Anduril adding jobs at Ohio plant with new attack drone production
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An Anduril image of an Altius 600 drone. Anduril Industries is expanding Ohio production of a new attack drone that has been making global headlines. Anduril is expanding production of its "Altius 600" drone to its "Arsenal-1" manufacturing complex in Pickaway County, the company said. Demand is the reason. In recent weeks, national reports have indicated that Taiwan plans to acquire more than 2,000 of the Altius uncrewed aerial vehicles. While the new Ohio production line is readied, the drone will continue to be built in the Atlanta area, the company said. An Anduril photo of the Altius 600 in flight. At Arsenal-1, the Altius 600 will join the Air Force's "Fury" Collaborative Combat Aircraft, the reusable "Roadrunner" vertical take-off and landing autonomous air vehicle, and the "Barracuda" autonomous air vehicle in production. Initial hiring is underway for employees who will help build up the Altius 600 production line at Arsenal-1. "Broader hiring will follow as the line is established and production scales," the company said in a release. "Arsenal-1 was designed to give Anduril the capacity and flexibility to respond quickly to growing demand," said Kevin Kerr, Anduril's vice president of production. "Expanding Altius 600 production to Ohio is another example of that strategy becoming real. We are adding capability, building the team and continuing to deliver on the...
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