McConnell Announces Kentucky Selected as U.S. Army TNT Production Facility
Press Release
Date: Nov. 8, 2024
Location: Muhlenberg County, KY
Issues: Defense
“For the first time in decades, America will produce TNT on its own soil, manufacturing the explosive material our military uses for everything from hand grenades to 155mm artillery. I’m proud that the National Security Supplemental I championed in the Senate will bring home $435 million in federal funding to establish this TNT capability right here in Kentucky, helping retool the defense industrial base our military relies on. Western Kentucky has always punched above its weight, and through this partnership with the Army and Repkon, our state is proving once again that we have the infrastructure, workforce, and logistics edge to take on projects critical to our national defense."
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