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.
Sig Sauer
Sig Sauer recently announced 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.
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.
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 two years.