Lockheed Martin — Grand Prairie, TX

Why it matters

The aerospace context.

US aerospace demand is being driven simultaneously by record commercial-aircraft backlogs and a Department of Defense modernization cycle covering bombers, ICBMs, submarines, and hypersonics. Most projects in this category are constrained by skilled-labor availability — welders, composite technicians, machinists — rather than by capital.

Project record

At a glance

Company: Lockheed Martin
Industry: Aerospace
Location: Grand Prairie, Texas
Investment: $142.0M
Expected jobs: 590
Status: Operational
Announced: Aug 15, 2023
Expected opening: Oct 1, 2024
Added to tracker: Apr 15, 2025

Sources

Official references

Primary source
https://news.lockheedmartin.com/

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