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Manufacturing Capacity Expansion

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP · 2026-11-03 · Importance 71 · Surprise 82 · In source text

Lockheed Martin is investing $420 million in its Camden, Arkansas, manufacturing operations and plans to add 650 full-time jobs over five years. The expansion is intended to increase capacity for PAC-3, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), and Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) production. The Camden Munitions Acceleration Center is intended to quadruple THAAD interceptor production, while the company is also expanding THAAD interceptor and advanced-munitions production at a Texas facility.

Key facts

• Lockheed Martin recently broke ground on a Munitions Acceleration Center to quadruple THAAD interceptor production. source
• Lockheed Martin is investing $420 million to expand its manufacturing operations in Camden, Arkansas. source
• Lockheed Martin is investing $420 million to expand manufacturing operations in Camden, Arkansas, to increase production capacity for missile platforms and defense systems. source
• Lockheed Martin's Camden, Arkansas investment is expected to create 650 new full-time jobs over the next five years, adding to 1,100 existing employees. source
• Lockheed Martin is expanding production of THAAD missile interceptors and advanced munitions at its Texas facility. source
• Lockheed Martin's Camden facility was established in 1979 and produces seven U.S. Department of Defense programs. source

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