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Business/Financial

Anduril Picks Columbus For First Gigafactory With Production To Start Mid-2026

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, January 16th, 2025

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Anduril Picks Columbus For First Gigafactory With Production To Start Mid-2026

Site of Anduril's future Arsenal-1 factory in Columbus, Ohio. Photo: Anduril

Anduril Industries has tapped Columbus, Ohio, for its future hyperscale production facility where it plans to manufacture tens of thousands of autonomous systems and weapons annually to meet what it argues is America’s urgent need to quickly reinvigorate the defense industrial base in the face of potential conflicts where massive quantities of relatively inexpensive and expendable weapons may be needed. Production at Arsenal-1 is expected to begin in mid-2026 with products such as the Fury Group 5 unmanned aircraft system…

Congress

SASC Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding

Senate defense authorizers are seeking more info from the Army on its plans for scaling and deploying small drone capabilities citing concern with the service’s current “fragmented and insufficient” approach. […]

SASC Bill Would Raise Amphib Requirement To 33 Ships

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy bill adds new provisions that would raise the Navy and Marine Corps’ minimum requirement for amphibious warships and extend […]

Army

Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says

The Army is planning to initiate its competition to build the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)-Heavy in the fourth quarter of this year, a senior acquisition official has said. Jesse Tolleson, […]

Senate Authorization Bill Restricts Building Navy Warships Overseas With Limited Exception For Auxiliaries

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY 2027 defense policy bill looks to cut the ability for the Trump administration to buy foreign-made warships, but still allow […]