"Fiasco in the Desert: $469 Million Artillery Plant Falls Short of Expectations A scathing report from the Pentagon's watchdog agency has exposed a stunning failure in the US military's procurement process. A state-of-the-art artillery plant, built at a cost of $469 million over the past two years, has yet to produce a single 155mm round, a critical component in the US military's arsenal. The lack of production has raised serious concerns about the plant's viability and the Pentagon's ability to meet its own military readiness goals. As the US faces growing threats from adversaries around the world, the failure of this plant to deliver on its promise is a stark reminder of the need for greater accountability and transparency in the procurement process."
An artillery plant that the US spent $469 million on has failed to produce any of the critical 155mm rounds America needs in the two years since it was built, according to a Pentagon watchdog report.
