TAMPA, FL – D&M Holding Company, Inc. (D&M), the global leader in delivering complete solutions for ammunition, primer, and propellant manufacturing facilities, and the Ukrainian Defense Industry Joint Stock Company (JSC) are partnering to produce specialty chemicals in the United States to address the critical shortage of propellant used in the production of ammunition for the Ukrainian defense forces.
The agreement was signed at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome on July 11 by Ukrainian Defense Industry Director General Oleh Huliak and D&M Holding Company CEO Daniel Powers in the presence of Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg – US Special Envoy to Ukraine, Ambassador Julie S. Davis – US Chargé d’Affaires to Ukraine, Lynndy Smith – Member of Ukrainian Defense Industry JSC Supervisory Board, Oleksandr Kamyshin – Advisor to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and James Jones – Executive Vice President, D&M Holding Company, Inc. Powers also spoke on a panel for defense manufacturing during the conference.
The single base propellant made in this new US-based facility will be used for artillery ammunition, including 155mm shells which are greatly needed by Ukraine in their ongoing defense against Russia.
“We have to gradually move from large-scale procurement to our own production to meet our immediate needs. It is equally important that the company will operate in a safe area. Our cooperation with American arms companies will continue in other areas,” emphasized Director General Huliak.
“This joint venture continues to build upon and further strengthen the relationship between D&M and Ukrainian state-owned enterprises with projects now in both Ukraine and the US,” said Powers.
Signers (seated – front row left to right)
- Oleh Huliak – Director General, Ukrainian Defense Industry JSC
- Daniel Powers – President & CEO, D&M Holding Company, Inc.
Witnesses (back row left to right)
- Lynndy Smith – Member of Ukrainian Defense Industry JSC Supervisory Board
- Oleksandr Kamyshin – Advisor to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
- Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg – Special Envoy for Ukraine
- Ambassador Julie S. Davis – US Chargé d’Affaires to Ukraine
- James Jones – Executive Vice President, D&M Holding Company, Inc.
About D&M Holding Company
D&M Holding Company, Inc. (D&M) is an ammunition and energetics engineering company. D&M specializes in design and manufacture of https://www.dmholding.com/ammunition and energetics equipment and turnkey factories for customers worldwide to support the defense and sporting markets. For more information visit D&M Holding Company.
IMOA, anything to boost ammunition, primer, and propellant manufacturing to bring down the price gouging we’re seeing now.
Nick 2.0 is very disappointed in a president he never supported. He is not ending a war that he did not start as fast as Nick 2.0 wants. Biden blundered into starting this war. No criticism from you. Obama greatly injured our weapons producing capability using protecting the environment as his shield. Closing down lead and copper mines. No criticism from you. Did you ever raise any objections to these moves that greatly injured our production capabilities ? No criticism from you. When Hillary sold the rights to our uranium mines to our enemies , did you raise any objections.?… Read more »
What could go wrong with partnering with Ukraine in a manufacturing business partnership, especially one making ammunition components? Ha, US business can’t seem to get out of it’s own way a lot of the time…
Oh my, all the neo con warmongers are out in force! So much for America 1st, and ending forever wars…
I guess principals and campaign promises don’t matter when “our guy” is residing in the White House.
So much for Trump’s promise to end the damned war.
Instead of keeping that munitions chemical making capacity for domestic needs such as the MILITIA, yes the dreaded ‘m’ word, we’re giving it all to Ukraine and that little theater kid that’s a CIA puppet?
Trump, remember, “America 1st”? Idiot.
I’m with Merle Haggard,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UodJB1tRNVE&list=RDUodJB1tRNVE&start_radio=1
To all the MAGA(MIGA) idiots here… I suppose the Ukrainian leader, (theater boy/CIA puppet), isn’t doing any worse than the American military has… America hasn’t won a war in 80 years…