GIAT Industries or Groupement des Industries de l'Armée de Terre, Army Industries Group) is a French government-owned weapons manufacturer, based in Versailles.
In 1913, the US War Department encouraged the firearms and ammunition industry to establish an organization to share new technology and establish common standards for small arms and ammunition. SAMSAA was officially formed in 1918, however became inactive by the early 1920s. [1] [3] By the mid-1920s, the United States was still suffering the ...