Trump Highlights a Big New Defense Project in Maryland, a Blue State Whose Governor Won’t Be There

Trump plans to highlight a $3.7 billion investment by the military technology company Anduril to build components for nuclear-powered submarines.

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By Josh Boak, Will Weissert and Stephanie Scarbrough

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Vice Admiral Robert M. "Rob" Gaucher speaks during an event at the Anduril Industries submarine manufacturing facility in Sparrows Point, Md., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Originally published by Associated Press

BALTIMORE (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday plans to highlight a $3.7 billion investment by the military technology company Anduril to build components for nuclear-powered submarines at a Baltimore-area shipyard. [...] Brose said Anduril would take advantage of “manufacturing revolutions” in the aerospace and other sectors, along with software, to change how factory production would occur.

The U.S. has 26 Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines and expects to add two more to its fleet in the spring, according to an official on the call. That official spoke anonymously as a condition set by the White House.

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AP writer Collin Binkley contributed to this report.