The Small Arms Production Base

The Small Arms Production Base

William SanvilleProject Manager

Maneuver Ammunition Systems(PM-MAS)

Government Small Caliber Ammo Production Base

Government Small Caliber Ammo Production Base

WW II 16 PlantsLake City Ordinance Plant – Remington Arms

Twin Cities Ordinance Plant – Federal Cartridge Co.

St. Louis Ordinance Plant – Western Cartridge Co.

Frankford Arsenal – Government

Denver Ordinance Plant –

Bridgeport PEP – Remington Arms

New Haven PEP – Winchester Western

Des Moines Ordinance –

Utah Ordinance –

Eau Claire Ordinance –

East Alton Ordinance –

Kings Mills Ordinance –

Evansville Ordinance –

Milwaukee Ordinance –

Allegany Ordinance –

Lowell Ordinance –

Korean War 6 PlantsLake City Ordinance Plant

St. Louis Ordinance Plant

Twin Cities Ordinance Plant

Frankford Arsenal

New Haven PEP

Bridgeport PEP

Viet Nam 5 PlantsLake City Army Ammunition Plant

Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant

Frankford Arsenal

New Haven PEP

Bridgeport PEP

Today 1 Plant Lake City Army Ammunition Plant

Peak Output 1.2B/yr

1.877B/mo1.877B/mo 100M/mo100M/mo

PEAK OUTPUT WW IICal. 30 900M/moCal.30 carbine 227M/moCal.45 ball 250M/moCal. 50 500M/mo 1877M/mo

GOCO Production HistoryGOCO Production History

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VIETNAM1966-1975

WWII1941-1945

Remington ArmsOlin

ATK

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6Plants

5Plants

1Plant

USA

Note: Peak Production all 16 plants approx. 1.8 B rds/ month

Small Cal Base CapacitySmall Cal Base Capacity

BaseCapacity1.550B

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Lake City

Other Sources(Built to US TDP) Non-TDP Sources*

* Emergency Capacity

•Sources Available

• GOCO Primary Producer at Current 1.2B Capacity

• Identified 350M Commercial Capacity of US Spec Ammo

• Identified 500M Additional Sources NATO and Similar Capacity

•Sources Available

• GOCO Primary Producer at Current 1.2B Capacity

• Identified 350M Commercial Capacity of US Spec Ammo

• Identified 500M Additional Sources NATO and Similar Capacity

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ARMY TRAINING AMMUNITION REQUIREMENTS / FUNDING TRENDS

ARMY TRAINING AMMUNITION REQUIREMENTS / FUNDING TRENDS

•CALS GROWTH: 1995 – 30 full

2001 – 73 full, 29 monitor

Current – 110 full, 33 monitor

•CALS GROWTH: 1995 – 30 full

2001 – 73 full, 29 monitor

Current – 110 full, 33 monitor

$1.5B

FY88 FY90 FY95 FY05FY00

$.5B

$1.0B

FY10

$1.56B FY88 RQMT

$1.088BFY11

$2.0B

$2.245BFY06 RQMT

$2.467B FY11

FY07 RQMT

$2.295B

MAJOR COST DRIVERS:

• Modernization

• Stockpile depleted

• Force structure changes

• STRAC / POI changes

• Available Inventory

$2.5B

Total Training Ammo Rqmt (Unconstrained)

Validated Rqmt (Critical)

Funding Level (Yr of Execution

Ammo Used

Inventory or funding

required to fill gap.

SMALL CAL AMMO SCENARIOSSMALL CAL AMMO SCENARIOS

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FUNDED QTY (K) GOCO FUNDED PRODUCTIONGOCO PROD CAP STATED GOAL (Army Req + Other Services)POTENTIAL SURGE REQ.

POM FUNDING (ALL SERVICES)

DESIRED SURGE CAPABILITYGOAL ALL SERVICES

GOCO PLANNING CAPACITY

ALT. SOURCEUNFUNDED

REQUIREMENTS

Small Cal Base RisksSmall Cal Base Risks

• Age– Most GOCO plant buildings, part of equipment and infrastructure date to WW II

• Single Point Risks– TNR reactor– DISRUPTION OF PRIMER PRODUCTION LONGER THAN 3 WEEKS– Most efficient operation drives many sole/single source

• Unique TDP– Ammo planned for use in a wide variety of weapons– Ammo required to function all over world– Changes in weapons platforms offer opportunity to adjust TDP for more affordable production

• Preservation of current investment – Mechanism needed to preserve current capacity when requirements go down in future – Funding to layaway and maintain current capacity will be needed or base will shrink once again – Each time it becomes more difficult to bring back

• Future Planning– Need to define production line needs to deal with fluctuating requirements– A long term plan needs to be developed for flexible and sustainable small caliber production

base

Industrial Base ActionsIndustrial Base Actions

• Industrial Base– LCAAP Modernization

• Update production equipment• Automate primer manufacture • Increase automatic inspection systems• Capacity expanded to 1.5B per year

– Second Source• Establishes ready access to elements of the commercial base through

a previously contracted agent • Capacity established at 300M to 500M per year

– TDP Improvements – reduce unnecessary production costs• Tolerance study bullet and case• Metallurgical requirement evaluation.• Ignition train review (alternate propellant study)