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U.S. government production

U.S. government production covers weapons and munitions made through U.S. federal arsenals, government-owned ordnance plants, and government-owned, contractor-operated facilities when public sources credit the federal production chain rather than a single private manufacturer.

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The U.S. government production network includes Army arsenals, government-owned ammunition plants, and government-owned, contractor-operated facilities that preserve public-sector control of critical ordnance capacity while using military, civil-service, and contractor workforces in different periods.

Its historical record runs from World War II tank, rocket, chemical, and ammunition plants to the modern Joint Munitions Command industrial base. Army sources describe this base as a mix of government-owned/government-operated and government-owned/contractor-operated sites that support conventional ammunition production, storage, distribution, and demilitarization.

For weapons grouped under this manufacturer name, the relevant public manufacturing context is the U.S. government production chain, an arsenal, or a GOCO plant rather than a single named private prime contractor.

ordnance manufacturingammunition industrial basearsenal operationsgovernment-owned, contractor-operated plantsmilitary vehicle production

Notable Systems

M67 90 mm recoilless rifle, Crew-served 90 mm recoilless rifle, Infantry Weapons

M67 90 mm recoilless rifle

Crew-served 90 mm recoilless rifle

A U.S.-origin crew-served 90 mm recoilless rifle associated with the federal production chain for the original M67 family.

M30 107 mm mortar, Rifled 107 mm heavy mortar, Artillery

M30 107 mm mortar

Rifled 107 mm heavy mortar

A U.S. 4.2-inch rifled heavy mortar associated with Army ordnance and chemical-mortar development, later documented in Marine Corps service histories and Army mortar manuals.

Manufacturer History

  1. 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.

    Sources: History :: Army Detroit

  2. 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.

    Sources: The United States Army | Redstone Arsenal Historical Information

  3. 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, a key government-owned, contractor-operated ammunition plant.

    Sources: Army awards Next Generation Squad Weapon ammunition facility construction contract

  4. Army breaks ground on Lake City 6.8 mm ammunition facility

    Army reporting said the Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition and Joint Munitions Command broke ground on a 450,000-square-foot facility at Lake City to produce components for 6.8 mm ammunition.

    Sources: Army breaks ground on state-of-the-art 6.8 mm ammunition production facility

Website links
Joint Munitions CommandHistory of the Ammunition Industrial BaseReady to GOCORedstone Arsenal historical informationDetroit Arsenal history

U.S. government production covers multiple federal arsenals, ammunition plants, and government-owned, contractor-operated sites rather than one corporation. No single corporate headquarters applies, so headquarters fields are omitted.

Manufacturer 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
  • Army breaks ground on state-of-the-art 6.8 mm ammunition production facilityPublisher: U.S. Army | Note: Army article reporting the February 5, 2025 groundbreaking for a 450,000-square-foot 6.8 mm ammunition production facility at Lake City Army Ammunition Plant. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • 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 manufacturer image. | Accessed: 2026-06-21

Produced weapons

Category

Artillery

Tube artillery, rocket artillery, and long-range ground fires.

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M30 107 mm mortar, Rifled 107 mm heavy mortar, ArtilleryKorean War, 1955 Vietnam WarM30 107 mm mortarRifled 107 mm heavy mortarBuilt in: United StatesThe M30 is a U.S. 107 mm / 4.2-inch rifled heavy mortar adopted after the M2 chemical-mortar lineage to give infantry units longer-range high-angle fire. It was much heavier than the earlier M2, so sources commonly connect it with prepared ground positions, the M106 tracked mortar carrier, and Marine Corps 4.2-inch mortar batteries; direct-source coverage now documents U.S. Korean War and Vietnam War fire-support use.

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Infantry Weapons

Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.

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M67 90 mm recoilless rifle, Crew-served 90 mm recoilless rifle, Infantry Weapons1955 Vietnam War, 1982 Falklands War +2 moreM67 90 mm recoilless rifleCrew-served 90 mm recoilless rifleBuilt in: United States; South KoreaThe M67 is a U.S.-origin 90 mm recoilless rifle built as a crew-served direct-fire weapon for infantry anti-armor, bunker, and antipersonnel missions. Its record spans Australian and U.S. service in Vietnam, U.S. reissue in Afghanistan, Argentine fielding in the Falklands War, South Korean KM67 production, and later 90-RR reporting in the 2017 Battle of Marawi.