Congress Eyes Ammunition Plant at former U.S. Naval Base in the Philippines
” ‘The Committee is concerned with the lack of a forward-staged ammunition manufacturing facility in the Indo-Pacific. Therefore, the Committee directs the Department of Defense to assess, in coordination with the Department of State and the International Development Finance Corporation, the feasibility of establishing a joint ammunition manufacturing and storage facility at United States Naval Base Subic Bay,’ stated the report.”
“This call for joint ammunition production follows Manila’s renewed defense industrial base under the Self-Reliant Defense Posture Revitalization Act, which aims to develop Philippine industries to aid the country’s military modernization program.”
“Lawmakers also directed the Secretary of Defense to provide updates on the feasibility study within 60 days of the enactment of the appropriations act. If pursued, the facility would be one of the most significant American defense investments in the Philippines since the Cold War and Commonwealth era.”