Arsenal-1
Anduril's 5M sq ft Ohio factory; producing Fury drones months ahead of schedule.
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Can a drone factory run like a consumer electronics plant?
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- What is Arsenal-1?
- Anduril's 5-million-square-foot factory near Columbus, Ohio, building Fury drones, Roadrunner interceptors, and Barracuda Cruise Missiles.Source: background
- Where are Fury drones manufactured?
- Arsenal-1 in Pickaway County, Ohio. Production began March 2026, months ahead of schedule.Source: quick_facts
- How many jobs will Arsenal-1 create?
- 4,000 at full operation, backed by a $310 million state incentive.Source: quick_facts
- What does Anduril make at Arsenal-1?
- Fury combat drone, Roadrunner interceptor, Barracuda cruise missile, and a classified programme.Source: background
Background
Arsenal-1 is Anduril's hyperscale manufacturing facility on a 500-acre site near Rickenbacker International Airport in Pickaway County, Ohio. The 5-million-square-foot plant began Fury drone production in March 2026, months ahead of the announced July opening.
By end of 2026, Arsenal-1 will produce four platforms: the YFQ-44A Fury autonomous combat drone, the Roadrunner vertical-takeoff interceptor, the Barracuda low-cost cruise missile, and a classified programme. The facility is backed by a $310 million JobsOhio grant, the state's largest single incentive package, with a target of 4,000 jobs at full operation. Part of a wider $900 million Anduril investment in central Ohio.
Arsenal-1 represents Anduril's bet that autonomous weapons can be built like consumer electronics: aluminium airframes, commercial off-the-shelf components, and software-defined manufacturing lines that reconfigure for different platforms.