Lockheed Martin begins Camden facility expansion
Construction has begun on Lockheed Martin’s new facility expansion work in Camden, US, the company announced on 10 September.
The $142 million expansion will house the company’s new Long Range Fires Production Facility, adding more than 70,000-square-feet of production and office space to the current site in Highland Industrial Park.
The new facility will support increased orders for the Army Tactical Missile System, the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System, the Low-Cost Reduced-Range Practice Rocket and other associated work.
Building construction is slated for completion in the beginning of 2021.
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