Hanwha Defense USA Expands Pine Bluff Arsenal Project to 22 Billion and 400 Jobs
The campus will produce 155mm artillery components and is expected to create nearly 400 jobs over seven years, officials said.
- On Monday, Hanwha Defense USA executives opened their new administration headquarters at Pine Bluff Arsenal, marking the first step toward a $2.2 billion munitions manufacturing campus in Arkansas.
- The project utilizes the Army's enhanced use lease program to boost domestic munitions capacity, focusing on producing 155mm propellant charges and base bleed units for artillery ammunition.
- Hanwha Defense USA CEO Michael Coulter said the campus will create nearly 400 jobs over seven years, transforming Pine Bluff Arsenal into a modern asset supporting national defense priorities.
- Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders noted the factory is part of four capital projects totaling $6 billion planned for Jefferson County over the next three to five years.
- Construction is expected to finish by 2030, with operations beginning the following year as the campus supports the Department of Defense's "Arsenal of Freedom" strategy for rebuilding domestic munitions capacity.
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Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman chats with Col. Matthew Mason, commander of the Pine Bluff Arsenal, before a news conference at the U.S. Army facility on Sept. 21, 2026. (Photo by Tess Vrbin/Arkansas Advocate) By Tess
Hanwha Aerospace is investing $2.2 billion (approximately 3 trillion won) to establish an ammunition production base on a U.S. Army site. Hanwha Defense USA, the company's U.S. subsidiary, held an opening ceremony for its local office on the 21st (local time) at the Pine Bluff Arsenal (PBA), an Army base in Arkansas. Attending the event were Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, U.S. Army Assistant Secretary for Facilities, Energy and Enviro…
Hanwha Defense USA Expands Pine Bluff Arsenal Project to 22 Billion and 400 Jobs
Hanwha Defense USA announced Monday that it plans to invest approximately $2.2 billion in a new munitions manufacturing campus at Pine Bluff Arsenal, expanding a project previously expected to represent a $1.3 billion investment and about 200 jobs. The company said September 21st that its [...]
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