The Iowa Army Ammunition Plant is shut down to safely remove highly explosive lead azide, a chemical used in munitions, the U.S. Army reveals.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's been decades since the US made TNT, a key ingredient for munitions, on American soil. But a new US Army contract for a TNT ...

For shells, two components are needed: gunpowder for launching the shells and explosives that detonate. Europe does not produce enough of either to meet its demand, informs Bloomberg. European ...