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Scranton Army Ammunition Plant has the following accreditations and certifications: [1] ISO 9001 (since 1997) [1] ISO 14001:2015 - Environmental management systems [9] ISO 50001:20011(e)/ANSI/MSE 50021 Energy Management Systems and Superior Energy Performance (SEP) [1]
The Scranton Army Ammunition Plant cuts and forges 2,000-pound (907-kilogram) bars of steel into 155 mm howitzer rounds that are then shipped to Iowa to.
Homicho Ammunition Engineering Industry plant (1987–Present) – Ambo, Ethiopia. An ammunition plant set up with Soviet and North Korean assistance. It makes 7.62mm M43 Soviet, 7.62mm M91 Russian, 12.7mm ComBloc, and 14.5mm ComBloc ammunition. Packaging is labeled in English and is stamped with blue ink on the white cardboard cartons.
The American ammunition manufacturer Hornady got the 300 Precision Rifle Cartridge [15] SAAMI-standardized in 2018. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] In 2019 it got C.I.P. -standardized as the 300 PRC. [ 18 ] The .375 Ruger cartridge has functioned as the parent case for the .300 Precision Rifle Cartridge (300 PRC), [ 19 ] which is essentially a necked-down ...
JMC has a partnership with the ARDEC and PEO-Ammunition to manage ammunition over its life cycle. ARDEC, which is headquartered in New Jersey and has an office on Rock Island Arsenal, is the research and development arm. PEO-Ammunition and its project managers are the ammunition life cycle managers and are responsible for acquisition of ammunition.
The Scranton plant, along with two other ammunition plants in nearby Wilkes-Barre, recently increased production from 24,000 rounds per month to 36,000 rounds per month. Three new production lines are under development that will allow the Scranton facility to churn out even more of the critical munitions, the factory's top official said.
The first shipment of ammunition arrived by train in late 1942, and more than three million tons of supplies were moved during World War II. [7] Beginning in 1943, news was disseminated internally to civilian and military employees via a civilian-sponsored, weekly newsletter, the "Kenny Letter."
In 1961, its Directorate of Ammunition Operations began supporting Army air defense missiles and Air Force intercept missiles. In 1991, the Directorate of Ammunition Operations was renamed Letterkenny Munitions Center with command and control transferred to Crane Army Ammunition Activity. LEMC is a tenant at Letterkenny Army Depot.