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The US Congress has doubled funding for the purchase and production of 155-millimeter artillery shells to replenish stocks depleted by supplies to Ukraine and now Israel. In total, up to $6 billion has been allocated for the production of ammunition, according to Reuters. Demand for 155-millimeter artillery shells has risen sharply since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Allies’ stockpiles for their defense have been depleted as they have rushed to supply Kyiv, which fires thousands of shells a day. By my math, the supplemental, we asked for about $3.1 billion related to 155 production …

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