Anduril's Fury fighter rolls off Ohio line 557 days after launch

Key Points:

• Anduril Industries completed its first Fury (FQ-44) semi-autonomous fighter aircraft at its Arsenal-1 manufacturing campus in Ohio, just 557 days after announcing the facility, with production starting three months ahead of schedule.
• The Arsenal-1 campus currently has the capacity to produce up to 150 Fury aircraft annually and is planned to expand into a 5-million-square-foot advanced manufacturing site with runway access near Rickenbacker International Airport.
• Anduril has committed $910.5 million in capital investment and aims to create 4,008 production and service jobs by 2035, marking the largest single job creation project in Ohio's history.
• The Fury program, selected by the US Air Force for production in June, is part of a broader push to expand aerospace and defense manufacturing in Ohio, leveraging the state's extensive aerospace supply chain and research facilities.
• Other recent aerospace investments in Ohio include Electra's $850 million aircraft manufacturing operation creating nearly 2,000 jobs and Beehive Industries' $70 million jet engine production expansion supporting over 8,000 engines annually.