Lockheed Opens Hypersonic Lab as US Races to Deploy Key Weapon

Lockheed Martin Corp. has opened a new lab focused on hypersonic weapons in Alabama, as the US struggles to catch up with China and Russia in deploying the advanced technology.

The major defense contractor opened a 17,000 square-foot hypersonic system integration lab in Huntsville as part of a $700 million planned investment from the strategic and missile defense unit in recent years to expand and upgrade facilities.