Artillery ammunition · 105mm · M1
105mm Shells
Also known as (3)
- 105mm artillery cartridge
- M1 HE
- M84 smoke
105mm artillery cartridges such as the M1 high explosive cartridge, used primarily for training though some are expended in combat.
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- at least 8,333 rounds / mo
- Producing countries
- 1
- Last figure
- Updated Apr 2026
The capacity is Ukraine's alone. This is what the ledger can account for. Where no figure has been published for a producing country, only the plants and producers a source has named are counted, so the real total is higher.
Production by scope
Each country the item is made in, broken down into the producers and plants a source has named. A plant’s figure is part of its country’s, never added to it.
| Scope | Producer | Output / mo | Capacity / mo | Updated | Evidence and chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada | — | — | Stale · Apr 2026 | ||
Le Gardeur, Quebec Produced for  United States | General Dynamics OTS | — | — | Stale · Apr 2026 | |
 Ukraine | — | at least8,333 | Updated 28 Dec 2025 | ||
| Ukrainian Armor | Ukrainian Armor | — | 8,333 | Updated 28 Dec 2025 | |
| United States | — | — | Stale · Apr 2026 | ||
| Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas | U.S. Army | — | — | Stale · Apr 2026 | |
| Blue Grass Army Depot, Richmond, Kentucky | U.S. Army | — | — | Stale · Apr 2026 |
History
Every published figure for one line. The band is the range a source gave; hollow points are estimates; dashed is a target or forecast; grey points were corrected later.
No figures to chart for this line.
The figures in this chart
| Date | Value | Range | Basis |
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Promises vs delivery
Each announced target or forecast, next to what was reported once its date arrived.
Capacity forecast · Canada · General Dynamics OTS · Le Gardeur, Quebec
4,500 rounds per month by Sep 2027
A2 Department of the Army, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) Department of the Army Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Budget Estimates: Procurement of Ammunition, Army (Justification Book) 1 Apr 2026PendingNo comparable figure published yet
Capacity forecast · United States · U.S. Army · Blue Grass Army Depot, Richmond, Kentucky
20,000 rounds per month by Sep 2027
A2 Department of the Army, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) Department of the Army Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Budget Estimates: Procurement of Ammunition, Army (Justification Book) 1 Apr 2026PendingNo comparable figure published yet
Capacity forecast · United States · U.S. Army · Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas
5,000 rounds per month by Sep 2027
A2 Department of the Army, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) Department of the Army Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Budget Estimates: Procurement of Ammunition, Army (Justification Book) 1 Apr 2026PendingNo comparable figure published yet
Figures and evidence
Every published figure that stands, with the sentence each one rests on. A figure is never edited: a correction is a new figure, and the old one is kept below.
Canada 1
figure
Le Gardeur, Quebec General Dynamics OTS Produced for United States
4,500 rounds per month
2026–2027
Capacity forecast Reported highM1 high-explosive cartridges, made in Canada for the U.S. Army. The budget book’s maximum monthly rate for FY 2027 (minimum sustaining rate 500; one shift 1,200).
- A2 Department of the Army, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) Department of the Army Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Budget Estimates: Procurement of Ammunition, Army (Justification Book) p. 462 1 Apr 2026Quote checked against the document
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Ukraine 1
figure
Ukrainian Armor
≤ 100,000 rounds per year
stated 28 Dec 2025
Capacity Reported medium"Up to", so a ceiling. Stated by Vladyslav Belbas, chief executive of Ukrainian Armor, in an interview for the NV / The Economist project The World Ahead 2026, reported by Defense Express. The company describes this as capacity it has; the same paragraph says it plans to BEGIN producing this item in 2026, so none was being made when this was said. The company says reaching these volumes depends on the state placing confirmed orders and paying in advance. Ukrainian Armor works under a licence from the Czechoslovak Group (CSG), which supplies the propellant, the technical documentation and the quality standards.
- B3 Defense Express 105 mm Artillery Ammunition to Be Produced in Ukraine as Early as 2026 — Ukrainian Armor Details Planned Output 28 Dec 2025Quote checked against the document
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United States 2
figures
Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas U.S. Army
5,000 rounds per month
2026–2027
Capacity forecast Reported highM84 smoke cartridges. The budget book’s maximum monthly rate for FY 2027 (minimum sustaining rate 2,000; one shift 3,500).
- A2 Department of the Army, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) Department of the Army Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Budget Estimates: Procurement of Ammunition, Army (Justification Book) p. 469 1 Apr 2026Quote checked against the document
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Blue Grass Army Depot, Richmond, Kentucky U.S. Army
20,000 rounds per month
2026–2027
Capacity forecast Reported highM1 high-explosive cartridges. The budget book’s maximum monthly rate for FY 2027 (minimum sustaining rate 5,000; one shift 12,000). The line remanufactures unserviceable rounds.
- A2 Department of the Army, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) Department of the Army Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Budget Estimates: Procurement of Ammunition, Army (Justification Book) p. 462 1 Apr 2026Quote checked against the document
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Across the item
4,448 rounds total
2026–2027
Order target ordered by United States Reported highM84 smoke cartridges only.
- A2 Department of the Army, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) Department of the Army Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Budget Estimates: Procurement of Ammunition, Army (Justification Book) p. 453 1 Apr 2026Quote checked against the document
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26,195 rounds total
2026–2027
Order target ordered by United States Reported highM1 high-explosive cartridges only.
- A2 Department of the Army, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) Department of the Army Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Budget Estimates: Procurement of Ammunition, Army (Justification Book) p. 453 1 Apr 2026Quote checked against the document
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Sources
Every document behind the figures on this page.
- A Department of the Army, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) Department of the Army Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Budget Estimates: Procurement of Ammunition, Army (Justification Book) 1 Apr 2026
- B Defense Express 105 mm Artillery Ammunition to Be Produced in Ukraine as Early as 2026 — Ukrainian Armor Details Planned Output 28 Dec 2025
Facilities
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Le Gardeur, Quebec
Canada · General Dynamics OTS
operating
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Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas
United States · U.S. Army
operating
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Blue Grass Army Depot, Richmond, Kentucky
United States · U.S. Army
operating
B2 means a usually reliable source making a statement that is probably true.