Hanwha Defense USA selects U.S. Army’s Pine Bluff Arsenal for $2.2 billion 155mm munitions campus expected to create nearly 400 jobs – Defence Industry Europe

Hanwha Defense USA selects U.S. Army’s Pine Bluff Arsenal for $2.2 billion 155mm munitions campus expected to create nearly 400 jobs  Defence Industry Europe

Hanwha Defense USA plans to invest about $2.2 billion in a munitions manufacturing campus at the U.S. Army’s Pine Bluff Arsenal in Arkansas. Hanwha Defense USA plans to invest about $2.2 billion in a munitions manufacturing campus at the U.S. Army’s Pine Bluff Arsenal in Arkansas. The facility will produce 155mm propellant charges and base bleed units and is expected to create close to 400 jobs over seven years. # Hanwha Defense USA plans $2.2 billion 155mm munitions campus at U.S. Army’s Pine Bluff Arsenal, creating nearly 400 jobs The company opened an administration headquarters at the arsenal on Monday to oversee its local operations. Hanwha said the office represents the first step in its plan to establish the Advanced Manufacturing Campus.

Hanwha Defense USA was awarded a lease solicitation for the campus in January 2026. The planned facility will establish domestic manufacturing capacity across key stages of munitions production. The investment is intended to increase U.S. production capacity and modernize the national munitions industrial base. It also expands Hanwha’s manufacturing presence in the United States through cooperation with the Army. “Hanwha remains committed to supporting the American defense industrial base by bringing our manufacturing strength to the U.S. and creating up to 400 jobs in Arkansas,” said Hanwha Defense USA CEO Michael Coulter. “By opening our new office in