What Happened
Manufacturing Scale Meets Defence Expertise in New Alliance
Lockheed Martin and GM Defense have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen America’s defence industrial base, facilitated by the U.S. Department of War. The agreement pairs Lockheed Martin’s defence production expertise with General Motors’ commercial manufacturing scale to address supply chain resilience, production readiness, and capacity expansion. The collaboration aims to apply proven commercial manufacturing approaches to accelerate defence production readiness, according to Automotive World.