Csg has been included, through its US subsidiary Msm North America, among the qualified contractors under the US Army’s Matoc program for ammunition manufacturing plant upgrades. The multiple-award task order contract is managed by Army Contracting Command – Rock Island and gives selected companies the right to compete for individual task orders, but it does not provide any assured business volume.
The framework runs for five years and has a total ceiling of about $4.2 billion shared across all selected contractors. Its purpose is to upgrade manufacturing technology, develop new industrial infrastructure and expand production capacity in the US ammunition industrial base. Potential task orders may cover new plant design and construction, modernization of existing lines, deployment of advanced technologies and automation, as well as commissioning, operations and maintenance activities.
According to the source material, Msm North America’s selection builds on experience gained through the Future Artillery Complex at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, awarded in 2025. In that project, the company serves as prime contractor and systems integrator for design, construction and commissioning of the new production complex. Construction started in 2026 and, once completed, the facility is expected to load up to 36,000 rounds of 155 mm artillery ammunition per month, with operations expected to begin in 2029.
The Matoc program covers seven US Army production sites that form a significant part of the country’s ammunition industrial base. They include Holston Army Ammunition Plant in Tennessee for military explosives, Radford Army Ammunition Plant in Virginia for propellants and energetic materials, Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Missouri for small-caliber ammunition, Iowa Army Ammunition Plant for loading and assembling medium- and large-caliber ammunition, Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Pennsylvania for metal artillery components, Quad City Cartridge Case Facility in Illinois for large-caliber cartridge cases, and Milan Army Ammunition Plant in Tennessee.
For Csg, the framework marks another step in its longer-term expansion strategy in the United States. The group says it can bring to the US defense market capabilities developed in Europe in medium- and large-caliber ammunition production and in modernization of production assets. Msm North America, founded in 2024 and based in St. Petersburg, Florida, was established to strengthen Csg’s position in the US ammunition sector and to pursue a long-term role as a partner to the US armed forces.
