Missile makers agree to ‘quadruple’ production, Trump says

Photo: A 155mm LAP and warheads facility at General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems. Photo taken during Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s Arsenal of Freedom Tour on Feb. 27, 2026. Photo credit: DoW photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza via US Secretary of War / Flickr. Public Domain. Article by Lauren C. Williams. Defense One – March 6, 2026.

Defense companies have agreed to make four times as many missiles, President Donald Trump said Friday, denying reports that his war on Iran was quickly draining stocks of key munitions. “They have agreed to quadruple Production of ‘Exquisite Class’ Weaponry in that we want to reach, as rapidly as possible, the highest levels of quantity,” Trump wrote in a post on his social-media network, Truth Social. No quantities, weapons, or timelines were specified. […]

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