Explosion at General Dynamics, one person medflighted to Little Rock (arkansas)

Camden News ^ | 7-3-24 | Bradly Gill

[dynachrome]

General Dynamics has released a press release on the incident stating, " Today at 8:15 a.m. CDT, an incident involving pyrotechnics occurred at the General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems facility in Camden, Arkansas. At this time, we are working with first responders and can confirm the incident resulted in at least two injuries and one missing individual."

"We are cooperating fully with the authorities as they conduct their investigation."

"We will provide more information as it becomes available."

According to the company's webiste the Camden's facility, "Products include the Hydra-70 2.75-inch rocket, Hellfire and Javelin warheads, the Joint Airto-Surface Standoff Missile and the Modular Artillery Charge System. Camden Operations also produces high-explosive unitary, training warheads and various mortar rounds."

[T.B. Yoits]

I do suspect this accident is similar to other munitions-related accidents where pretty much all safety protocols are tossed aside in favor of increased production levels as it’s much cheaper to do that, rather than properly expand the facilities.

...and the experts who used to build them were let go or retired out a few years back and were replaced with the C Team.

[SuperLuminal]

They’ve finished sabotaging virtually every possible type of economic contributor, now they are turning focus to military-related stuff...

[GailA]

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