Anduril and US Navy commit $6.6 billion to Baltimore submarine expansion

Anduril and the US Navy plan to put $6.6 billion into expanding submarine production capacity at Tradepoint Atlantic in Baltimore County, Maryland. The site used to make steel. It may soon make robots that swim. What Anduril is building in Maryland The planned Maryland facility is focused on autonomous maritime systems. That covers two product categories: unmanned surface vessels (USVs) and extra-large autonomous undersea vehicles (XL-AUVs). According to the announcement, the combined investment from Anduril and the Navy totals $6.6 billion. Anduril’s own share is projected to run into the hundreds of millions of dollars. The project is expected to create more than 3,000 jobs in the region. Anduril has signed a memorandum of understanding covering the projects at Tradepoint Atlantic. An MoU is a formal statement of intent, a step short of a final binding contract. The Maryland site would strengthen Anduril’s USV production on the East Coast. The company is keeping its existing facilities in Australia and Rhode Island running alongside the new hub. Anduril’s maritime portfolio already includes the Dive-XL, which the US Navy has selected. It also includes the Ghost Shark XL-AUV progr...