Lockheed Martin Breaks Ground on Munitions Production Center in Troy, Alabama

Lockheed Martin broke ground on May 21 on a new Munitions Production Center in Troy, Alabama. The project is part of the company’s broader commitment to invest more than $9 billion through 2030 to scale U.S. munitions production.

Building 47 nearly doubles the Troy footprint

The new facility, Building 47, will add 87,000 square feet of production space to the Troy site, nearly doubling its existing manufacturing footprint. It will support production of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors, as well as future work tied to the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program.

New jobs for Alabama

The expansion is expected to create a significant number of new jobs over the next three years, adding to Lockheed Martin’s approximately 4,000 employees in Alabama.

Strengthening deterrence

Jim Taiclet, Chairman, President, and CEO of Lockheed Martin, said:

“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.”

The Troy groundbreaking marks another step in Lockheed Martin’s multi-year effort to expand domestic munitions capacity and meet growing demand for missile defense systems.