Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin has opened a new center in Rockville that it says will bring about 200 new jobs to the region.
The $3 million, 20,000-square-foot facility is the home of Lockheed Martin’s new Milsatcom Center of Excellence.
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The premises contain offices and a laboratory.
The new venue will provide a secure environment for software development and testing capabilities for the company’s military projects.
Lockheed Martin’s current satellite communications work will continue through 2020 at the new location, according to a news release from the firm.
Some of Lockheed Martin’s programs that will be executed at the facility include the Advanced Extremely High Frequency military satellite program, as well as the T-SAT Missions Operations System program, according to Lockheed Martin spokeswoman Mary Phillips.
The building will consolidate employees working in both Gaithersburg and Clarksburg, Md.
“The company has been a driving force for the economy and will continue to be for the forseeable future,” Rockville City Councilman Robert Dorsey said in a statement. “I expect future innovations to evolve at this new facility.”
