Defense Trump says defense contractors agree to quadruple production of ‘exquisite class’ weapons by Filip Timotija - 03/06/26 4:40 PM ET by Filip Timotija - 03/06/26 4:40 PM ET Share ✕ LinkedIn LinkedIn Email Email NOW PLAYING President Trump said the major defense contractors have agreed to quadruple the production of the “exquisite class” weaponry following a meeting at the White House on Friday.  “They have agreed to quadruple Production of the ‘Exquisite Class’ Weaponry in that we want to reach, as rapidly as possible, the highest levels of quantity. Expansion began three months prior to the meeting, and Plants and Production of many of these Weapons are already under way,” the president said in a  post  on Truth Social.  The executives of BAE Systems, Boeing, Honeywell, L3Harris, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon were at the meeting and another huddle was scheduled two months from now.  The meeting about the high-tier, expensive munitions comes as the U.S. and Israel are continuing to wage their war against Iran , prompting retaliation from Tehran. The U.S. Central Command said in a Friday update that the military has struck more than 3,000 targets inside Iran since the conflict broke out.  On Friday, Trump again addressed the  concerns about U.S.’s munition stockpiles  as the military continues to shoot down incoming Iranian drones and missiles in the region.  “We have a virtually unlimited supply of Medium and Upper Medium Grade Munitions, which we are using, as an example, in Iran, and recently used in Venezuela,” Trump wrote. “Regardless, however, we have also increased Orders at these levels.”  Defense analysts have warned that the U.S. military has a finite number of interceptor stockpiles that cannot be replenished in short order as the war in the Middle East nears the end of its first week.  “I think it is very concerning in terms of the strain that this could put on our interceptor capacity if we maintain this sustained tempo over time,” Joe Costa, the director of the Forward Defense program at the Atlantic Council, previously  told  The Hill, stating that the military is utilizing a significant amount of  Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) and Patriot interceptors, SM-2, SM-3 and SM-6 missiles and the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). Add as preferred source on Google Tags Donald Trump Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Share ✕ LinkedIn LinkedIn Email Email More Defense News See All Technology Tech giants say Anthropic tools will remain available for non-defense work by Julia Shapero 14 minutes ago Technology  /  14 minutes ago