Trump says US defense companies have agreed to ‘quadruple production’ of advanced weapons

WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump said top US defense manufacturing companies are ramping up weapons production after a White House sitdown.

According to the commander-in-chief, these manufacturers promised to “quadruple production” of what he calls high-end military gear.

Trump says the US has 'virtually unlimited' supply of medium and upper medium-grade munitions

Taking to his social media platform Truth Social, Trump said that the defense companies have agreed to "quadruple production of 'exquisite class' weaponry" to reach the highest levels of quantity as rapidly as possible.

The announcement comes as the US continues military operations linked to the ongoing conflict involving Iran, with Washington seeking to replenish and strengthen its supply of precision weapons and other advanced systems.

"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," he added. 

Trump says meeting included defense contractors like BAE Systems, Boeing and Honeywell Aerospace

The president said they kicked off weapons manufacturing expansion about three months before the meeting. 

New plants are already going up, and output’s climbing. He also pointed out that a bunch of US states are now fighting to host these new factories as production ramps up.

According to Trump, the meeting included executives from several of the country’s largest defense contractors, including BAE Systems, Boeing, Honeywell Aerospace, L3Harris, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon. He also noted that another meeting has been scheduled in two months.

The "exquisite class" weaponry mentioned by him likely covers things like advanced missile systems and interceptors, the kind you need to hit or defend against really tricky targets.

The White House has been pressing defense companies to boost output. The military is stepping up operations overseas and wants to keep its weapons stockpiles ready for whatever comes next. 

Military analysts reportedly say the US is capable of sustaining current levels of combat operations for an extended period, particularly when using shorter-range weapons and existing stockpiles.

Mark Cancian, a former US Marine colonel with the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), said that the US could keep the current short-range level of fighting going on "almost indefinitely."