Palmer Luckey's Anduril is chasing a Nissan factory for Japan's drone buildout
Reuters says Anduril is in talks for Nissan's Oppama plant, a civilian auto site that could become a local defense production hub.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: Reuters
Why it matters
Anduril's Oppama talks show defense tech's next constraint: allied production capacity, not just autonomy software or venture capital.
Palmer Luckey is trying to turn one of Nissan Motor's landmark postwar auto factories into a Japanese production base for Anduril Industries drones, according to Reuters, which reported Thursday that the U.S. defense company is in talks to acquire Nissan's Oppama assembly plant near Tokyo.…
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