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Trump announces $6.6bn defense shipyard owned by top Republican donor’s firm
The Guardian • • general
Key Points:
- Donald Trump announced the opening of a $6.6 billion shipbuilding factory in Baltimore, funded partly by the US Navy and privately by Anduril Industries, a defense company linked to GOP fundraiser Palmer Luckey.
- The new facility, named "Arsenal Two," will manufacture torpedo tubes and sections for Virginia-class nuclear submarines, with production expected to begin around 2030.
- Palmer Luckey, Anduril's founder and a prominent Republican donor, was praised by Trump but absent from the event; Luckey also serves as an adviser to the Pentagon's Project Meridian on future warfare.
- Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao highlighted the partnership as a breakthrough in bureaucracy and emphasized Anduril's role despite its lack of prior experience in crewed submarine manufacturing.
- The event included a naval presence from the USS Billings, and Cao issued a stark warning to adversaries, underscoring the administration's focus on advanced military capabilities and artificial intelligence.
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