Anduril to Build $3.7 Billion Baltimore Shipyard for US Navy Submarine Parts
Anduril will invest $3.7 billion in a new shipyard near Baltimore to manufacture components for the US Navy's Virginia-class submarines, the company announced on Tuesday. The Navy has also awarded Anduril a contract worth up to $2.9 billion, with payments tied to production outcomes, totaling $6.6 billion for the submarine industrial base.
Project Details
- Name: Arsenal-2
- Location: Tradepoint Atlantic, Baltimore County, Maryland
- Size: 187-acre plot with over 2 million square feet of production space
- Jobs Created: 3,100 direct and over 11,000 indirect
- Start Date: Initial operations expected in 2030
President Donald Trump announced the project at the site in Sparrows Point, Maryland. Arsenal-2 will produce complex components and large assemblies for the submarines, which will then be shipped to General Dynamics Electric Boat and Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding for final assembly.
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“Today we’re officially launching the construction of the largest new shipyard in the United States,” Trump said.
"This is about putting more food on the table and being able to meet the requirements that our country has to produce more submarines," said Anduril president Chris Brose.
Background
The Pentagon aims to build two Virginia-class submarines annually, but deliveries have fallen short, averaging 1.1 to 1.2 per year according to Al Jazeera. Anduril's contract comes days after co-founder Palmer Luckey joined the Pentagon’s Project Meridian, raising questions about defense tech's influence in Washington.