Company Building New Facility In Titusville

Lockheed Martin has closed a $383 million contract modification to their existing contract to develop the next generation of the sea-based Trident II Strategic Weapons System (SWS) D5 missile, and many components for the updated variant, dubbed the Trident II D5 Life Extension 2, or D5LE2, will be built at a new Lockheed plant in Titusville.

Lockheed’s Titusville Plans

Expected to open in 2027, Lockheed Martin will soon start building a new 225,000 square-foot facility in Titusville,  to produce components for the D5LE2. The new facility expands Lockheed’s presence on the Space Coast and according to the company the facility will create “approximately 300 highly-skilled new jobs [here.]”

The facility will be built at 1103 John Glenn Boulevard, across from the Titusville Police Department.

“Under Governor Ron DeSantis’ leadership, Florida continues to invest in our aerospace and aviation, and military and defense industries – bringing high-skill, high-wage jobs to the state,” said Florida Secretary of Commerce J. Alex Kelly. “Strategic investments like continue to propel Florida’s workforce, adding 300 new jobs and bringing economic success to Florida communities.”

About the D5LE2

D5LE2 will be an integrated, modernized missile that will be carried aboard ballistic missile submarines (both American and British navies currently deploy older Trident missiles) to provide nuclear deterrence.

“The second life extension of the Trident D5 missile will enable the United States and United Kingdom, through the Polaris Sales Agreement, to maintain credibility deterring evolving threats,” said Jerry Mamrol, vice president of Fleet Ballistic Missiles at Lockheed Martin. “We are proud to continue our critical partnership with the U.S. Navy to take deterrence into this new era.”