Arsenal-1 by Anduril Industries: status and timeline

Arsenal-1

Hyperscale factory on 500 acres near Rickenbacker, Ohio. Uses Arsenal software-defined manufacturing to produce military systems at scale.

DeployStage 4 of 5

5M sq ft factory in Ohio; production starts July 2026 for autonomous systems.

Updated 3 Jun 2026Checked 10 Oct0 updates this week

Milestones

Next · Ramp to thousands of systems annually

Arsenal-1 announced16 Jan 2025Complete.
Production begins at Arsenal-1Jul 2026Complete.
Ramp to thousands of systems annuallyTarget 2030Not yet reached.

Most important updates

Arsenal-1 on track: Anduril's 5 million sq ft Ohio factory to deliver first products by July 20263 Jun 2026

Upcoming

2027Ramp toward full capacity (next)
2030Ramp to thousands of systems annually

Current obstacles

Scaling supply chainsBuilding weapons at the volume of consumer products requires suppliers of specialized parts to scale up in parallel, which takes years.
Quality at speedDefense systems require extensive testing and qualification; producing them at mass scale without cutting corners is the core challenge.

Physics limits

Material sourcingKey materials and components (especially rare metals and specialized semiconductors) have global supply chains that can't scale overnight, limiting production ramp rates.
Workforce trainingDefense manufacturing requires specialized skills and security clearances that take years to develop; rapid hiring means hiring people who need training.

How it works

3 parts

Software control

Arsenal platform

Arsenal software-defined platform retools production rapidly, like a software update, for different systems.

Location

Central Ohio

Near Rickenbacker Airport, 16 miles south of Columbus. Access to suppliers and large workforce in manufacturing heartland.

Speed

Mass production

Designs production for thousands of systems annually, bringing defense manufacturing closer to commercial speed and scale.

Spec sheet

Spec	Arsenal-1
Facility size at full scale	5 million sq ft^R (reported)
Total site area	500 acres^R (reported)
Projected direct jobs by 2035	4,000+^R (reported)
Design capacity at full scale	Thousands of systems annually^R (reported)
Anduril's direct investment	~$1 billion^R (reported)

^R reported by the company

Update log

1 update

Wed 3 Jun

Major: Arsenal-1 on track: Anduril's 5 million sq ft Ohio factory to deliver first products by July 2026PressManufacturing

About Anduril Industries

The team behind Arsenal-1

Anduril Industries

Fury drone jet, Lattice software, Arsenal-1

Anduril is a defense company building self-driving air, sea and land systems run by its Lattice software. Its Fury drone jet was picked for production by the US Air Force, and it builds aircraft at its Arsenal-1 factory in Ohio.

Fury first flew on 31 Oct 2025 and was picked for Air Force production in June 2026.
Started building Fury at Arsenal-1, Ohio, in 2026; the first Ohio-built Fury was done in July.
Raised $5B at a $61B valuation in May 2026, double its June 2025 valuation.

anduril.com (opens anduril.com)Company profile →

Founded: 20179 yrs
Headquarters: United States
Status: Private
Valuation: $61BprivateMay 2026
Raised: $9B3 rounds
Last round: Series H · $5BMay 2026$61B post
Works in: AviationMilitary drones & autonomyAIManufacturing
Coverage: 3 programs · 11 updateslatest 27 Jul 2026checked 25 Sep
Lead investors: Founders FundSands Capital
Customers: U.S. Air Force (opens af.mil)
Partners: General Atomics (opens ga.com)Archer Aviation
People: Palmer Luckey (opens en.wikipedia.org)FounderBrian SchimpfCo-founder and CEOTrae Stephens (opens en.wikipedia.org)Co-founder and Executive Chairman

Spec

Arsenal-1

Facility size at full scale

5 million sq ft^R (reported)

Total site area

500 acres^R (reported)

Projected direct jobs by 2035

4,000+^R (reported)

Design capacity at full scale

Thousands of systems annually^R (reported)

Anduril's direct investment

~$1 billion^R (reported)