More .50 cal Ammunition on the Way
Jul 19, 2005 00:42 EDTAdvertisement
In a recent article, DID described the U.S. Army’s shortage of small-caliber ammunition, and some of the steps being taken to address that shortage.
As a concrete example, Alliant Techsystems of Independence, MO just received a delivery order amount of $6.4 million as part of a $405.6 million firm-fixed-price contract for .50 Caliber cartridges. Work will be performed in Independence, MO and is expected to be complete by June 30, 2007. This was a sole source contract initiated on May 19, 2005 by the U.S. Army Field Support Command at Rock Island, IL (DAAA09-99-D-0016).
