Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced plans to create 6,000 jobs across the United States, including 2,000 in Texas, as part of an expansion of munitions manufacturing capacity at its Grand Prairie, Texas facility.

The company is investing $300 million to expand the Grand Prairie footprint to more than 735,000 square feet, adding 100,000 square feet of new manufacturing space and converting 85,000 square feet of office space for advanced manufacturing use. The facility supports programs including PAC-3 MSE, THAAD, PrSM and JATM, with components delivered to final-assembly sites in Camden, Arkansas, and Troy, Alabama.

Lockheed Martin also announced a partnership with Hadrian, a manufacturing automation company, to install a 24-machine automated machining cell at the Grand Prairie facility. The cell is expected to be operational in early 2027 and follows a seven-year agreement signed by both companies in 2025.

The Grand Prairie facility currently employs nearly 800 production workers and manufactured 250,000 parts in 2025. By the end of 2026, Lockheed Martin expects to have added nearly 100 new advanced machines at the site. More than 30 high-precision machines are already producing thousands of components per week after being installed in recently converted office space.

"Lockheed Martin has brought together commercial speed and combat-proven performance because America needs both," said Jim Taiclet, chairman, president and CEO of Lockheed Martin.

The $300 million Grand Prairie investment is part of a broader plan to invest $8 billion to $9 billion through 2030 to scale munitions production and modernize or expand more than 20 facilities across the United States.

The expansion announcement was accompanied by remarks from Michael P. Duffey, Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment, who said the project represents "a stronger supply chain and a more resilient industrial base."

The Hadrian partnership follows a previously announced collaboration between Lockheed Martin and GM Defense to apply commercial automotive manufacturing practices to defense production.