Trump announces Anduril submarine shipyard near Baltimore; Gov. Moore says he was shut out

Right · 1President Donald Trump spoke at about 4 p.m. on Tuesday 6 October at Tradepoint Atlantic in Baltimore County, Maryland, at a groundbreaking event to announce a major submarine-related investment. 1 2 Right · 1Trump said: "Today, we're officially launching the construction of the largest new shipyard in the United States since World War II." 2 Right · 1The project is a new shipyard by defense technology company Anduril Industries on the former Bethlehem Steel site, expected to support production for Virginia-class submarines and other autonomous maritime defense systems. 3

Right · 1The New York Post reported it as a $3.7 billion shipyard expected to create 3,100 jobs, covering about 2 million square feet on 187 acres. 4 Mixed · 2Just the News reported the $3.7 billion Anduril investment would receive billions more in federal support, and that the 2 million square foot facility will be known as Arsenal-2; NBC News carried the event live as a "submarine shipyard in Maryland". 2 5 Right · 1The Washington Examiner, citing an Anduril and Navy announcement, put the investment at $6.6 billion; it said the facility, dubbed Arsenal-2, stems from a $2.9 billion Navy contract and will produce torpedo tubes for submarines built by General Dynamics Electric Boat and Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding. 6

Right · 1Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey was expected to meet Trump beforehand to discuss his charity work, football and golf, and other Ravens players were also expected to attend. 4 Right · 1Democratic Gov. Wes Moore said the Trump administration had not given him a speaking role at the groundbreaking, so he would not attend, while claiming credit for helping bring the deal after more than a year of work with Anduril. 6 Right · 1Moore said that if Trump wanted to "bring the circus into town" and bar him from speaking, he would instead return to the work of Maryland's people. 6

Right · 1The White House said it had "graciously" invited Moore and accused him of making a multi-billion dollar announcement about himself by "throwing a tantrum" over jobs coming to his state thanks to Trump. 6 Right · 1The visit is part of the administration's push to highlight jobs and manufacturing ahead of the 3 November midterm elections; the New York Post called it a rare blue-state stop during a campaign swing through states such as Texas, Alabama and Nebraska. 4 Right · 2Trump signed an executive order in April 2025 aimed at rebuilding the maritime industrial base, and the Examiner noted the administration's push on autonomous weapons, including a new autonomous drone command announced by Secretary Pete Hegseth the previous week. 4 3