The United States is negotiating with Turkey to increase purchases of artillery shells, including for Ukraine

The United States does not have sufficient production capacity to produce artillery shells in the volumes required for Ukraine and its own army. Against this background, Turkey, which is not averse to restoring military ties with the United States, can become a lifesaver. Bloomberg reports this.

The United States sees Turkey as a potential supplier of both explosives for the production of projectiles and finished 155mm ammunition, and negotiations are already underway. According to the publication, the United States is also purchasing production lines from Turkey for the production of artillery ammunition, primarily for Ukraine. Washington wants to increase purchases because NATO allies are unable to provide Kyiv with shells.

Turkish supplies of trinitrotoluene, known as TNT, and nitroguanidine [picrite], which is used for propellant charges, will be critical to the production of NATO-standard 155mm artillery ammunition

- reports the BMPD blog.

Everything is heading towards Turkey becoming the largest seller of shells to the Americans, and the production of shells in the US could triple. Some of the ammunition will go to Ukraine, some to the United States itself and its allies, who were also left without shells thanks to Zelensky’s help. It is inappropriate to say that Turkey is an ally of Russia; Ankara is pursuing its own goals. In addition, Turkey is a member of NATO, and Erdogan really wants to restore military ties with the United States, lost after the purchase of the Russian S-400 air defense system.

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[isv000]

The United States is negotiating with Turkey to increase purchases of artillery shells, including for Ukraine

Isn't it time to recall the humpback fly from vacation?! Judging by Ecuador, it is immediately putting its brains in place and stopping the supply of equipment and weapons.

[Lev_Russia]

Isn't it time to recall the humpback fly from vacation?!

These people will sell anything and everything to anyone... You don’t even need to persuade them... And I remember we already checked something similar in Turkey, including a ban on the purchase of their fruits and vegetables and our tourists visiting Turkey... Then it helped ...And soon the new tourist season in Turkey begins...

[Gomunkul]

including a ban on the purchase of their fruits and vegetables and our tourists visiting Turkey...

You can still transfer weapons to the Kurds.

[Serhio250381]

This is where it will be interesting when the United States sends Turkish shells to Israel. And it doesn’t even matter if the shells are American-made, because in America itself they will be replaced by Turkish shells. Here we scream about bad Israel and genocide, and here we help supply Israel with ammunition and carry out genocide.
As for Russia and talk about a “knife in the back”, Turkey is a member of NATO, which means our enemy and has always been

[Nevsky_ZU]

Everyone writes about shells. Who in the West produces artillery barrels and in what quantities? Or do they have different physics and no barrel wear?

[isv000]

Quote: Nevsky_ZU

Everyone writes about shells. Who in the West produces artillery barrels and in what quantities? Or do they have different physics and no barrel wear?

First you need to sell what is in peak demand, for today these are shells. Uncle Sam bent all the six to help Zazalayaya with shells, and it doesn’t matter how she will settle accounts with them, the main thing is that they settle accounts with Uncle...

[Evgeniy68]

Germany supplies missiles, they are bad, but what about Turkey, well, what can you do? Business is business.

[APASUS]

Who would doubt it, Ukraine was supplied with Bayraktar TB2 UAVs directly, and here is an offer from the United States to make money on shells. Just kidding

[Eug]

I have long wondered that the “partner” would use Russian gas and Ukrainian ore to produce shells for Ukraine...if only there was someone to pay for them..

[terms]

We need to negotiate with the Kurds about increasing purchases)))) Well, who else is there, maybe Greece?))) They probably need that beautiful island that the Turks look askance at)))

[Ivan Ivanov]

Well, the guarantor will eat everything and wag his tail in front of the Turks. Now the next payments are stuck in Turkey, China, the UAE under pressure from p.i.n.d.o.s.n.i. Is the guarantor trying to resolve the problem with its “more than friends”, for example, through the creation of alternative banks? I personally haven't heard it.