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Company news also includes U.S. and allied customer selections, contract awards, quarterly operating results, capital and production initiatives, and leadership changes within major businesses such as Aeronautics and Space.
Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) and Rheinmetall signed an MOU to advance ATACMS missile co-production in Europe, backed by the US and German governments. The plan includes a joint venture and a European centre of excellence to manufacture, integrate and distribute ATACMS for NATO and allied forces.
ATACMS production is planned at Rheinmetall's Unterluess site in Germany, which already hosts major weapons and ammunition operations. Rocket motor and guided missile component production there is scheduled to begin as early as 2027, supporting local capability, allied deterrence and transatlantic economies.
Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) and NATO allies, including the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden, agreed to explore a dedicated PAC-3 missile maintenance facility in Europe. The facility is intended to enhance NATO integrated air and missile defense readiness with in-region sustainment.
The facility would support PAC-3 MSE and PAC-3 CRI interceptors, leveraging Lockheed Martin’s experience in missile production and sustainment. A prior framework agreement aims to triple PAC-3 MSE production, and a $4.7 billion U.S. contract will continue accelerating PAC-3 MSE output this year.
Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ultra Maritime, a global undersea and anti-submarine warfare specialist, for $3.45 billion.
The deal adds sonar, sonobuoy, radar, torpedo defense and autonomous maritime sensing technologies and, upon closing, Ultra Maritime will join Lockheed Martin’s Rotary and Mission Systems business.
Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) will host a live webcast of its second quarter 2026 earnings results conference call in listen-only mode on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. ET. Earnings results, slides and financial charts will be posted before market open.
Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) celebrated the Marietta, Georgia site’s 75th anniversary as a U.S. Center for Manufacturing Excellence, highlighting its world-record C-130 production line and role in global defense.
The company announced 1,200 new Marietta-based jobs, noted a $4.5B 2025 economic impact in Georgia, and its 5,600-strong workforce.
Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) and GM Defense announced a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on strengthening America's manufacturing and defense industrial base, facilitated by the U.S. Department of War.
The partnership will focus on supply chains, advanced manufacturing and design, and expanding production capacity using commercial manufacturing expertise.
Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) reported a first-ever launch of a Sanctum C-UAS–controlled JAGM missile from its GRIZZLY containerized launcher, successfully intercepting a Group 3 one-way attack test drone. Fortem R-40 radars, Sanctum battle management and GRIZZLY were integrated with hardware-in-the-loop and live-fire testing in under 45 days.
The system combines scalable radar sites, wireless connectivity, containerized launch, low-cost commercial sensors and eight-round capacity to provide distributed, modular, layered defense for Group 1–4 UAV threats on land and maritime platforms.
Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) opened an 88,000-square-foot Missile Assembly Building 5 in Courtland, Alabama to produce the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) for the Missile Defense Agency.
The facility consolidates advanced digital manufacturing, automation and “digital twin” processes to support faster, high-quality NGI production and bolster U.S. homeland missile defense while expanding high-skill jobs in North Alabama.
Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) has broken ground on a new Munitions Production Center in Troy, Alabama. The 87,000-square-foot Building 47 will support THAAD interceptors and future Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) work, nearly doubling current production space and creating significant jobs over three years.
This project is part of a more than $9 billion investment through 2030 to scale munitions production and upgrade or build over 20 U.S. facilities. Lockheed Martin reports having already invested well over $1 billion, tripling PAC-3 MSE capacity and planning to quadruple THAAD and Precision Strike Missile output.
Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) announced that Chairman, President and CEO Jim Taiclet and CFO Evan Scott will speak at Bernstein's 2026 42nd Annual Strategic Decisions Conference on May 27, from 9:00 to 9:50 a.m. ET, with a live and two-week replay webcast.