- Lockheed Martin celebrated an expansion of its Grand Prairie, Texas, missiles and fire-control facility on Oct. 14, adding more than 100,000 square feet that includes Hadrian manufacturing capabilities.
- Hadrian cells will be overseen by Lockheed employees and will help build Patriot interceptors, GMLRS rocket artillery and Precision Strike Missiles.
- Hadrian is an $8 billion startup, and the arrangement comes as the Pentagon seeks deals to triple and quadruple munitions output.
- Lockheed recently partnered with Saildrone and Fortem Technologies, extending its push to work with emerging defense entrants.
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“Systemic change has been needed to take advantage of the strengths of the United States”
“We have a big tent approach to this whole emerging entrant scenario”