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Lockheed Martin Opens Next Generation Interceptor Facility in Courtland, Alabama

On June 1, 2026, Lockheed Martin inaugurated an 88,000-square foot, purpose-built Missile Assembly Building 5 (MAB-5) in Courtland, Alabama. This state-of-the-art facility will produce the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), bolstering the nation's layered missile defense architecture. 

Taking a deterrence through defense approach, NGI is an open system interceptor that meshes seamlessly with a layered defense network of space-based sensors, radars, command and control systems and other interceptors.

An in-progress drone photo of Missile Assembly Building 5 in Courtland, Alabama.
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