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Defense Secretary Hegseth Tours Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth and SpaceX Starbase in Texas

At Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth plant, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth toured the F-35 assembly line and addressed over 600 employees, saying, `Thank you for accepting and grasping the challenge of President Trump...`
Amid a broader 'Peace Through Strength' drive, Secretary Hegseth toured Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth plant, supporting President Donald Trump's call to increase military spending by 50% to $1.5 trillion in 2027.
The program sustains a large industrial base, with $72 billion in annual impact and over 250,000 advanced manufacturing jobs supported by over 1,900 suppliers, while the Fort Worth area accounts for more than 49,000 jobs and $9.4 billion annually.
Within 30 days, Pete Hegseth plans to list compliant firms after President Donald Trump signed an executive order restricting pay and buybacks, warning contractors to deliver or lose federal funding.
Amid debate over the jet's future, more than 1,290 F-35s are operational worldwide and the Pentagon cut its 2025 request to 24 from 48 jets.

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Fort Worth Report

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Hegseth praises Fort Worth’s F-35 assembly workers in renewing military might

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New York Post

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Hegseth tells defense contractors to ‘step up,’ warns Trump’s $1.5 trillion war budget is ‘a message to the world’

War Secretary Pete Hegseth encouraged employees of the military’s largest defense contractor Monday to “step up” amid a push by President Trump to up the Pentagon’s budget and send “a message to the world.”

8 hours ago·New York, United States

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The Epoch Times

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LIVE NOW: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Visits SpaceX and Lockheed Martin

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is in Brownsville and Fort Worth, Texas, on Jan. 12 to visit SpaceX Starbase alongside Elon Musk and Lockheed Martin facilities to deliver major remarks on the defense industrial base and administering the oath of enlistment. ...

8 hours ago·New York, United States

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Dallas News

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth presses Lockheed Martin, defense companies to work faster

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth rallies workers at Lockheed Martin and SpaceX in Texas.

8 hours ago·Dallas, United States

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PR Newswire

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Secretary of War Visits Lockheed Martin F-35 Production Facility

/PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) welcomed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to the Fort Worth, Texas, F-35 Lightning II production facility today. The...

9 hours ago·United States

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The Statesman

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Military needs more and better weapons, Hegseth says in speech at Lockheed

The secretary of defense is scheduled to give a 'major speech' later at Starbase, but in his first remarks, he said the military needs more, better weapons

9 hours ago·Austin, United States

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