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US Army Orders $39 Million in Percussion Primers for Artillery Cartridges

© Flickr / 4-319 Field Artillery RegtU.S. Soldiers assigned to Bravo Battery, 4th Battalion (Airborne), 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat team set up an M119 A2 Howitzer during a mission rehearsal exercise (MRE) at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, March 17, 2014
U.S. Soldiers assigned to Bravo Battery, 4th Battalion (Airborne), 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat team set up an M119 A2 Howitzer during a mission rehearsal exercise (MRE) at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, March 17, 2014 - Sputnik International
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The US Department of Defense has awarded a $39.2 million contract for artillery cartridges for the US Army.

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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Day and Zimmermann Lone Star Company has received a $39.2 million US Army contract for M28B2 percussion primers, the Department of Defense said in a press release.

“Day and Zimmermann Lone Star [of] Texarkana, Texas was awarded a $39.2 million… contract for M28B2 percussion primer,” the announcement stated on Thursday.

The percussion primer is used in M760 cartridges fired by light, towed 105 mm US Army M119 howitzer artillery guns, according to published reports.

The contract has an estimated completion date of March 1, 2023, the Defense Department said.

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