# 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. Published 2026-10-20 by TGOs. Canonical: https://tgos.io/news/2026/10/20/hanwha-defense-usa-plans-u-s-supply-chain-for/ 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.[1] The company held a supplier day at the Army summit the previous week as part of that effort.[1] The Army is ordering nine wheeled XM1776 Mobile Tactical Cannon prototypes, which are on Hanwha production lines in South Korea and the Czech Republic.[1] 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.[1] 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.[1] 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] ## Why it matters 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.[1] The report gives no timetable for closing it.[1] ## Sources 1. DefenseScoop: HDUSA wants to replicate South Korea’s ‘war footing’ industrial capacity in America (Oct. 19, 2026)