(Matt Rourke/AP) After sourcing all of its TNT from overseas allies, the U.S. Army has taken a step forward to begin producing the explosive material domestically by awarding a contract to REPKON USA-Defense LLC to design and build a new production ...

The U.S. Army has awarded a $435 million contract for Repkon USA to build the nation's only TNT production facility in a rural community in Graham, Ky.

The Army awarded $435 million to Repkon USA, which plans to build the facility in Graham, an unincorporated community in Muhlenburg County, roughly 135 miles southwest of Louisville. TNT is the key ingredient in bombs, grenades and ammunition.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Army awarded a $435 million contract on Friday to build a TNT production plant in western Kentucky that will become the first domestic source for the explosive material in decades, officials said.

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