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155mm Shells

Artillery ammunition

155mm Shells

at least 36,000 rounds / mo

at least 53,333 rounds / mo

Producing countries
3
Last figure
Updated Sep 2026

The output above is stated for United States. 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.

: 140,000 rounds per month by Dec 2027

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.

ScopeProducerOutput / moCapacity / moUpdatedEvidence and chart
United States36,000 40,000 Updated 9 Jul 2026
McHenry, Mississippi General Dynamics OTS—— Stale · Apr 2026
Iowa Army Ammunition Plant American Ordnance30,000 — Updated 9 Jul 2026
Parsons, Kansas Not attributed1,000 — Updated 9 Jul 2026
Camden LAP plant Not attributed5,000 — Updated 9 Jul 2026
Belgium—— No figure yet
KNDS Belgium KNDS Belgium—— No figure yet
Petit-Roeulx-lez-Nivelles KNDS Belgium—— No figure yet
Canada—— No figure yet
General Dynamics General Dynamics—— No figure yet
Czech Republic—— No figure yet
Germany—— Updated 5 Sep 2025
Rheinmetall Rheinmetall—— Updated 5 Sep 2025
Werk Niedersachsen, Unterlüß Rheinmetall—— Updated 5 Sep 2025
France—at least8,333 Updated 24 Nov 2025
KNDS France (formerly Nexter Systems) KNDS France (formerly Nexter Systems)—8,333 Updated 24 Nov 2025
La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin KNDS France (formerly Nexter Systems)—3,333 Stale · Nov 2023
Slovakia—— Updated 16 Dec 2025
ZVS Holding ZVS Holding—— Updated 16 Dec 2025
Dubnica nad Váhom ZVS Holding—— Updated 16 Dec 2025
Ukraine—at least5,000 Updated 28 Dec 2025
Ukrainian Armor Ukrainian Armor—5,000 Updated 28 Dec 2025

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.

rounds / month
The figures in this chart
DateValueRangeBasis
31 Dec 202114,000—Reported
31 Mar 202636,000—Reported
31 Mar 202636,000—Reported
30 Sep 202663,000—Forecast

Promises vs delivery

Each announced target or forecast, next to what was reported once its date arrived.

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.

United States 36,000 rounds / mo 19 figures

Stated for the country

McHenry, Mississippi General Dynamics OTS

Iowa Army Ammunition Plant American Ordnance

Parsons, Kansas

Camden LAP plant

Germany 6 figures

Werk Niedersachsen, Unterlüß Rheinmetall

  • ≤ 350,000 rounds per year

    by 2027

    Capacity target Reported high

    “Up to”; full capacity to be reached in 2027. Calibre not stated in this release; Rheinmetall’s release of 14 July 2026 names 155 mm projectiles (RH1412) for this plant.

    • B2 Rheinmetall AG A new era at Rheinmetall: Ammunition factory opening in Unterlüß 5 Sep 2025
      Quote checked against the document
    • B2 Rheinmetall AG Rheinmetall Annual Report 2025 p. 51 11 Mar 2026
      Quote checked against the document

  • 140,000 rounds per year

    2026

    Output target Reported high

    The source words this as rounds scheduled for delivery in 2026; filed as the plant’s output for that year. Calibre not stated in this release; Rheinmetall’s release of 14 July 2026 names 155 mm projectiles (RH1412) for this plant.

  • 25,000 rounds total

    2025

    Output target Reported high

    The first rounds from the new plant, to the end of 2025; a total, not an annual rate. Calibre not stated in this release; Rheinmetall’s release of 14 July 2026 names 155 mm projectiles (RH1412) for this plant.

  • 200,000 rounds per year

    stated 12 Feb 2024

    Capacity target Reported high

    “Later rising to 200,000 a year”; the release gives no date. Calibre not stated in this release; Rheinmetall’s release of 14 July 2026 names 155 mm projectiles (RH1412) for this plant.

  • 100,000 rounds per year

    stated 12 Feb 2024

    Capacity target Reported high

    “In the second year of production”; the release gives no date. Calibre not stated in this release; Rheinmetall’s release of 14 July 2026 names 155 mm projectiles (RH1412) for this plant.

