U.S. 155mm artillery shell production reaches 100K/month before 2026

The U.S. Army set a goal to ramp 155mm artillery shell production to 100,000 rounds per month by late 2025, up from roughly 14,000/month in early 2023. Production has been climbing through new line activations at Scranton, Mesquite, and Kansas City, but supply-chain bottlenecks in TNT and RDX have slowed progress. Current output is estimated around 36K–40K/month as of early 2025. LONG if monthly production is confirmed at 100,000 or above by any official Army or DoD statement before January 1, 2026; SHORT if the target is missed or production remains below 100K/month through 2025. Track Army Acquisition Executive updates, DoD press releases, and GAO munitions reports for confirmation.