{"id":72029,"date":"2026-03-16T17:08:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T17:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2026\/03\/16\/us-army-plans-research-center-to-boost-explosives-production\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:29:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:29:33","slug":"us-army-plans-research-center-to-boost-explosives-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2026\/03\/16\/us-army-plans-research-center-to-boost-explosives-production\/","title":{"rendered":"US Army plans research center to boost explosives production"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As conflicts around the world <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/03\/06\/race-of-attrition-us-militarys-finite-interceptor-stockpile-is-being-tested\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/03\/06\/race-of-attrition-us-militarys-finite-interceptor-stockpile-is-being-tested\/\">deplete stockpiles<\/a> and strain munitions production, the United States wants to create a research and manufacturing center to boost the production of explosives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The facility, which will be located at Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky, will be a \u201ccomprehensive, modern, and efficient \u2018Center of Excellence\u2019 (CoE) for scale-up and production of current and emerging explosives,\u201d according to the Army\u2019s Sources Sought <a href=\"https:\/\/sam.gov\/workspace\/contract\/opp\/7b996fd4298847719426ddf8e85cedbd\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/sam.gov\/workspace\/contract\/opp\/7b996fd4298847719426ddf8e85cedbd\/view\">notice<\/a>, which has a deadline of April 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army wants this facility quickly. The notice calls for \u201crapid acceleration of this capability with completion prior to 2031.\u201d The center doesn\u2019t even need to be in one location. \u201cThe Government\u2019s preference is for a single, integrated campus model, but will consider distributed or networked concepts,\u201d the Army noted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army aims to establish a site that will \u201cserve as a focal point within the organic industrial base using traditional or non-traditional production processes for Research Department Explosive (RDX) and High Melting Explosive (HMX).\u201d In addition, the Army is also considering a pilot facility to research and produce next-generation emerging explosives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contractors are asked to provide a variety of information, such as their design for a facility that could include \u201c[research and development] labs, pilot-scale production, full-rate production lines, analytical testing, packaging, waste treatment, and administrative\/support functions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also desired is an estimated \u201cprice per pound for RDX and HMX components and current RDX- and HMX-based formulations the CoE could produce, assuming five and ten years of fixed prices and no government direct funding during operations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Companies should also describe how they plan to fund themselves for the project, and how much money they are willing to invest. They should also consider whether private- or government-funded projects \u2014 either at DOD or non-DOD sites \u2014 can be moved to Blue Grass Army Depot to \u201coptimize the operational viability of the CoE.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army also seems concerned about providing explosives to U.S. allies. \u201cDue to the urgency of this requirement, the Government intends to release a follow-on Sources Sought notice to award a non-competitive, sole-source, Undefinitized Contract Action (UCA)\u201d for contracts related to Ukraine, Taiwan, and Israel, according to the notice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East devouring munitions at a ferocious rate, and many nations beefing up their armed forces, there are already shortages and production bottlenecks of everything from howitzer shells to air defense missiles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The global shortage of explosives will only exacerbate that problem, especially because factories that make explosives are not popular with the local citizenry. Environmental concerns led to the closure in the 1980s of the last domestic plant in the U.S. for producing TNT. Shortages have become so acute that even commercial miners lack blasting charges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, nations are hoarding explosives. Major exporters of TNT include Russia and China, which have halted sales to America. Poland \u2014 the biggest TNT manufacturer in NATO \u2014 has been a major supplier to the Pentagon. However, Polish explosives output has been diverted to Ukraine, or retained for the Polish military. 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