New Ammunition Factory in Korat Ready to Produce 5,56mm Ammunition

01 November 2021

New ammunition factory in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand (photo : TAF)

On October 28th, there is news about General Narongphan Jitkaewtae, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army, along with his delegation visiting the Royal Thai Army units at the Chang Saeng Factory Division,  Ordnance Industry Center Royal Thai Army Ordnance Department This is an Army plant that is working on improvement and capacity expansion projects. 

Production of small caliber 5.56 mm ammunition according to the self-reliance policy and develop the potential of personnel and production lines The factory has been producing small caliber 5.56 mm ammunition since the production of casings, ammunition production until the packaging

50 millions rounds per year

In the past, the Royal Thai Army already had a unit that produced 5.56 mm ammunition, and when the unit was relocated to the Nakhon Ratchasima area Therefore, an improvement project was made to increase the ability to produce ammunition. By procuring machinery and production technology from NORINCO from China in the amount of 2.8 billion baht from 2018-2020 to complete the production of ammunition. 

It has also increased production capacity from 30 million rounds per year to 50 million rounds per year and there is a project to produce rear fuses that the project has been working on for some time. And there is progress to be seen today.

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