AI military start-up Anduril plans $1 billion factory in Ohio
Anduril, a technology start-up that designs autonomous systems and weapons for government and military agencies, plans to build a $1 billion factory in Columbus, Ohio, the company said Thursday.He said the factory, called Arsenal-1 and described as a “hyperscale” facility, will bring more than 4,000 jobs to Ohio and eventually produce tens of thousands of autonomous systems and weapons each year.“We will create with our partners in Ohio something that does not currently exist” on that scale, Chris Brose, Anduril's chief strategy officer, said in a briefing with reporters. The company worked closely with state officials on the project and received tax breaks to locate it in Columbus.Anduril, based in Costa Mesa, California, is part of a new wave of defense startups working to build autonomo...