The U.S. Army's Watervliet Arsenal is the nation's oldest and, in many ways, newest, manufacturing arsenal located in Watervliet, NY. Founded in 1813 to support the War of 1812, the arsenal soon became America's "Cannon Factory." It is America's sole manufacturing facility for large caliber cannon in volume. A 10-year $350-million renovation program completed in 1992 has made Watervliet Arsenal one of the most sophisticated, automated heavy manufacturing and machining centers to be found anywhere.