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Senators press Army on munitions shortfalls and future of arsenals
Summary
Lawmakers pressed Army leaders about ammunition shortfalls and plans for arsenals including Pine Bluff, McAlester and Hawthorne. Secretary Driscoll and General George pledged to work with the committee on options to modernize the organic industrial base.
Senators at the Armed Services Committee hearing pressed Secretary Dan Driscoll and Chief of Staff Randy George over what members described as a national munitions crisis and how the Army plans to use its arsenals, ammunition plants and depots to scale production.
Senators described the organic industrial base as essential to producing munitions that private industry may not find profitable to make. Senator Cotton and others referenced specific depots and arsenals; Senator Budd urged expansion at facilities including Pine Bluff Arsenal, McAlester Army…
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