# Metallus wins up to $995M Pentagon steel contract for artillery shells

Metallus has won a five-year Defense Logistics Agency contract worth up to $995 million to supply High Fragmentation 1 steel used in Army artillery and mortar shells. The firm-fixed-price contract runs through September 24, 2031.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-09-25
- Where: Canton, Ohio, United States
- Value: $995.0M
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 438.48 million pounds over five years
- Products: High Fragmentation 1 steel, artillery shell steel, mortar shell steel
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Metallus](https://endata.com/companies/15456.md)
- [Defense Logistics Agency](https://endata.com/companies/2888.md) (customer)
- [Metallus](https://endata.com/companies/15456.md) (supplier)
- [U.S. Defense Logistics Agency](https://endata.com/companies/16464.md) (customer)
- [US Defense Logistics Agency](https://endata.com/companies/27960.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [aistockwire.com](https://aistockwire.com/blog/metallus-mtus-pentagon-hf1-steel-contract-995-million-september-2026), 2026-09-26: "Metallus has won a five-year Defense Logistics Agency contract worth up to $995 million to supply steel used in Army artillery and mortar shells."
- [highergov.com](https://www.highergov.com/news/metallus-wins-up-to-995-million-dla-contract-for-6490052/), 2026-09-27: "Metallus Inc. of Canton, Ohio, has received a Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) contract worth up to $995 million to supply High Fragmentation 1 (HF-1) steel for DLA Strategic Materials."
- [investors.metallus.com](https://investors.metallus.com/news/news-details/2026/Metallus-Awarded-995-million-Contract-for-Critical-Defense-Applications-from-U-S--Defense-Logistics-Agency-Receives-Initial-125-Million-Delivery-Order/default.aspx), 2026-09-29: "This award, along with the initial delivery order, represents another key step in the continued transformation of Metallus."
- [metalcenternews.com](https://www.metalcenternews.com/editorial/service-center-news/tt-tw-metals-receive-dla-awards/46301), 2026-10-06: "Additionally, producer Metallus Inc., Canton, Ohio, was awarded a maximum $995,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for High Fragmentation 1 Steel."
- [fastmarkets.com](https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/metallus-lands-5-year-contract-worth-up-to-995-million-for-defense-steel-supply/), 2026-10-08: "This award, along with the initial delivery order, represents another key step in the continued transformation of Metallus."

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