# Lockheed Martin completes advanced manufacturing facility at Skunk Works in Palmdale

Lockheed Martin completed construction of a 215,000 square foot intelligent, flexible factory at its Palmdale, California campus for the Skunk Works division, part of over $400 million in capital investments at the site, creating over 1,500 new jobs in California since 2018.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-08-10
- Where: Palmdale, California, United States
- Value: $400.0M
- Jobs: 1,500
- Starts operating: 10 Aug 2021
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 215,000 square feet
- Products: aerospace manufacturing
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Lockheed Martin](https://endata.com/companies/6612.md)

## Sources

- [investors.lockheedmartin.com](https://investors.lockheedmartin.com/news-releases/news-release-details/lockheed-martin-unveils-intelligent-flexible-factory-skunk/), 2021-08-11: "Lockheed Martin has completed construction of an advanced manufacturing facility at its Palmdale, California, campus and headquarters to the Skunk Works."
- [americanmachinist.com](https://www.americanmachinist.com/news/article/21172170/intelligent-flexible-aerospace-plant-completed-lockheed-martin), 2021-08-12: "Lockheed Martin reports construction is complete for the 215,000-sq.ft. advanced manufacturing operation at the aerospace group’s Palmdale, Calif., campus – the research and manufacturing center referred to as the Skunk Works."
- [twz.com](https://www.twz.com/41968/skunk-works-factory-of-the-future-will-use-roaming-robots-to-rapidly-assemble-top-secret-aircraft), 2021-08-13: "Lockheed Martin’s famous Skunk Works advanced projects division has opened a new cutting-edge manufacturing facility at its campus in Palmdale, California"
- [ien.com](https://www.ien.com/operations/news/21615401/lockheed-unveils-flexible-factory-at-skunk-works), 2021-08-20: "Lockheed Martin announced that it has completed construction of an advanced manufacturing facility at its Palmdale, California, campus and headquarters to the Skunk Works."

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