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Inside the quarter-mile long "Big Gun Shop" at Watervliet Arsenal that was originally built to produce 16-inch seacoast and battleship guns in 1889. New machines in the "Big Gun Shop" will increase cannon production capacity at the arsenal.
- The Army has made long-range precision artillery a priority as it reorients toward preparing for a potential fight with an adversary of similar capabilities.
- That effort has breathed new life in to Watervliet Arsenal in New York, where near machines will be installed in the "Big Gun Shop" to increase production.
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WATERVLIET ARSENAL, New York - Watervliet Arsenal will install new machines in the historic "Big Gun Shop" to increase cannon production capacity.
The demand in increased capacity results from the Army's prioritization of long-range precision artillery to meet potential near-peer threats.
"Long-range artillery has been in the arsenal's wheel house since 1883," said, Joseph Turcotte, Watervliet Arsenal deputy to the commander.
"The Army's prioritization on long-range artillery is the push behind expanding our manufacturing capacity and driving our modernization efforts. It is imperative that we have the tools necessary to fulfill our mission to the Department of