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Anduril in talks to buy Nissan’s Oppama plant near Tokyo to scale military drone production in Japan

Anduril Industries is in discussions to acquire Nissan Motor’s Oppama assembly plant near Tokyo, Reuters reported, as the US defense firm seeks to build and expand military drone production in Japan. The plan signals a new manufacturing footprint to support autonomous weapons and counter-drone demand in the region.

Discovered 2026-06-24T22:26:25.399960-07:00 | 2026-06-24T22:26:25.399960-07:00

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Anduril is pursuing a direct manufacturing footprint in Japan, which would be a step-change in how fast it can scale drone output and supply chain capacity to meet urgent demand.
The move follows Anduril’s broader industrial scaling ambitions, including indications it was considering locating future weapons-production capacity outside the US (Anduril CEO says it would consider building a next weapons manufacturing hub outside the US).
It also aligns with the Pentagon’s and allies’ push to accelerate autonomy and unmanned capabilities, including recent efforts focused on autonomous drone concepts for strike and deep-support roles (US Air Force selects two industry partners for autonomous “drone jet fighter” program).

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