Donald Trump has summarized the outcomes of a high-level meeting with the leadership of the United States' largest defense contractors. The parties have reached an agreement to quadruple the production of "Exquisite Class" high-tech weaponry, with factory expansions reportedly having commenced three months ago.
While the United States maintains unlimited stockpiles of mid-tier munitions—currently deployed in Iran and recently utilized in Venezuela—the government is nevertheless accelerating its procurement volumes. U.S. states are already in active competition for the right to host and construct these new manufacturing facilities.
The chief executives of BAE Systems, Boeing, Honeywell, L3Harris, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon are scheduled to reconvene for a second round of negotiations in two months.