U.S. defense contractor Anduril Industries is preparing to build a massive advanced manufacturing facility in central Ohio, adding a planned 4,000 jobs to the area's burgeoning high-tech sector, state officials announced Thursday.

Defense manufacturing company Anduril announced plans to build a massive facility in the Buckeye State, promising that the site will be capable of swiftly pumping out products for the U.S. and allies.

Anduril Industries plans to invest more than $900 million to build the facility on 500 acres in Pickaway County near Rickenbacker International Airport.