Anduril's Arsenal-1 Powers Up For Full Combat Drone Production
Anduril Industries' 1 million-sq-ft Arsenal-1 factory in Ohio is set for full production this month, with Fury combat drones already rolling off the line alongside Roadrunner interceptors and Barracuda cruise missiles.
Key Takeaways
Anduril's Arsenal-1 factory in Pickaway County, Ohio - roughly 1 million square feet - is complete and set to reach full production this month.
Fury combat drones have been in production since March, with Roadrunner interceptors, Barracuda cruise missiles and at least one classified program joining the same flexible line.
Anduril more than doubled revenue to $2.2 billion last year and guides to $4.3 billion in 2026, driven largely by Arsenal-1, with over $900 million in capital spend tied to the campus.
Major contracts back the ramp: a 10-year US Army enterprise deal with a ceiling up to $20 billion, an Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft autonomy selection, and the Pentagon's new DRPM-UxS office consolidating about $75 billion in unmanned-systems buying.
Kaan Tınmaz
Anduril Industries is opening the throttle at Arsenal-1, its purpose-built autonomous weapons factory in Pickaway County, Ohio, with the first main building - roughly 1 million square feet - now complete and scheduled to reach full production this month.
Fury Already Rolling
Production of the Fury high-speed combat drone has been underway at Arsenal-1 since March, and the site is slated to add Anduril's Roadrunner VTOL interceptor, Barracuda cruise missile family and at least one classified program to the same line. Arsenal-1 has been engineered from day one for hyperscale manufacturing of autonomous weapons, with tooling designed to swap between platforms rather than dedicated cells for each system.
Scaling A Defense Manufacturing Playbook
The ramp is the physical manifestation of Anduril's business plan. Over the past year, the company more than doubled its revenue to $2.2 billion, nearly doubled headcount and won its first international program of record. It has guided to $4.3 billion in 2026 revenue, driven substantially by Arsenal-1 output, with more than $900 million in capital spend tied to the campus.
A Windfall Pipeline
Arsenal-1 is coming online alongside a stack of major contracts. In March, the US Army awarded Anduril a 10-year enterprise deal with a ceiling of up to $20 billion, consolidating more than 120 procurement actions. The Air Force has also selected Anduril for mission autonomy on Collaborative Combat Aircraft. And with the Pentagon standing up its new DRPM-UxS drone czar office to consolidate roughly $75 billion in unmanned-systems buying, Arsenal-1's cadence has become a strategic bet on faster, cheaper autonomy in volume, complementing peers like Shield AI's Hivemind stack.
Reporting based on coverage from Anduril, Robotics Press and Sacra.
Arsenal-1 is Anduril Industries' purpose-built autonomous weapons factory in Pickaway County, Ohio. Its first main building, about 1 million square feet, is complete and scheduled to hit full production this month.
Which weapons systems will Arsenal-1 produce?
The Fury high-speed combat drone has been in production since March, and the site will add the Roadrunner VTOL interceptor, the Barracuda cruise missile family and at least one classified program, using tooling designed to swap between platforms.
How does Arsenal-1 fit into Anduril's growth plans?
Anduril more than doubled revenue to $2.2 billion, nearly doubled headcount and won its first international program of record over the past year. It guides to $4.3 billion in 2026 revenue driven substantially by Arsenal-1 output, with more than $900 million in capital spend tied to the campus.
What major contracts support Arsenal-1's production ramp?
The US Army awarded Anduril a 10-year enterprise deal with a ceiling of up to $20 billion consolidating over 120 procurement actions, and the Air Force selected Anduril for mission autonomy on Collaborative Combat Aircraft. The Pentagon's new DRPM-UxS office is also consolidating roughly $75 billion in unmanned-systems buying.
