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Lockheed Martin to Add Air-Launched Hypersonic Missile to the American Arsenal of Freedom

$LMTPress releaseOct 27, 2026, 3:33 PM ETRead the release

Lockheed Martin won a $694M U.S. Air Force contract to move the Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) hypersonic missile into production. The company simultaneously broke ground on a 47,000-square-foot expansion of its Troy, Alabama facility that will triple the plant's ARRW production space, backed by $67 million of company-funded investment made ahead of government funding.

Key figures

Deal Value Usd
694000000
Alabama employees
4000
Facility expansion sqft
47000
Arrw facility investment
$67 million
Munitions investment through 2030
$8-9 billion

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