The U.S. Army’s Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition has launched a new 155mm metal parts production facility during a ribbon-cutting ceremony held in Ingersoll, Canada, on Oct. 2.

The Army said the newly commissioned IMT Precision Production Facility, capable of producing 15,000 shell bodies per month, will be operated by the IMT Group.

The new facility will utilize advanced automation, digital data capture and high flexibility in its production lines to produce metal parts for the M795 and the M1128 155mm projectiles.

The Army intends to increase the production of 155mm artillery munitions to 100,000 artillery shots produced per month by fiscal year 2026. To achieve this goal, the service has opened a new metal parts facility in Mesquite, Texas and is on track to unveil three other facilities in Illinois, Florida and Arkansas.

Maj. Gen. John Reim, JPEO Armaments and Ammunition officer, said, “This IMT Precision Facility, with its new and advanced forging, furnaces, non-destructive testing and machining capabilities, is further proof of that progress.”

Cheryl Hacking, CEO of IMT Group, focused on the company’s history of supporting the defense industry. “Our history of service with the defense industry dates back to the First World War. We are proud to be a part of that important history that made us uniquely suited for this project.”

Guests at the ceremony included representatives from both the Canadian and U.S. armies, elected officials from Ingersoll and industry leaders.

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency has announced the transition of Adjudication and Vetting Services to a fee-for-service program under DCSA’s Working Capital Fund, providing a full-cost recovery financial operating model designed to improve business efficiency.

DCSA said Tuesday AVS’ transition to WCF, which kicked off on Oct. 1, is expected to improve transparency into validating and tracking service and product-related costs, align customer demand and mitigate budgetary risk due to improved service management.

“It will promote consistent operational and financial processing across the federal government through a unified service approach,” DCSA Financial Operations Chief Jack Jibilian said of the move. “The working capital fund program will provide valuable insights with detailed financial reporting that can reduce our overall program costs.”

DCSA noted that the AVS conversion to WCF supports its efforts to optimize the delivery of personnel security services and products to the Department of Defense and other federal agencies.

In January, Jibilian and his team informed AVS customers of the upcoming changes and offered guidance on the WCF transition.

“The efficiencies of a single WCF model versus multiple ones (general fund and WCF) and its optimization potential will provide us with opportunities to ultimately reduce program costs and avoid new expenses resulting in savings we can pass on to our customers,” Jibilian stated.