Lockheed Martin broke ground on a new munitions production center in Troy, Alabama. Building 47 will add 87,000 square feet of production space, supporting Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors and future work with Next Generation Interceptor (NGI).
The expansion will nearly double the facility's current production space and is expected to generate a number of new American jobs over the next three years, adding to the almost 4,000 Lockheed Martin employees in the state of Alabama.
In addition to the U.S., THAAD is operated by the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is the only U.S. system designed to intercept targets outside and inside the atmosphere and is integrated with PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE).
Lockheed Martin is planning several additional facility groundbreakings and expansions in Alabama in support of other programs including Next Generation Interceptor (NGI), AGM-158 and Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW). The company said it is investing more than $9 billion through 2030 and is already using that funding to scale munitions production and upgrade or build more than 20 facilities across the United States to meet heightened defense demand.
Lockheed Martin said it has more than 340,000 square feet of dedicated operations space for THAAD across nine U.S. sites, with nearly 750 U.S.-based suppliers across 42 states.
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