Lockheed Martin says munitions manufacturing expansion will create 6,000 U.S. jobs
Lockheed Martin plans to create 6,000 jobs across the United States, including 2,000 in Texas, as it expands munitions production. A $300 million investment in its Grand Prairie operation forms part of a broader commitment to spend $8–9 billion through 2030.
The Texas project will add manufacturing space and equipment for automation, digital production and precision machining. Hadrian will supply a 24-machine automated cell, expected to be operational in early 2027 and run by Lockheed Martin’s production workforce.
Lockheed Martin did not give a hiring timetable or say how many of the new Texas jobs would be at Grand Prairie. Nearly 800 production employees currently work at the facility, which manufactured 250,000 parts in 2025.
The expansion will bring the site’s manufacturing footprint to more than 735,000 square feet. It includes 100,000 square feet of new space and 85,000 square feet of offices being converted for manufacturing.
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