  • 50,000 rounds per year

    stated 12 Feb 2024

    Capacity target Reported high

    The first step of the plant’s ramp: after about twelve months of construction, counted from a contract date the release does not give. Calibre not stated in this release; Rheinmetall’s release of 14 July 2026 names 155 mm projectiles (RH1412) for this plant.

    • B2 Rheinmetall AG Rheinmetall builds new ammunition plant in Germany 12 Feb 2024
      Quote checked against the document
France 7 figures

Stated for the country

KNDS France (formerly Nexter Systems)

  • ≥ 100,000 rounds per year

    stated 24 Nov 2025

    Capacity Reported medium

    "Significantly beyond" recorded as a lower bound. Since 2022, as of the report (registered 24 November 2025). The rapporteurs add that the ramp-up remains subject to firm multi-year state orders. Page 22 repeats it ("significativement au-dessus de 100.000"). Group-wide: KNDS France and KNDS Belgium (Mecar) at least

  • 4,000–5,000 rounds per month

    by 2024

    Output target Reported high

La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin KNDS France (formerly Nexter Systems)

  • 40,000 rounds per year

    by 2022

    Capacity Reported high

    “Production initiale”: the rate before the ramp-up, undated in the source; dated to 2022 by inference. Part of a stated 60,000 a year across France and Italy.

    • 40,000 of them at the La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin plant (Cher) and 20,000 in Italy

      B2 TerreMag (Armée de Terre, Ministère des Armées) Le Caesar en plein boum 14 Nov 2023
      Quote checked against the document
Slovakia 1 figure

Dubnica nad Váhom ZVS Holding

  • 280,000 rounds per year

    stated 16 Dec 2025

    Capacity target Reported high

    Target set in 2025; no deadline given. The source says “some 280,000”. Filled shells, from a new filling line.

    • B2 TASR (News Agency of the Slovak Republic) New Production Line for Large-calibre Ammunition Launched at ZVS Holding 16 Dec 2025
      Quote checked against the document
Ukraine 2 figures

Ukrainian Armor

  • ≤ 60,000 rounds per year

    stated 28 Dec 2025

    Capacity Reported medium

    Extended-range shells, counted separately from the M107 figure in the same sentence. "Up to" governs both numbers as the sentence is written. "Indicative figures", attributed to Ukrainian Armor rather than to a named person. No period is given; the rate is read as a year, as the 105 mm figure in the same article says "annually". Ukrainian Armor works under a licence from the Czechoslovak Group (CSG), which supplies the propellant, the technical documentation and the quality standards.

  • ≤ 240,000 rounds per year

    stated 28 Dec 2025

    Capacity Reported medium

    "Indicative figures" and "up to", so a hedged ceiling, attributed to Ukrainian Armor rather than to a named person. No period is given; the rate is read as a year, as the 105 mm figure in the same article says "annually". Defense Express adds that whether the state can secure the funding is the open question. Ukrainian Armor works under a licence from the Czechoslovak Group (CSG), which supplies the propellant, the technical documentation and the quality standards.

Across the item

  • 1,500,000 rounds per year

    by 2030

    Capacity target Reported high

    "Around", approximate. Stated for the Rheinmetall group as a whole; the release names no country. The September 2025 opening release put the same 1.5 million "from 2027 onwards".

  • 1,100,000 rounds per year

    2027

    Capacity target Reported medium

    "~", approximate. Stated for the Rheinmetall group a year; the slide names no country. A company plan.

  • 22,649 rounds total

    2026–2027

    Order target ordered by United States Reported high

    M1128 high-explosive base-bleed projectiles only, the M795’s replacement.

  • 120,703,000 USD total

    2026–2027

    Order target ordered by United States Reported high

  • 23,209 rounds total

    2026–2027

    Order target ordered by United States Reported high

  • ≥ 1,000,000 rounds per year

    by Q4 2026

    Capacity target Reported high

    "More than", recorded as a lower bound. Stated for the Rheinmetall group across all its plants; the presentation names no country. Read from the capacity chart, where the bar is labelled Q4 2026. The chart gives no rate; recorded as a year, as Rheinmetall states its other shell capacities per annum.

