TNT, Kentucky and Army

Army awards contract to build new TNT production facility in Kentucky
The U.S. has picked a location to restart its TNT production domestically as it races to ramp up 155mm production.
Army says US to restart domestic TNT production at plant in Kentucky
The US Army announced this week that it has awarded a US435 million contract to construct a TNT production facility in western Kentucky
Army awards $435 million to company planning to build TNT production plant in Kentucky
The Army awarded $435 million to Repkon USA, which plans to build the facility in Graham, an unincorporated community in Muhlenburg County, roughly 135 miles southwest of Louisville. TNT is the key ingredient in bombs, grenades and ammunition.
Repkon to Build TNT Production Plant Under $435M Army Contract
Read abut the latest contract award to Repkon USA and learn more about the US Army's initiatives to reduce dependence on foreign military supplies, such as TNT.
Plant where Army will begin domestic TNT production to be built in Western Kentucky
A production facility to manufacture TNT for the Army will be built in Western Kentucky. Repkon USA has been awarded a $435 million contract to build the plant in the Graham community in Muhlenberg County, Sen. Mitch McConnell announced on Friday. It’s the first time since the 1980s that the Army has produced TNT in the United States.
Millions awarded to build TNT production plant in western Kentucky
The U.S. Army awarded a $435 million contract to build a TNT plant in western Kentucky. Sen. Mitch McConnell was a key player in securing the funding for the site in Muhlenburg County. He says the new facility is part of a broader retooling of the U.S. defense industrial base that's needed to deter adversaries abroad.
U.S. Army awards contract for domestic TNT production
PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. – The U.S. Army’s Joint Program Executive Office Armaments & Ammunition and U.S. Army Contracting Command – Rock Island have
Army says the US will restart domestic TNT production at plant to be built in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The U.S. Army awarded a $435 million contract on Friday to build a TNT production plant in western Kentucky that will become the first domestic source for the explosive material in decades, officials said.
US to resume TNT production at plant in Kentucky, says Army
The U.S. Army announced this week that it has awarded a US$435 million contract to construct a TNT production facility in western Kentucky
Nation’s only TNT Production Facility to be built in Muhlenberg County
In Muhlenberg County, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell reveals big plans for the United States' military defense. The U.S. Army and Repkon USA, a leading producer in metal production plants, joined him.
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US Army awards Repkon $435m contract for TNT production facility
Repkon USA - Defense has won a contract action with a ceiling of $435m for domestic trinitrotoluene (TNT) production from ...
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TNT: US revives world’s most powerful non-nuclear explosive production after 4 decades
After nearly 4 decades, the US resumes domestic TNT production to support the Army's bombs, grenades, and artillery shells.
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First TNT manufacturer to operate on American soil since 1980s to be built in Kentucky
The United States is getting back into the TNT game for the first time in nearly four decades, and Kentucky is the setting.