What Happened
Revitalizing US Defense Industrial Base with Overseas Approaches
Hanwha Defense USA (HDUSA) is working to replicate South Korea’s industrial capacity in the US, with plans to invest over $2 billion in a new manufacturing campus. The company, a subsidiary of South Korea’s largest defense corporation Hanwha Aerospace, aims to produce the XM1776 mobile tactical cannon system, a US variant of Hanwha’s K9 mobile howitzer, entirely in the US. HDUSA’s CEO and President Michael Coulter shared details about the company’s plans in an exclusive interview with DefenseScoop, highlighting the importance of localizing US production capacity and onshoring advanced South Korean defense technologies. The initiative was first reported by DefenseScoop.