Turkish-owned bomb-body maker; prime contractor for 12,000 bombs for Israel
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REPKON USA is the Texas subsidiary of Türkiye's Repkon Holdings. On April 2, 2025 it bought General Dynamics' 38-acre Garland plant north of Dallas, the site the U.S. had named weeks earlier as principal contractor for 35,529 MK-84 or BLU-117 bomb bodies for Israel. During the U.S.–Israeli war on Iran, Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared an emergency and skipped congressional review to approve a $151.8M sale to Israel of 12,000 BLU-110 1,000-pound bomb bodies, with REPKON USA as prime contractor. Ynet reported that the wider package was worth $660M and covered more than 20,000 MK-80 series bombs. A Turkish-owned company is therefore making bombs for Israel while Türkiye's government publicly condemns the genocide in Gaza, a contradiction that apparently survives contact with a purchase order. REPKON also signed a strategic memorandum with BAE Systems UK in Feb 2025.
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two hundred one (201) MK 83 MOD 4/MOD 5 General Purpose 1,000-pound bomb bodies ... four thousand seven hundred ninety-nine (4,799) BLU-110A/B General Purpose 1,000-pound bomb bodies ... one thousand five hundred (1,500) KMU-559C/B Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) guidance kits ... three thousand five hundred (3,500) KMU-559J/B JDAM guidance kits ... $675.7 million ... Repkon USA, located in Tampa, FL; and The Boeing Company, located in St. Charles, MO ... Deliveries are estimated to begin in 2028
GARLAND, Texas, April 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- REPKON USA ... announced its acquisition of one of the operating locations of General Dynamics – Ordnance and Tactical Systems, known as GD-OTS Garland Operations.
12,000 BLU-110A/B general purpose 1,000-pound bomb bodies ... estimated value of $151.8m ... Repkon USA, a subsidiary of Türkiye based Repkon, has been selected as the principal contractor ... waives the Congressional review requirements under Section 36(b)
In April 2025, Repkon USA acquired "General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems' Garland operations in Texas ... " ... new name ... Paligen Technologies
$298 million for 5,000 ... small-diameter bombs; $209 million for 10,000 500-pound bombs; $151.8 million for 12,000 1,000-pound bombs
Israel will also receive 10,000 bombs weighing roughly 250 kilograms, 5,000 small-diameter bombs ... the only facility in the United States capable of producing bomb bodies for the MK-80 series
12,000 BLU-110A/B general purpose 1,000-pound bomb bodies ... $151.8m ... Repkon USA, a subsidiary of Türkiye based Repkon
the prime contractor for the project is Repkon USA, based in Garland, Texas ... Repkon USA is a subsidiary of the Turkish arms manufacturer Repkon ... Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared that the war with Iran constitutes an 'emergency requiring immediate sale'
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