The company founded by billionaire Palmer Luckey will make military drones and autonomous air vehicles, beginning in July 2026.

The project, expected to bring over 4,000 new jobs to Ohio by 2035, marks the largest single job creation and new payroll initiative in the state's history.

The defense company, featuring platforms like the composite Fury AAV, has selected Columbus as its hub to rapidly ramp up autonomous military manufacturing.

Anduril Industries announced Jan. 16 that it will build its first “hyperscale” manufacturing facility in central Ohio, a project that will span more than 5 million square feet at full scale and eventually create 4,000 direct jobs.

Anduril Industries, a defense technology company headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, has announced plans to build a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in central Ohio, marking a significant investment in the U.

Anduril, the AI defense company founded by tech billionaire and VR headset mogul Palmer Luckey, announced plans to build a factory in Columbus, Ohio on Thursday. They’re calling the plant Arsenal-1, claim it will be a “hyperscale” facility, and promise it’ll bring more than 4,000 jobs to the region.

Anduril Industries, a tech company that makes defense products, is headed to Ohio, the state announced Thursday.

Anduril’s factory just south of Rickenbacker International Airport is expected to generate an additional 4,500 jobs among suppliers, services and indirect employment. Overall, the Ohio Department of Development projects $2 billion in economic activity and $800 million in tax revenue, according to a press release.

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"Anduril, a leader in autonomous systems and weapons manufacturing, today announced it has selected Columbus, Ohio as the location of Arsenal-1, its first hyperscale manufacturing facility," the company declared in a post on its website.

Defense tech startup Anduril Industries Inc. has selected Ohio as the location of a sprawling new manufacturing facility that will produce tens of thousands of autonomous systems and weapons annually, part of a plan to become a key provider of drones and other technology for the US military.