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According to reports, the U.S. military has only a few hundred THAAD interceptors remaining in its inventory.
The new expansion of Lockheed Martin's Troy, Alabama facility will double its size.
The expansion of Lockheed Martin's Troy, Alabama facility is projected to quadruple the number of THAAD interceptors the company can produce.
Lockheed Martin has already invested approximately $1 billion out of a planned $9 billion total investment to increase its production capacity.
Lockheed Martin recently held a groundbreaking for an expansion of its facilities in Troy, Alabama, specifically for a new building designated as Building 47.
Lockheed Martin's Building 47 in Troy, Alabama, is dedicated to the production of the THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) missile system.
Lockheed Martin plans to incorporate robotics and high-technology additive manufacturing systems into its expanded Troy, Alabama facility to increase production efficiency.
The Pentagon is actively driving and assisting Lockheed Martin's efforts to ramp up missile production.
Lockheed Martin is addressing supply chain constraints for materials such as titanium, which is critical for building solid rocket motors.
Lockheed Martin engages in bulk purchasing of components like memory chips and CPUs when it anticipates future shortages or parts becoming obsolete.
In the Middle East conflict, inexpensive Iranian Shahed drones are being intercepted by missiles that cost millions of dollars each.
Lockheed Martin's Sanctum counter-UAS system has been undergoing testing in a desert environment for several weeks, successfully engaging targets.