Lockheed Martin Opens 25,000-Square Foot, $16.5M Missile Defense Lab

Lockheed Martin Opens 25,000-Square Foot, $16.5M Missile Defense LabEngineering facility expands company's Huntsville presence and digital integration capability in support of nation's homeland defense interceptor programHUNTSVILLE, Ala., Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today opened a $16.5M engineering facility at its Huntsville campus, introducing more capabilities for missile defense innovation in North Alabama. The new Missile System Integration Lab (MSIL) is where Lockheed Martin plans to conduct development, testing, and system integration for the nation's next long range ballistic missile defense interceptor – the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA). "Lockheed Martin is committed to North Alabama and this facility is further evidence of that," said Robert Lightfoot, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Space. The views expressed are those of the Lockheed Martin Corporation and do not constitute an endorsement by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). SOURCE Lockheed Martin