# DoD awards warhead casing contracts to Superior Forge & Steel and A. Finkl & Sons

The U.S. Department of Defense awarded two five-year contracts to Superior Forge & Steel ($476.9M) and A. Finkl & Sons ($419.6M) to produce bomb casings for the BLU-137/B penetrator warhead.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-07-03
- Where: Cincinnati, Ohio; Lima, Ohio; Falconer, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Corry, Pennsylvania; Burr Ridge, Illinois, United States
- Value: $896.5M
- Status: completed
- Capacity: up to 300 casings in first year, up to 3,500 in subsequent four years per contract
- Products: BLU-137/B penetrator warhead casings
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Superior Forge and Steel](https://endata.com/companies/32798.md)
- [A. Finkl & Sons](https://endata.com/companies/32799.md)
- [U.S. Department of Defense](https://endata.com/companies/4836.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [newequipment.com](https://www.newequipment.com/metal-forming/article/21924191/dod-picks-two-forgers-to-produce-warheads), 2018-07-03: "This contract provides for Superior Forge and Steel to produce up to 300 of the casings during the first year, and up to 3,500 in the subsequent four years."

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