Lockheed Martin Opens Hypersonic Lab in Alabama Amid US Race to Deploy Advanced Weapon Technology

Wednesday, Dec 3, 2025 1:58 pm ET1min read

Lockheed Martin has opened a hypersonic weapons lab in Alabama as part of a $700 million investment to expand and upgrade facilities. The lab is aimed at contributing to the establishment of a US hypersonic industrial base. The Pentagon is racing to field both offensive and defensive hypersonic weapons, as Russia and China have already deployed the technology. Lockheed has received billions of dollars to develop hypersonic capabilities for the Air Force and Navy.

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