Anduril Industries to build a significant defense tech facility in Ohio, potentially creating over 4,000 jobs by 2035.

Anduril Industries will build a five-million-square-foot facility called Arsenal-1, hoping to bring more than 4,000 new production and service jobs to Ohio by 2035.

Gov. Mike DeWine announced the future of American air power will be built in the State of Ohio. Defense technology firm Anduril Industries is building a new plant in Pickaway County. The governor posted the announcement to X, saying the company would establish a defense technology manufacturing facility.

The project, expected to bring over 4,000 new jobs to Ohio by 2035, marks the largest single job creation and new payroll initiative in the state's history.

Pickaway County will be the home of a new advanced defense technology manufacturing facility as early as next summer. Gov. Mike DeWine, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted and JobsOhio

Gov. Mike DeWine called it "the single largest job creation and new payroll-generating project in all of Ohio’s history."

On top of bringing over 4,000 jobs, the development will also bring in more tax revenue helping schools and roads in the area.

The facility will focus on producing autonomous weapons systems, representing a nearly $900 million investment that is expected to contribute $1 billion annually to Ohio’s economy.

PICKAWAY COUNTY, OHIO, Jan. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and JobsOhio announced today that Anduril Industries, a leader in defense technology, will establish an advanced manufacturing facility in Pickaway County, bringing more than 4,000 new production and service jobs to Ohio by 2035.

Dubbed "Arsenal-1," the $1 billion Pickaway County factory will be the largest job-creation project in Ohio history, state officials say.

Anduril Industries plans to invest more than $900 million to build the facility on 500 acres in Pickaway County near Rickenbacker International Airport.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. Mike DeWine, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted and JobsOhio announced on Thursday that a defense industrial company is establishing an advanced facility in Pickaway County. California ...