  • 217,857 rounds total

    stated 9 Jul 2026

    Transfer from United States · recipient not named Reported high

  • ≥ 3,000,000 rounds total

    from Feb 2022

    Transfer United States → Ukraine Reported high

  • 111,637 rounds total

    Jul 2022–Jun 2026

    Expenditure United States Reported high

    Used for training and testing. "Over the last 4 years", counted back from the report (July 2026).

  • ≤ 642,000,000 CAD total

    stated 18 Mar 2026

    Investment target Canada Reported high

    “Up to”; a contribution agreement to establish a facility to load, assemble and pack 155 mm high-explosive projectiles. No completion date or capacity given.

  • — lines total

    Jan 2026

    Event Belgium Reported high

    The release carries no visible date; the page’s metadata gives 27 January 2026.

  • 100,000 rounds per year

    2025

    Delivery target Reported medium

    A KNDS group-wide ambition; no country stated. Calibre not stated in the sentence; the article compares it with Mecar’s 155 mm line.

  • — lines total

    16 Dec 2025

    Event Slovakia Reported high

  • 4,500,000,000 USD total

    Feb 2022–Sep 2025

    Investment United States Reported high

  • — plants total

    stated 5 Sep 2025

    Event Germany Reported high

    The release does not date the opening. Calibre not stated in this release; Rheinmetall’s release of 14 July 2026 names 155 mm projectiles (RH1412) for this plant.

  • 600,000–700,000 rounds per year

    by Q4 2024

    Capacity target Reported high

    A range. Stated for the Rheinmetall group across all its plants; the presentation names no country. Read from the capacity chart, where the bar is labelled Q4 2024. The chart gives no rate; recorded as a year, as Rheinmetall states its other shell capacities per annum.

  • 20,000 rounds per year

    2024

    Delivery target to France Reported high

    • 80,000 of these shells will be delivered to Ukraine and 20,000 to the French armed forces.

      B2 Ministère des Armées Deux ans d’économie de guerre en chiffres 23 Jun 2024
      Quote checked against the document

  • 80,000 rounds per year

    2024

    Delivery target France → Ukraine Reported high

    • 80,000 of these shells will be delivered to Ukraine and 20,000 to the French armed forces.

      B2 Ministère des Armées Deux ans d’économie de guerre en chiffres 23 Jun 2024
      Quote checked against the document

  • 30,000 rounds total

    24 Feb 2022–23 Jun 2024

    Transfer France → Ukraine Reported high

    • Since the start of the war in Ukraine, France has delivered 30,000 shells to Kyiv.

      B2 Ministère des Armées Deux ans d’économie de guerre en chiffres 23 Jun 2024
      Quote checked against the document

  • 4,000 rounds per year

    stated 29 May 2024

    Requirement Belgium Reported high

    “About”; Belgian Defence’s annual need, as stated by Defence Minister Ludivine Dedonder.

    • which estimates its needs "at about 4,000 units a year", Defence Minister Ludivine Dedonder said on the occasion

      C2 L'Echo Mecar va produire un tiers des obus d'artillerie lourde de KNDS 29 May 2024
      Quote checked against the document

  • 10,000,000 EUR total

    stated 29 May 2024

    Investment Belgium Reported medium

    Self-financed by the parent group KNDS, for the new 155 mm line presented on 29 May 2024.

    • A new facility representing a €10 million investment self-financed by the company's parent, the Franco-German defence group KNDS.

      C3 L'Echo Mecar va produire un tiers des obus d'artillerie lourde de KNDS 29 May 2024
      Quote checked against the document

  • 3,000 rounds per month

    Jan 2024

    Delivery target France → Ukraine Reported high

    Calibre not stated in the sentence; France’s shell deliveries to Ukraine are 155 mm, as in the minister’s hearing of 27 February 2024.

