{"id":625325,"date":"2026-06-26T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=625325"},"modified":"2026-06-26T03:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T03:00:00","slug":"trumps-war-economy-accelerates-as-lockheed-wins-35-billion-deal-to-quadruple-missile-interceptor-output-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=625325","title":{"rendered":"Trump’s War Economy Accelerates As Lockheed Wins $35 Billion Deal To Quadruple Missile-Interceptor Output"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trump’s War Economy Accelerates As Lockheed Wins $35 Billion Deal To Quadruple Missile-Interceptor Output<\/span><\/p>\n

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President Trump’s war economy continues to gain steam as weapons production is kicked into high gear and stockpiling becomes a top priority for the Department of War.<\/p>\n

The latest evidence: Lockheed Martin has won a DoW contract worth up to $35 billion to quadruple production of THAAD missile-defense interceptors, according to Bloomberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The seven-year agreement follows a January framework deal between Lockheed and DoW to boost interceptor output over the next few years. It also comes as the White House moves to mobilize the defense industrial base, with Trump invoking the Defense Production Act to reduce manufacturing bottlenecks.<\/p>\n

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On Wednesday afternoon, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told reporters after a meeting with Trump that the goal of increasing munitions production \u201cis important because we have to replenish our stockpiles and make sure we are totally ready for whatever might emerge.”<\/p>\n

The urgency behind the upcoming replenishment cycle comes after four years of war in Ukraine and the recent U.S.-Iran war drained key weapons stockpiles.<\/p>\n

Trump also met with defense-industry executives on Wednesday as the administration seeks to accelerate production of other key air-defense weapons.<\/p>\n

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told lawmakers<\/a> in mid-May that because of Trump’s “smart business deals\u201d have sent an unmistakable demand signal to defense-industrial partners: build more, build faster, and prepare for sustained procurement.<\/p>\n

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.@SECWAR<\/a> “Over the past year, through historic, multi-year procurement agreements \u2013 smart business deals \u2013 we have sent a permanent, unambiguous demand signal to our industry partners to BUILD MORE AND BUILD FASTER.<\/p>\n

The result has been a surge \u2013 a revitalization \u2013 of our great\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/wrqI5e5HQR<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 DOW Rapid Response (@DOWResponse) April 29, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hegseth’s recent comments about America’s industrial base roaring back to life should come as no surprise to readers, as we’ve outlined:<\/p>\n