Anduril plans Maryland Arsenal-2 for Virginia-class parts

On 6 October 2026 Maryland and Baltimore County said Anduril will invest $3.7 billion of private capital in Arsenal-2, a two-million-square-foot software-defined shipyard at Tradepoint Atlantic in Sparrows Point, to make Virginia-class submarine components. Reuters and Breaking Defense, citing an Anduril release, said the Navy awarded a contract worth up to $2.9 billion with payments tied to production outcomes, and that a 160,000-square-foot Orange County plant will start on items such as torpedo tubes before Baltimore initial operations in 2030. Anduril's public newsroom page did not list the item when checked; the $2.9 billion figure is a company-stated ceiling, not a confirmed funded obligation.