    • we will be able to triple our rate of ammunition deliveries to Ukraine, from 1,000 shells delivered a month in January 2023 to 3,000 in January 2024

      B2 Ministère des Armées Canon Caesar : Sébastien Lecornu salue la hausse de la production et la réduction des délais 17 Oct 2023
      Quote checked against the document

  • 278,000,000 EUR total

    stated 16 Jan 2024

    Order ordered by Germany from France Reported medium

    The value of the same 68,000-shell order. Attributed to the German government; the French company is not named.

  • 68,000 rounds total

    stated 16 Jan 2024

    Order ordered by Germany from France Reported medium

    Attributed to the German government; the article calls it an order. The French company is not named. Calibre from the article’s context (155 mm).

  • ≥ 100,000,000 EUR total

    stated 18 Dec 2023

    Order ordered by Germany from Germany Reported medium

    “At least”. From Rheinmetall’s statement of 18 December 2023, as the article relays it: an order by the German Army for Ukraine, for “several tens of thousands” of shells.

  • 350,000 rounds per year

    Q3 2023

    Capacity Reported high

    Stated for the Rheinmetall group across all its plants; the presentation names no country. Read from the capacity chart, where the bar is labelled Q3 2023. The chart gives no rate; recorded as a year, as Rheinmetall states its other shell capacities per annum.

  • 1,000 rounds per month

    Jan 2023

    Delivery France → Ukraine Reported high

    Calibre not stated in the sentence; France’s shell deliveries to Ukraine are 155 mm, as in the minister’s hearing of 27 February 2024.

    • we will be able to triple our rate of ammunition deliveries to Ukraine, from 1,000 shells delivered a month in January 2023 to 3,000 in January 2024

      B2 Ministère des Armées Canon Caesar : Sébastien Lecornu salue la hausse de la production et la réduction des délais 17 Oct 2023
      Quote checked against the document

  • 70,000 rounds per year

    2022

    Capacity Reported medium

    Stated for the Rheinmetall group a year; the slide names no country. Read from the 2022 bar of the artillery chart.

  • 100,000 rounds per year

    Q1 2022

    Capacity Reported high

    Stated for the Rheinmetall group across all its plants; the presentation names no country. Read from the capacity chart, where the bar is labelled Q1 2022. The chart gives no rate; recorded as a year, as Rheinmetall states its other shell capacities per annum.

Corrected figures (4)

  • 111,637 rounds total

    stated 9 Jul 2026

    Expenditure United States Reported high Corrected by a later figure

    What changed: re-dated: was undated, now Jul 2022–Jun 2026

    Used for training and testing.

  • 432,000 rounds per year

    Mar 2026

    Output Reported high Corrected by a later figure

    What changed: value corrected: 432,000 rounds per year → 36,000 rounds per month

  • 40,000 rounds per year

    by 2022

    Output Reported high Corrected by a later figure

    What changed: now filed as actual capacity, was actual output

    “Production initiale”: the rate before the ramp-up, undated in the source; dated to 2022 by inference. Part of a stated 60,000 a year across France and Italy.

    • 40,000 of them at the La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin plant (Cher) and 20,000 in Italy

      B2 TerreMag (Armée de Terre, Ministère des Armées) Le Caesar en plein boum 14 Nov 2023
      Quote checked against the document

  • 14,000 rounds per month

    by 31 Mar 2022

    Capacity target Reported high Corrected by a later figure

    What changed: re-dated: was by 31 Mar 2022, now undated

Sources

Every document behind the figures on this page.

Facilities

  • Petit-Roeulx-lez-Nivelles

    Belgium · KNDS Belgium

    operating

  • Werk Niedersachsen, Unterlüß

    Germany · Rheinmetall

    operating

  • La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin

    France · KNDS France (formerly Nexter Systems)

    operating

  • Dubnica nad Váhom

    Slovakia · ZVS Holding

    operating

  • McHenry, Mississippi

    United States · General Dynamics OTS

    operating

  • Iowa Army Ammunition Plant

    United States · American Ordnance

    operating

  • Parsons, Kansas

    United States

    operating

  • Camden LAP plant

    United States

    operating

B2 means a usually reliable source making a statement that is probably true.

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