Nadrah Trading Co., a Riyadh-headquartered industrial group, has made a strategic investment in UNION Technologies as part of the U.S. defense company’s $51.3 million seed funding round. The investment aims to accelerate the deployment of UNION’s autonomous robotics platform for munitions manufacturing and foster deeper industrial cooperation between Saudi Arabia and the United States.
Aligning With Vision 2030
The partnership is a clear strategic move aligned with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 goals. Muhammad Al Hassan, CEO of Nadrah, stated that the support for UNION is a commitment to building enduring industrial and defense ties between the two nations. “Union’s state-of-the-art approach to munitions manufacturing, robotics, and software integration complements Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 strategy to diversify its industrial base and strengthen our defense capability,” Al Hassan said. The collaboration will focus on industrial modernization, strategic manufacturing, and technology transfer initiatives.
The Future of Defense Manufacturing
UNION Technologies is pioneering a new approach to munitions production with its software-driven, autonomous factories. The company is initially focused on manufacturing 155mm artillery shells at its 220,000-square-foot facility in Texas, described as the largest large-caliber shell forge in the U.S. By integrating autonomous robotics and reinforcement learning, UNION aims to create a “Factories-as-a-Stockpile” model, delivering deterrence as deployable infrastructure rather than just inventory for the U.S. and its allies.
A Strategic Bilateral Partnership
Leaders from both companies highlighted the alliance-building nature of the investment. Will Somerindyke, CEO of UNION Technologies, emphasized the importance of international cooperation, stating, “We engineer factories—we’re also reinforcing alliances. Nadrah understands the stakes. They bring speed, clarity, and strategic alignment to a critical moment in defense manufacturing.” This partnership is positioned to enhance industrial strength and reinforce strategic ties between the Saudi and U.S. defense sectors.
About Nadrah Trading Co
Nadrah Trading Co. is a Saudi industrial group based in Riyadh with deep alignment to the Kingdom’s defense sector. The company’s investment strategy is closely linked to supporting Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, which aims to diversify the nation’s industrial base and enhance its sovereign defense capabilities.
About UNION Technologies
UNION Technologies is a U.S.-based company that builds autonomous, software-driven factories to restore strategic manufacturing capabilities for the United States and its allies. The company fuses robotics with precision manufacturing to produce munitions and create a resilient industrial backbone for national security.
Source: Dallas Innovates
