SIG SAUER is proud to announce the official opening of the Jacksonville Arkansas Ammunition Center (JAAC) on the SIG SAUER Ammunition campus. The advanced manufacturing facility in Jacksonville, Arkansas brings 210,000 additional square feet of high-tech modern manufacturing in support of the U.S. Army Next Generation Squad Weapons and family of 6.8 Hybrid Ammunition.
“In just one year, we have built a manufacturing facility that will stand for generations with the mission to provide our soldiers an ammunition technology advantage in lethality and overmatch versus our enemies,” began Ron Cohen, President and CEO, SIG SAUER, Inc. “This incredible facility gives us the ability to significantly scale manufacturing and grow our output for years to come - and this is only the beginning.”
SIG SAUER’s $225 million dollar investment in facilities and equipment will yield more than 675 jobs and over $300 million in total economic impact in Arkansas. Since the 2016 establishment of SIG SAUER Ammunition in Jacksonville, Arkansas, the operation grew dramatically, now producing ammunition for all branches of the U.S. military, special forces and our NATO allies across six facility campus spanning half-a-million square feet across its six-facility campus.
“Arkansas is proud to be home to this facility. It isn’t just a quarter million square feet of manufacturing space and more than 600 jobs; it reinforces Arkansas’ place as the arsenal of America,” said Governor Sanders. “To Ron and all the team at SIG SAUER: thank you for believing in Arkansas and investing in our state. And to everyone who played a role in bringing this facility here: thank you for your hard work.”
The focus of the JAAC is advanced ammunition, strengthening the industrial manufacturing base for the U.S. Department of Defense. Through a strong cooperative effort, SIG SAUER and the U.S. Army realized this scalable manufacturing capability in just over 2 years.
"This facility exemplifies the significant investment being made to enhance capacity and capabilities to enable ammunition production at scale in direct support of our Warfighters," said U.S. Army Joint Program Executive Officer for Armaments & Ammunition, Maj. Gen. John T. Reim. "It is amazing to see what the team has accomplished in two years with the introduction of the NGSW and the new 6.8mm round that ensures, when called upon, our Soldiers are equipped with the safest, most reliable, and lethal munitions, enabling them to decisively fight and win our Nation's wars."
Governor Sarah Sanders joined by Senator John Boozman; Ron Cohen, President and CEO, SIG SAUER, Inc.; Maj. Gen. John T. Reim, JPEO Armaments and Ammunition; Ron Goslin, Chief Operating Officer; Robby Johnson, Chief Marketing Officer; Katelyn Wilson, VP Strategic Capture Operations; Sean McGee, Vice President, Ammunition Operations; Jason Imhoff, Chief Technology Officer, Ammunition, and Jacksonville Mayor Jeff Elmore to cut the ceremonial ribbon.
“We live in precarious times and SIG is in a unique position to participate in the herculean effort to change our ground forces, and better protect our country and our allies,” concluded Cohen.