The 6,000 square foot Wayfinder facility serves as a digitally connected laboratory focused on wargaming, concept development, prototyping, and rapid capability delivery. Designed specifically for the Indo-Pacific region, it supports operations across all classification levels, from unclassified to Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information/Special Access Program (TS/SCI/SAP).
The Honolulu DEC functions as a dedicated space for business development professionals, technical experts, and programme managers to strategise and collaborate in a digitally enabled environment. According to Lockheed Martin, this initiative represents a shift away from legacy defence processes towards faster and more agile innovation.
“The INDOPACOM customer wants to partner more closely on their highest-priority challenges,” said Michael Williamson, president of Lockheed Martin International. “With the addition of a new DEC to the Wayfinder in Honolulu, we’re putting our capabilities closer to the mission and creating a shared space where Lockheed Martin, the joint force and regional allies can align on solutions that matter.”
Wayfinder’s multi-level security setting provides a platform for integrated collaboration with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, the joint force, and allied nations across the region. It allows real-time feedback and iteration between Lockheed Martin engineers and commercial technology partners.
Joe DePietro, Lockheed Martin C6ISR vice president and general manager, emphasised the facility’s importance: “We didn’t just build a facility, we created a multi-level secure environment for partnership and innovation on island where none existed before. Wayfinder is a direct response to INDOPACOM’s call for deeper collaboration, faster cycles and regionally-focused solutions.”
The DEC includes advanced digital tools such as immersive visualisations, modelling and simulations to support unclassified operational analysis, mission planning and digital wargaming. It also connects directly to Lockheed Martin’s global innovation ecosystem, including the Lighthouse facility.
Among its features are customisable spaces such as an immersion hallway, experience room and demonstration area, all designed to adapt to specific engagement needs. The centre showcases technologies like MSE-Aegis Integration, Long-Range Fires Command and Control, and Digital Wargaming linked to operations such as Talisman Sabre 25.
In addition to defence-focused collaboration, the DEC supports wider initiatives including STEM outreach, leadership engagement, and programme reviews. The facility is intended to strengthen innovation and partnerships throughout the Indo-Pacific region.
The Honolulu DEC becomes the twelfth in Lockheed Martin’s global network of Digital Engagement Centres, which includes a recently opened location in Brussels, Belgium—the company’s first international DEC. Further expansion is planned, with upcoming centres in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Tokyo, Japan.
