U.S. Army awards OTA to Metallus for HF-1 steel capacity increase

The Army Contracting Command – New Jersey awarded a prototype Other Transaction Agreement to Metallus Inc. on February 27, 2024, to increase HF-1 steel production capacity from 1,500 to 6,720 tons per month for 155mm artillery shell production.

“The steel itself is under contract with the prime contractors, but the goal of this OTA is to support current demand of artillery shell production by increasing the HF-1 Steel capacity from 1,500 tons to 6,720 tons per month.”army.mil

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