Winchester Ammunition Awarded $13 Million Contract

The Army awarded Winchester Ammunition a $13 million dollar contract to develop manufacturing processes for the 7.62 round.

Winchester holds an $8 billion contract to operate the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP). The $13 million contract is part of this existing deal between Winchester and the government.

Wholly owned by the government, LCAAP occupies almost 4,000 acres in Independence, Missouri. The government contracts the operation of the plant to private companies, such as Winchester Ammunition. As the primary source of all military ammunition, LCAAP is responsible for equipping all branches with rounds for training and combat. Its production capacity is approximately 1.6 billion rounds of small arms ammunition each year. LCAAP will be the primary location where work on the new manufacturing processes will occur. 

Brett Flaugher, president of Winchester Ammunition said about the contract “Winchester is extremely proud to have been awarded this military ammunition manufacturing development project. Our entire Lake City team is honored and wholly committed to supporting the U.S. Warfighter.” Winchester has been operating the Lake City plant since October 2020. They previously held the contract from 1985 to 2001. The current contract is 7 years long, with an option to extend for up to three years.