Lake City Factory Readies For New 6.8 mm Round

摘要

The Army's plan to adopt a 6.8 mm round includes building a new manufacturing facility at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Missouri. Whitney Watson, senior manager of communications of Northrop Grumman's small caliber systems division, said his company operates the Lake City plant, which is government-owned and contractor-operated, for the Army. The plant produces about 90 percent of the Defense Department's small caliber ammunition, such as 5.56 mm and 7.62 mm bullets, he said.