Sig Sauer, Inc., has opened its new Jacksonville Arkansas Ammunition Center (JAAC) on the Sig Sauer Ammunition campus. 

The facility adds 210,000 additional square feet of manufacturing space to support the U.S. Army’s next-gen squad weapons and the 6.8 Hybrid Ammunition family of products.

“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,” said Ron Cohen, president and CEO of 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.”

“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 Sarah Huckabee 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 JAAC’s focus is advanced ammunition, which is designed to strengthen the U.S. Department of Defense’s industrial manufacturing base.

“Through a strong cooperative effort, Sig Sauer and the U.S. Army realized this scalable manufacturing capability in just over two years,“ the company said.

“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 Sanders was joined in the ribbon-cutting ceremony with:

  • U.S. Senator from Arkansas John Boozman
  • Ron Cohen, President and CEO, Sig Sauer, Inc.
  • Major General John T. Reim, JPEO Armaments and Ammunition
  • Ron Goslin, Chief Operating Officer, Sig Sauer, Inc.
  • Katelyn Wilson, VP of Strategic Capture Operations, Sig Sauer, Inc.
  • Sean McGee, Director of Ammunition Operations, Sig Sauer, Inc.
  • Jason Imhoff, Chief Technology Officer, Ammunition, Sig Sauer, Inc.

“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.

Images courtesy Sig Sauer, Inc.