Arsenal of Freedom - Defence Industry Europe

SNC presents airborne command aircraft work as Hegseth’s Arsenal of Freedom tour highlights push for new defense contractors

Lockheed Martin invests $250 million in Strigo Product Center to accelerate missile seekers, sensors and datalinks for U.S. weapons

August 10, 2026

L3Harris Technologies to open automated GMLRS rocket-motor plant as Pentagon presses for faster, higher-volume missile output

August 3, 2026

Leidos to produce 3,000 low-cost containerized cruise missiles under U.S. Department of War agreement

May 13, 2026

Arsenal of Freedom: Lockheed Martin mobilises industrial capacity to boost weapon systems production

March 26, 2026

Pete Hegseth visits L3Harris Camdenfacility on “Arsenal of Freedom” your, highlights rocket motor production expansion

Pete Hegseth visited the Camden site of L3Harris Technologies as part of his nationwide “Arsenal of Freedom” tour, underscoring the role of American manufacturing capacity in strengthening the defense industrial base and supporting U.S. and allied warfighters.

February 28, 2026

Hegseth highlights defense industry reforms at Boeing during Arsenal of Freedom stop in “Fighterland U.S.A.”

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth continued the War Department’s nationwide Arsenal of Freedom tour with a visit to the Boeing Company in St. Louis.

February 19, 2026

L3Harris supports “Arsenal of Freedom” strategy through creation of Missile Solutions unit

L3Harris Technologies has announced a proposed partnership with the Department of War to expand the production of solid rocket motors used in key US and allied missile systems.

January 13, 2026