Hanwha Defense USA

Hanwha Defense USA is the American affiliate of Hanwha, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. The company supplies the U.S. military with combat-proven platforms and systems spanning land, sea and air, with particular strength in artillery, missile and rocket systems, munitions, armored combat vehicles, shipbuilding and maritime systems.

Its portfolio includes the K9 self-propelled howitzer, the Chunmoo multiple rocket launcher, the Redback infantry fighting vehicle and the K10 ammunition resupply vehicle, alongside naval programs such as the KVLS vertical launch system and the NSMV multi-mission vessel. Engineering and production work therefore covers areas including artillery systems, vertical launch systems, ammunition resupply and logistics vehicles, and defense industrial manufacturing. The company also draws on technology and production practices from Hanwha's global shipbuilding, artillery and munitions operations.

Hanwha Defense USA has announced plans for a $2.2 billion advanced munitions manufacturing campus at Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas, part of a wider emphasis on domestic production capacity and infrastructure modernisation. The company operates under a Special Security Agreement to address foreign ownership, control or influence concerns, and competes for and performs U.S. government contracts on equal footing with other American companies. Its stated orientation is towards supporting the American warfighter and strengthening U.S. strategic industrial capacity.

The company's work sits across defense, land warfare, naval and maritime defense, artillery, munitions and ammunition, shipbuilding and U.S. government contracting. Its U.S. footprint includes the Arlington headquarters, the Pine Bluff Arsenal site and operations across the continental United States, with global reach through parent company Hanwha.