US EditionPine Bluff Arsenal Receives New Munitions Facility
Hanwha Defense USA will invest $1.3 billion to create about 200 skilled jobs and address supply chain gaps in energetic materials at Pine Bluff Arsenal.
- On Wednesday, the U.S. Army announced it plans to award a lease to Hanwha Defense USA Inc. to build a $1.3 billion munitions factory at Pine Bluff Arsenal, pending final negotiations in coming months.
- The enhanced use lease program repurposes underutilized land for defense production, supporting last year's $900 billion National Defense Authorization Act and Arkansas lawmakers' push to expand Pine Bluff.
- Hanwha plans to produce ingredients for explosives and propellants used in 155mm artillery shells, aiming to improve speed, range and address Army supply‑chain gaps by boosting nitrocellulose and RDX output.
- Arkansas leaders praised the deal as a win for the state's economy and national security, with Sen. Tom Cotton crediting work with Secretary Pete Hegseth; an Army spokesperson was unavailable for comment.
- Pine Bluff Arsenal spans more than 660 buildings across 13,500 acres near White Hall, Arkansas, opening in 1941 and completing on-site incineration of over 3,500 tons of chemical agents by 2010.
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Hanwha Defense USA awarded preliminary lease for Pine Bluff Arsenal munitions facility
The U.S. Army has awarded Hanwha Defense USA a preliminary enhanced use lease for a potential production facility at Pine Bluff Arsenal in Jefferson County, pending final negotiations and due diligence. Hanwha plans to invest approximately $1.3 billion to build a modern munitions facility aimed at transforming domestic production and modernizing the U.S. munitions industrial base. Hanwha Defense USA CEO Michael Coulter said the company looks for…
Pine Bluff Arsenal Set for Revival With $1.3B Munitions Facility
Munitions manufacturer Hanwha Defense USA of Arlington, Virginia, plans to invest about $1.3 billion to build and operate a new munitions facility at the Pine Bluff Arsenal, the U.S. Army announced Wednesday. The project is expected to create around 200 jobs. It is moving forward under an Army program that leases underutilized property to private partners, with the option to reinvest proceeds into critical infrastructure. The agreement is pendin…
$1.3B munitions plant slated for Pine Bluff Arsenal | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The U.S. Army on Wednesday announced its plan to award a lease to Hanwha Defense USA Inc., a subsidiary of South Korea's Hanwha Group, to build and operate a $1.3 billion munitions factory at the Pine Bluff Arsenal.
Army program to support $1 billion investment in Pine Bluff Arsenal
U.S. Senator John Boozman discusses an affordable housing project for veterans in Fayetteville on Jan. 21, 2026. (Photo by Antoinette Grajeda/Arkansas Advocate)A defense company plans to invest $1.3 billion into the Pine Bluff Arsenal, the Army announced Wednesday. The Army will lease property to Virginia-based Hanwha Defense USA to build and operate a new munitions facility at Pine Bluff Arsenal, which will “modernize the U.S. munitions supply …
Army to boost munitions production with new Pine Bluff lease to Hanwha
The Army has entered into a new leasing agreement with Hanwha Defense USA at Pine Bluff Arsenal, AR, wherein the company plans to pour $1.3 billion into a new munitions production facility, Hanwha announced today. The announcement doesn’t specify which munitions the facility will produce. Hanwha Defense USA Chief Operating Officer Mike Smith said it will manufacture “critical energetic materials” to improve “speed and range” and address gaps in …
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