Lockheed Martin and GM Defense announced a new collaboration intended to strengthen America’s manufacturing and defense industrial base.
The collaboration was facilitated by the U.S. Department of War and is structured under a memorandum of understanding. Through the MOU, the companies will explore opportunities to accelerate the delivery of critical defense capabilities and innovation.
The partnership is expected to combine Lockheed Martin’s defense production expertise with General Motors’ advanced industrial capabilities in high-rate commercial manufacturing and engineering.
The collaboration will focus on three areas: strengthening defense supply chains, advancing manufacturing and design capabilities, and evaluating opportunities to expand production capacity through commercial manufacturing expertise and infrastructure.
Initial efforts will include exploring ways to accelerate production readiness and apply proven commercial manufacturing approaches to defense production requirements.
The companies said the collaboration reflects growing demand across the defense sector for greater production capacity, supply chain resilience, and manufacturing agility.
By combining commercial and defense expertise, Lockheed Martin and GM Defense aim to identify opportunities that can accelerate production timelines while maintaining the quality, performance, and reliability standards required for mission-critical systems.
Lockheed Martin is a global defense technology company focused on advancing all-domain mission solutions. GM Defense delivers integrated vehicles, power, autonomy, and connectivity solutions to defense, security, and government markets.
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“America’s security depends not only on developing advanced technologies, but on our ability to produce them quickly, reliably and at scale. This collaboration brings together two leaders in American manufacturing and innovation to explore new ways to strengthen the defense industrial base, expand production capacity and accelerate delivery of critical capabilities for the United States and its allies.”
Frank St. John, Chief Operating Officer of Lockheed Martin
“Working together, GM Defense and Lockheed will further strengthen American manufacturing and national defense by driving greater speed, efficiency, and innovation in the aerospace and defense sectors. Over the coming weeks, we will be working to identify initial projects to pursue together.”
Steve duMont, President of GM Defense
