Poland to Ramp Up Ammunition Production

The country has sent some of its 155 mm artillery rounds to Ukraine, but it lacks the capacity to produce them from scratch.
Poland to Ramp Up Ammunition Production
Soldiers sit in military vehicles during NATO's Steadfast Defender Brilliant Jump 2024 military exercise in Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, on Feb. 26, 2024. Cezary Aszkielowicz/Agencja Wyborcza.pl via Reuters
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Poland is looking to ramp up production of ammunition rounds in case Russia attacks a NATO member country, according to a senior official.

“Our ambition ... is to have the ability to fill up Polish warehouses in parallel to achieving a full, independent capacity to produce ammunition in Poland, within five to eight years,” Maciej Idzik, board member of the state-owned Polish Armaments Group (PGZ), told Reuters on Sept. 4.

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