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

Anduril Industries announced Jan. 16 that it will build its first “hyperscale” manufacturing facility in central Ohio, a project that will span more than 5 million square feet at full scale and eventually create 4,000 direct jobs.

Autonomous systems and weapons manufacturer Anduril will bring 4,000 jobs to Columbus in largest single job-creation project in Ohio history.

U.S. defense contractor Anduril Industries is preparing to build a massive advanced manufacturing facility in central Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A California-based defense technology company plans to build a 4,000-job facility in central Ohio to manufacture “autonomous weapons systems” for the U.S. and its allies, a development state officials say represents the largest single job creation project in state history.

The defense-tech's complex near Columbus' Rickenbacker International Airport is expected to create 4,000 high-paying jobs over the next decade. A defense-tech unicorn has chosen Ohio for an advanced manufacturing complex to make a huge arsenal of drones and autonomous weapons for the U.