Lockheed Martin Opens Next Generation Interceptor Facility in Courtland, Alabama

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New 88,000-square foot facility expands advanced manufacturing capacity and supports rapid delivery of homeland defense capability.   COURTLAND, Ala., June 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today inaugurated an 88,000-square foot, purpose-built Missile Assembly Building 5 (MAB-5) in Courtland, Alabama. The state-of-the-art plant will produce the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and bolster the nation's layered missile defense architecture. MAB-5 consolidates Lockheed Martin's most sophisticated digital manufacturing tools and smart processes, enabling high efficiency, repeatable production. The plant draws best practices from high-reliability programs like Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) and hypersonics and adopts a "digital twin" methodology that reduces risk from design through sustainment. Automation and data driven workflows guarantee consistent, high-quality output.  By bringing together digital engineering and modern manufacturing techniques, this facility is designed to accelerate production while maintaining the highest standards of quality and reliability. In a statement, Director of Golden Dome for America Gen. Mike Guetlein, who leads the Department of Defense's effort to develop a next-generation missile defense shield, hailed the facility as a critical asset to national security.  "You are not just building infrastructure, you are building the Arsenal of Freedom," Gen. Guetlein said. "We are moving with purpose, with urgency, and we are moving out…we are forging the shield to secure the Homeland together." Smarter, More Agile Defense NGI is an open system interceptor that meshes seamlessly with a layered defense network of space-based sensors, radars, command and control systems and other interceptors.  "Think of this as deterrence through defense," said Christopher Jewell, NGI vice president and program manager at Lockheed Martin. "It sends a clear signal that threats can be detected, tracked and defeated before they ever reach their intended target." Its modular architecture also...

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