Lockheed Martin has broken ground on a new 87,000-square-foot Munitions Production Center in Troy, Alabama, as part of a broader $9 billion investment through 2030 to expand defense manufacturing. The facility, known as Building 47, will support the accelerated production of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors and future work on the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program. This expansion nearly doubles Lockheed Martin’s current production space in the state and is expected to generate hundreds of new American jobs over the next three years.

THAAD is a critical component of U.S. and allied missile defense, currently operated by the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia. It is the only U.S. system capable of intercepting ballistic missiles both inside and outside the atmosphere. The system integrates with the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) to expand operational flexibility on the battlefield. Lockheed Martin has already tripled PAC-3 MSE production under the Department of War’s Acquisition Transformation Strategy and has since committed to quadrupling THAAD and Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) output.

The company is also strengthening supply chain resilience through partnerships with nearly 750 U.S.-based suppliers across 42 states and recently hosted a supplier summit to accelerate munitions scaling. Beyond defense, Lockheed Martin is investing in Alabama communities through STEM education grants and veteran support programs. With more than 340,000 square feet of dedicated THAAD operations space across nine U.S. sites, the company is positioning itself to meet urgent national security demands well into the next decade.