What Happened
White House Pressures Industry to Boost Production of Key Weapons Systems
US President Donald Trump is set to meet with defense contractors at the White House as his administration pushes to expand weapons production. The move comes amid concerns about US stockpiles of key air-defense and precision-guided weapons, which have been depleted due to military operations in Iran and other conflicts. The Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth up to $35 billion to ramp up production of THAAD interceptors, and defense contractors are being pressed to move faster in production. The meeting is the second White House gathering with chief executives of major defense firms focused on ramping up weapons production, according to The Jerusalem Post.