U.S. munitions production is entering a major rebuild phase after years of underinvestment and sustained drawdowns to support global conflicts. The Department of Defense has begun addressing what senior leaders call an “alarming” lack of munitions depth across all services. . Under recently passed legislation, multiple new facilities have been activated or upgraded as part of a national effort to restore ammunition manufacturing capacity. UNION Technologies opened a fully automated 155mm artillery shell facility near Dallas, Texas in July. In April, a new load, assembly, and pack site came online in Arkansas. And in May, the Army completed a new explosive railcar holding yard at Crane Army Ammunition Activity in Indiana—its first such expansion in decades. . Congress has allocated $4.9 billion toward Army modernization efforts, which include new production lines and supply chain resiliency investments nationwide. The Radford Army Ammunition Plant, originally built in 1941, is also unde...