Arsenal-1

Anduril Industries is building Arsenal-1, a planned five-million-square-foot manufacturing campus on 500 acres in Pickaway County, Ohio, near Rickenbacker International Airport, to produce autonomous defense systems. Production of Anduril's Fury aircraft began in March 2026, and the first Ohio-built aircraft was completed in July 2026. AFT classifies the project as Operational on a partial-startup basis while the rest of the campus is built out.

Investment
at least$910.5M
Permanent jobs announced
4,008
Status
Operational
Operations began
March 2026

Anduril originally described nearly $1 billion of its own investment. AFT records the more specific commitment of at least $910.5 million documented in the July 2025 JobsOhio agreement. A $310 million JobsOhio grant is not counted separately because its relationship to the capital commitment has not been established. The 4,008 jobs are new production and service positions committed by 2035; indirect and induced jobs are excluded. Arsenal-1 is separate from Anduril's Arsenal-2 shipyard in Maryland.

Why this project qualifies

With at least $910.5 million in facility-specific investment and 4,008 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears both of AFT's qualifying thresholds ($100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). It is also confirmed by official public sources and involves a physical manufacturing facility in the United States.

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Why it matters

The aerospace & defense context.

Facilities manufacturing aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicles, aircraft engines, avionics, missiles, rocket motors, munitions, ordnance, military vehicles, and weapons systems. Naval vessels and submarine components remain in Shipbuilding; semiconductor fabrication remains in Semiconductors.

Project record

At a glance

Company
Anduril Industries
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Location
Pickaway County, Ohio
Investment
At least $910.5M
Permanent jobs announced
4,008
Status
Operational
Announced
Jan 16, 2025
Operations began
March 2026
Added to tracker
Oct 27, 2026
Sources

Official references

Cite this project

American Factory Tracker. "Arsenal-1 — Anduril Industries, Pickaway County, OH." https://americanfactorytracker.com/projects/anduril-arsenal-1-pickaway-county. Accessed October 28, 2026.

Please also cite the original sources listed above for underlying figures.

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