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December 15, 2025 | Lockheed MartinEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Lockheed Martin and Hadrian have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to accelerate the pace and value of advanced American manufacturing at Lockheed Martin, building a more resilient and scalable industrial base.
The Big Picture
Under this agreement, Hadrian will deploy its factory-as-a-service model, which includes embedding a scalable machining manufacturing and inspection cell, to produce parts at a Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control site. This flexible production cell is comprised of computer numerical control (CNC) machines, advanced robotics and Hadrian’s manufacturing execution platform, which will enable Lockheed Martin and Hadrian to increase rate for a variety of machined parts quickly and efficiently for products like PAC-3 MSE®, THAAD, PrSM and GMLRS.
Expert Perspectives
"We are excited to collaborate with Hadrian to deploy their automated machining and inspection technology to strengthen our manufacturing capabilities and supply chain," said Tom Carrubba, vice president, production operations at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. “This project is a key enabler for Lockheed Martin to increase production output capacity, ensuring we can meet the high demand for our customers’ munitions needs.”
“This partnership is a model for how emerging and established players can work together to build faster, more resilient defense production,” said Chris Power, CEO of Hadrian. “By combining Hadrian’s advanced manufacturing capabilities with Lockheed Martin’s expertise, we’re streamlining production for current and future critical programs and laying the groundwork for more collaborations like this across the industry.”
Additional Context
By uniting advanced manufacturing with proven defense capabilities, this partnership aims to create a more resilient and responsive production ecosystem, one that becomes more capable as demands grow and challenges emerge.
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