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Lockheed Martin top managers say company will invest over $8 billion to expand missile production

Lockheed Martin plans to invest more than $8 billion through 2030 to increase missile production, modernize more than 20 facilities and hire workers. Seven-year contracts for PAC-3 and THAAD interceptors underpin the expansion, which also covers the Joint Advanced Tactical Missile and a new variant of the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile. The company expects to add 2 million square feet of manufacturing space across eight sites over three years. It has also signed a framework agreement with the Pentagon to accelerate work on the Joint Advanced Tactical Missile ahead of a multiyear contract.

Defence Industry EuropeNov 8

Lockheed Martin Invests $420 Million To Expand Missile Operations In Arkansas

Lockheed Martin announced a $420 million investment to expand missile manufacturing at Camden, Arkansas, with 650 additional full-time jobs expected over five years. The expansion will increase production capacity supporting PAC-3 interceptors, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense and Precision Strike Missile programmes. Camden already produces missiles, rockets and launchers for seven Pentagon programmes, including GMLRS, HIMARS, ATACMS and M270, alongside its air-defence and precision-strike work. The announcement concerns capital spending and manufacturing expansion rather than a new missile procurement award, and it does not specify additional annual output attributable to this investment alone.

Defense DailyNov 3

North AmericaIndustry

Raytheon critical munitions output jumps more than 90% before next phase of missile expansion

Raytheon increased output across its critical munitions by more than 90% year-on-year during the first nine months of 2026, RTX management said, without identifying individual programmes or missile quantities. Improved material receipts and factory productivity supported the increase, while four multiyear agreements covering Tomahawk, AMRAAM, SM-6 and SM-3 IB underpin further expansion. Management valued those agreements at approximately $70 billion combined and described planned production increases of two to four times existing rates. Tooling, test equipment and supplier investment will continue over the next two to three years, with full-rate output across the portfolio targeted for 2030.

Defence Industry EuropeOct 31

EuropeIndustry

MBDA expands German plant to build more missiles

MBDA is expanding its Schrobenhausen site in Bavaria to approximately 100 hectares to increase production capacity for air-defence and long-range strike missiles. The expansion adds manufacturing areas and technology at a facility involved in Patriot interceptors, Taurus cruise missiles, Brimstone, Enforcer and counter-drone weapons. COMLOG, MBDA’s joint venture with Raytheon, is establishing a European PAC-2 GEM-T production line there, while MBDA is preparing production of the upgraded Taurus Neo. The company described the investment following the German defence minister’s October 29 visit but did not disclose an overall expansion cost, staffing increase or completion date.

Defence BlogOct 30

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