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GD And Lockheed Martin Break Ground On New SRM Facility With Production Set For 2028

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, October 14th, 2025

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GD And Lockheed Martin Break Ground On New SRM Facility With Production Set For 2028

General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin in April 2025 broke ground on GD's new rocket motor facility in Arkansas. Photo: GD and Lockheed Martin

General Dynamics [GD] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] last April broke ground on a new facility that will build thousands of tactical solid rocket motors (SRMs) beginning in 2028 to meet burgeoning needs for more missiles and munitions amid a Defense Department push to expand its magazine depth. The new facility, funded by GD based on Lockheed Martin’s design, is initially focused on providing SRM’s for the standard Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System insensitive munition, but is designed with flexibility to…

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