<P> Lake City Army Ammunition Plant ( LCAAP ) is a 3,935 - acre ( 15.92 km ) U.S. government - owned , contractor - operated facility in northeastern Independence , Missouri , that was established by Remington Arms in 1941 to manufacture and test small caliber ammunition for the U.S. Army . The facility has remained in continuous operation except for one 5 - year period following World War II . As of July 2007 , the plant produced nearly 1.4 billion rounds of ammunition per year . In addition , Lake City performs small caliber ammunition stockpile reliability testing and has ammunition and weapon testing responsibilities as the NATO National and Regional Test Center . </P>
<P> Lake City Army Ammunition Plant ( LCAAP ) is a 3,935 - acre ( 15.92 km ) U.S. government - owned , contractor - operated facility in northeastern Independence , Missouri , that was established by Remington Arms in 1941 to manufacture and test small caliber ammunition for the U.S. Army . The facility has remained in continuous operation except for one 5 - year period following World War II . As of July 2007 , the plant produced nearly 1.4 billion rounds of ammunition per year . In addition , Lake City performs small caliber ammunition stockpile reliability testing and has ammunition and weapon testing responsibilities as the NATO National and Regional Test Center . </P>
who makes the ammo for the us military
who makes the ammo for the us military
Lake City Army Ammunition Plant
Lake City Army Ammunition Plant