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Anduril launches new shipyard to manufacture components for Virginia
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Key Points:
- Anduril is launching a new $6.6 billion shipyard, Arsenal-2, in Baltimore County, Maryland, to manufacture parts for Virginia-class submarines, marking its first involvement in a major legacy defense program.
- The investment includes $3.7 billion in private capital and up to $2.9 billion from the Navy, with the facility expected to create over 3,000 direct and 11,000 indirect jobs and begin initial operations by 2030.
- Arsenal-2 aims to produce complex submarine components, initially focusing on basic modules like torpedo tubes, to help increase the submarine industrial base capacity and accelerate Virginia-class submarine production.
- Anduril will also open a 160,000-square-foot facility in Orange County, California, to prototype and validate manufacturing processes ahead of Arsenal-2’s launch.
- The Navy prioritizes increasing Virginia-class submarine production to two per year by 2032, addressing current challenges such as late material deliveries and labor shortages, with Anduril’s new facilities expected to add 15% capacity and improve production resilience.
