That's a big roof.
From Interesting Engineering, January 17:
Earlier last year, Anduril had announced securing of $1.5 billion of funding for its Series F round.
Anduril Industries – the maker of autonomous systems and weapons – has selected Columbus in Ohio for its first hyperscale manufacturing facility.
The facility named Arsenal-1 will be built with the motive of making the United States and its allies self-sufficient in the race for autonomous systems and drones.
At full scale, the facility will span 5 million square feet and produce tens of thousands of military systems annually, as per Anduril. Moreover, the company also says that there is further scope of expansion of the manufacturing facility.
Arsenal-1 in Ohio will join Anduril’s other factories including its solid rocket motor factory in Mississippi, the robotic submarine facility in Rhode Island, a launched effects factory in Georgia, the XL-AUV factory in Australia and production facilities in California.
Anduril’s new manufacturing facility – Arsenal-1
Anduril states that the Arsenal-1 is primed for long-term scalability and will manufacture and produce most of its autonomous weapons, sensors and systems at full rate production.The company, through a press release, states that the facility is located near Rickenbacker airport. The location provides “access to two 12,000-foot runways and a 75-acre private apron capable of supporting military-scale aircraft, ensuring rapid delivery of components and systems to our customers.”
Anduril also said that it is investing nearly $1 billion dollars into the development of Arsenal-1 and it is estimated to bring more than 4,000 direct jobs in the state of Ohio....
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And some background from the Columbus Dispatch, also January 17:
How did the defense contractor Anduril decide to build a massive weapons factory in Ohio?
If interested see also "Silicon Valley Freakshow: 'Silicon Valley’s Long History of Government Codependence'" or ""Do venture capitalists want forever war?" or "The Pentagon’s Silicon Valley Problem" or any of the posts on Palmer Luckey and his company Anduril:
- Modern War: "Anduril Is Building Out the Pentagon’s Dream of Deadly Drone Swarms"
- Autonomous Fighter Jet Company Anduril And Anti-Drone Technology For Your Home"
- Palmer Luckey's "Anduril poised to fill America’s missile supply gap"
- From Virtual Reality To Remaking Our Bloated Defence Industry, Palmer Luckey Is Trying To Forge A New America. Will It Let Him?
- First World Problems: "Billionaire Palmer Luckey keeps getting stuck in the elevator of his car mansion, lawsuit claims"
Anti-drone technology is so hot right now."Laser wars: US-China in drone-killing, directed-energy arms race"
US Army should ditch tanks for AI drones, says [ex-GOOG CEO] Eric Schmidt
