In BriefPosted:2:51 PM PDT March 21, 2025Image Credits:Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg / Getty ImagesAnduril might build a weapons factory in the UKFactories are all the rage in defense tech: Anduril announced a billion-dollar megafactory in Ohio earlier this year, while Saronic said last month its planning its own factory to mass produce autonomous warships.Now, Anduril is considering building a factory in the U.K. as it expands beyond U.S. defense contracts.If we get enough orders, absolutely we are planning to open a facility in the UK, Rich Drake, Andurils general manager for U.K. and Europe, told Bloomberg.Anduril would use the factory for drones and R&D and might choose somewhere near Oxford and Cambridge, Sifted reported earlier.European defense budgets are breaking records as the U.S. winds down aid to Ukraine, so theres plenty of opportunities.Anduril, which is based in California and is reportedly in talks to raise at a $28 billion valuation, didnt respond to a request for comment.Topics