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Hanwha Defense USA plans U.S. supply chain for Army’s XM1776 cannon, DefenseScoop reports
DefenseScoop reports that the Army’s nine prototypes are on overseas production lines; a full program of record would require the cannons to be made entirely in the United States.
Hanwha Defense USA plans to work with the Army and U.S. manufacturers in the near term to build the XM1776 cannon’s domestic supply chain, DefenseScoop reported Oct. 19. The company held a supplier day at the Army summit the previous week as part of that effort.1
DefenseScoop: Hanwha’s XM1776 needs entirely U.S. production for a full program of record
XM1776 prototype production and company-reported American content, October 2026
Moving into a full program of record would require the systems to be entirely made in the United States, DefenseScoop reports.
Reported by DefenseScoop, Oct. 19, 2026. As of Oct. 19, 2026.
The Army is ordering nine wheeled XM1776 Mobile Tactical Cannon prototypes, which are on Hanwha production lines in South Korea and the Czech Republic. Moving into a full program of record would require the systems to be made entirely in the United States, the outlet reported.1
CEO and President Michael Coulter told DefenseScoop that about 40% to 50% of the vehicle is already American. He said all the suppliers attending the event were American, and discussions covered which components still need U.S. production and where they could be sourced or built.1
Hanwha Defense USA is a subsidiary of South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace. Coulter described the company’s broader intent as replicating its Korean capacity in the United States, while saying it can refill stocks from Korea now.1
Coulter’s figure of about 40% to 50% American content leaves a gap to the all-U.S. system that DefenseScoop says a full program of record would require. The report gives no timetable for closing it.1
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- DefenseScoop: HDUSA wants to replicate South Korea’s ‘war footing’ industrial capacity in America (Oct. 19, 2026) defensescoop.com