M67 90 mm recoilless rifle
The catalog currently assigns this recoilless-rifle entry to the U.S. government production facet because its manufacturer field credits the government production chain.
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U.S. government production Weapon Systems
U.S. government production is a catalog builder facet for weapons and munitions made through U.S. federal arsenals, government-owned ordnance plants, and government-owned, contractor-operated facilities when the public record credits the government production chain instead of a private manufacturer.
1 weapon systemsThis profile is an institutional production page rather than a corporate manufacturer profile. It groups catalog entries whose source trail points to U.S. federal ordnance production, including Army arsenals, ammunition plants, and government-owned, contractor-operated facilities.
The supporting record runs from World War II-era government arsenals and large ammunition complexes to later Army GOCO plants that keep U.S. production capacity available for weapons, propellants, and vehicle systems.
Notable Systems
Builder History
Detroit Arsenal becomes the Army's first GOCO tank plant
The Army contracted with Chrysler to operate the Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant as the nation's first manufacturing factory to mass-produce tanks, establishing a key government-owned, contractor-operated production model.
Redstone Ordnance Plant activates as a government-owned arsenal
Redstone's historical record says the plant was officially activated on February 5, 1942 and was the only government-owned and operated arsenal established by the Ordnance Department during World War II.
Army funds a new ammunition production facility at Lake City
The Army announced a March 5 contract for construction of a facility to manufacture ammunition at Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, showing that the government-owned industrial base remains active.
Website links
This profile aggregates multiple U.S. government production channels rather than a single corporate manufacturer. No single headquarters applies, so headquarters fields are omitted.
Builder Sources
- History of the Ammunition Industrial BasePublisher: U.S. Army Joint Munitions Command | Note: Historical overview of the Army ammunition industrial base; it explains that arsenals were built to meet peacetime needs and that government-owned ammunition plants formed a core part of the wartime industrial base. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- Ready to GOCOPublisher: U.S. Army Sustainment Command | Note: Army Sustainment Command article describing government-owned, contractor-operated Army ammunition plants and their modernization programs. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- The United States Army | Redstone Arsenal Historical InformationPublisher: U.S. Army | Note: Official Redstone Arsenal history page stating that Redstone was the only government-owned and operated arsenal established by the Ordnance Department during World War II and describing its munitions production. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- History :: Army DetroitPublisher: U.S. Army Garrison Detroit Arsenal | Note: Official Detroit Arsenal history page describing the 1940 Chrysler contract and the plant's role as a production center for mass tank manufacture. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- Army awards Next Generation Squad Weapon ammunition facility construction contractPublisher: U.S. Army | Note: Army article reporting a March 5 contract to build a new ammunition manufacturing facility at Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, illustrating the continuing government-owned production base. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- US Army Detroit Tank Plant.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Commons file page for the included public-domain U.S. Army TARDEC photo; it identifies the image as the Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant scene and provides the reuse context for the builder image. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
Category
Infantry Weapons
Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.
