Lockheed Martin opens new facility to accelerate THAAD interceptor production

Lockheed Martin broke ground on a new Munitions Production Center in Troy, Alabama, its latest move to expand munitions production for the United States and allied nations. The new facility, Building 47, will add 87,000 square feet of production space to support Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors and future work with the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI). It is part of a more than $9 billion investment through 2030 that includes upgrades or construction at more than 20 sites across the country to meet heightened defense demand.

The expansion will nearly double the Troy site’s current production space and is expected to generate a significant number of new American jobs over the next three years, adding to the almost 4,000 Lockheed Martin employees already working in Alabama.

“This partnership is critical to surging our munitions capacity, and Lockheed Martin has leaned in aggressively. Today is a testament to that partnership and that progress,” said the Honorable Michael Duffey, Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment, during his remarks at the groundbreaking ceremony.

“Lockheed Martin is ready now to meet the urgent demand to expand production capacity,” said Lockheed Martin Chairman, President and CEO Jim Taiclet. “We have already invested well over a billion dollars in this expansion, which directly strengthens deterrence and helps ensure our service members and allies have the capabilities they need when they need them.”

THAAD is operated by the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in addition to the United States. 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) to provide the warfighter with an expanded battlespace and enhanced flexibility.

In Alabama, plans call for several additional facility groundbreakings and expansions in support of programs including NGI, the AGM-158, and the Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW). The company’s community investments in the state include military and veteran support, STEM education, and resilience initiatives. In 2025, the company awarded more than $640,000 in grants to 18 nonprofit partners statewide and has invested nearly $200,000 in the STEM Academy Lab at the Center for Advanced Academics and Accelerated Learning in Pike County Schools, supporting hands-on student learning with advanced tools and technologies.

The multibillion-dollar investment through 2030 is being used to scale munitions production and upgrade or build more than 20 facilities across the United States. To bolster supply chain resilience, the company has deepened collaboration with key suppliers and hosted a summit last week focused on strengthening relationships, emphasizing speed, and driving solutions to better prepare for current and future threats.

Under the Department of War’s Acquisition Transformation Strategy, the company was the first in the industry to announce a framework agreement for munitions acceleration, tripling production capacity of the combat-proven PAC-3 MSE interceptor. Subsequent agreements aim to quadruple production of THAAD and the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM).

Across nine U.S. sites, the company has more than 340,000 square feet of dedicated operations space for THAAD, supported by nearly 750 U.S.-based suppliers across 42 states.