The facility would serve as a hub within the US industrial base for the production of key military explosives, including research department explosives (RDX) and high melting explosives (HMX), while also supporting research and development of next-generation materials. M795 artillery projectiles are stored during the manufacturing process at Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on April 13, 2023. Photo: APThe proposed center would integrate research laboratories, pilot production lines, full-scale manufacturing, testing, packaging and waste treatment into a single supply chain, the report said. The US faces additional challenges due to environmental and safety regulations, with its last TNT production facility having closed in the 1980s. If the live-fire test is successful, the missile could be included in the fiscal 2027 defense budget for mass production, sources said.

Source: Taipei Times March 17, 2026 17:14 UTC