Hanwha Aero, Establishes U.S. Ammunition Production Hub in Arkansas

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Hanwha Aerospace will invest $2.2 billion (approximately 3 trillion won) to establish an ammunition production hub in the United States.

Hanwha Aerospace's U.S. subsidiary, Hanwha Defense USA, held a local office opening ceremony on the 21st (local time) at Pine Bluff Arsenal (PBA), a U.S. Army base in Arkansas.

The opening ceremony was attended by Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Governor of Arkansas; Jordan Gillis, Deputy Undersecretary of the U.S. Army for Facilities, Energy, and Environment; as well as federal, state, and local officials.

Hanwha Defense USA was selected in January as the lessee for the Pine Bluff Arsenal site through a U.S. Army public tender. This office opening marks the first step in implementing plans to establish an ammunition production hub.

Hanwha Aerospace will construct facilities for producing 155mm artillery shell components and propellant charges at this site. The new facility is expected to establish an integrated manufacturing system that vertically integrates the entire ammunition production process, from raw materials to finished products.

Hanwha Aerospace plans to accelerate its U.S. business expansion through this investment.

Last month, it signed a contract with the U.S. Army to supply prototype K9 wheeled self-propelled howitzers (K9MH) for the Mobile Tactical Howitzer (MTC) program. In Opelika, Alabama, it is also preparing facilities for prototype assembly, integration, and testing. The company aims to expand its foothold in the U.S. ground defense industry by building on two key pillars: the self-propelled howitzer hub in Alabama and the ammunition hub in Arkansas, while actively contributing to strengthening the ROK-U.S. alliance.

A Hanwha Aero representative told this newspaper via telephone, "This demonstrates our commitment to strengthening the U.S. defense industry foundation based on Hanwha's manufacturing capabilities and marks an important first step toward elevating the U.S. ammunition industry's capabilities to a new level."

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