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Anduril's bid for Nissan's Oppama plant shows how defense

AI News June 25, 2026 01:04 PM
Anduril's bid for Nissan's Oppama plant shows how defense

Anduril's bid for Nissan's Oppama plant shows how defense-tech startups are rewriting the manufacturing playbook

Anduril Industries is in exclusive talks to acquire Nissan's Oppama assembly plant near Tokyo, converting the 1.7 million square metre site into a military drone manufacturing hub. The deal reflects the defense-tech startup's Arsenal-1 manufacturing playbook going international, backed by Japan's historic loosening of arms export rules under PM Sanae Takaichi.