Workers building a new production line at the new General Dynamics factory in Mesquite, Texas. — ©️ 2024 The New York Times Company
IN a warehouse off Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway in an industrial area outside Dallas, Texas, the future of American military ammunition production is coming online.
Here, in the Pentagon’s first new major arms plant built since Russia invaded Ukraine, Turkish workers in orange hard hats are busy unpacking wood crates stenciled with the name Repkon, a defence company based in Istanbul, and assembling computer-controlled robots and lathes.
Uh-oh! Daily quota reached.
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Artillery shells at various stages of production at the new General Dynamics artillery ammunition factory in Mesquite.
Artillery shells at various stages of production at the new General Dynamics artillery ammunition factory in Mesquite, Texas, on May 21, 2024. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)
Workers assembling computer-driven robots and flow-forming machines at a new General Dynamics artillery ammunition factory in Mesquite.
Workers assembling computerdriven robots and flow-forming machines at a new General Dynamics artillery ammunition factory in Mesquite, Texas, on May 21, 2024. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)
A stack of artillery projectile metal parts on the factory floor.
A stack of artillery projectile metal parts inside the new General Dynamics artillery ammunition factory in Mesquite, Texas, on May 21, 2024. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)
Bins of parts awaiting assembly on the production line. — Photos: ©️ 2024 The New York Times Company
Bins of parts awaiting assembly inside the new General Dynamics artillery ammunition factory in Mesquite, Texas, on May 21, 2024. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)
Stacked steel bars inside the new General Dynamics artillery ammunition factory.
Stacked steel bars inside the new General Dynamics artillery ammunition factory in Mesquite, Texas, on May 21, 2024. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)
