US creates new company to improves 155mm Shells production.

In the United States, a factory will be established to produce 155 mm shells intended to supply the Ukrainian armed forces, as reported by the New York Times. The document states that the plant will be built in Mesquite, Texas. At the same time, the article's authors emphasize that this facility will be the first to be built from scratch by the Pentagon since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine.
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Illustration of 155mm shells production in a modern company, date and place unkown.  (Picture source: opensource )

According to American journalists, the plant's production capacity will be 30,000 munitions per month. Experts say that this is double the current production in the United States, but the Ukrainian military, depending on the intensity of operations, will barely have enough shells for a week.

To support their statements, the authors of the article cite statistics announced by the NATO Secretary General in his commentary on the Ukrainian counteroffensive in September 2024, which indicate that the troops from Kyiv spent 4,000 to 6,000 shells per day.

At the same time, it is important to understand that the weekly demand of the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be met by a single factory in Texas. However, American partners are not the only ones transferring weapons to Kyiv.

Furthermore, it is unlikely that the American administration decided to build a brand-new factory solely to meet the needs of the Ukrainian armed forces. After all, President Joe Biden previously stated that all funds allocated to Ukraine remain within the United States and serve the American economy. In other words, by building factories for weapon production, ostensibly to support Kyiv, Washington is "accelerating" its industry, creating additional jobs for its citizens and ensuring an increase in its GDP.

Thus, this factory represents an asset for the American economy that produces on its soil and retains its capital but also fuels the dynamics of the increasing power of armaments. The Pentagon has set a minimum production target of 100,000 shells per month by the end of 2025. However, this Mesquite plant will initially be aimed at production for the Ukrainian armed forces.