Trump claims the US is 'building more weapons than ever' — what the contracts show

President Donald Trump said the US is making more military equipment and munitions than at any time in its history.

The contracts back a historic expansion, but they also show how thin the arsenal became during the Iran war.

The claim

Trump made the remark, posted on Nov. 10, saying US defence firms are building "more plants than ever" and are building new Patriots, Tomahawks and terminal high-altitude area defence (THAAD) systems.

Trump's claim, however, is about a "surge" in capacity under construction, not output today.

Here's what's been announced so far:

The contracts

THAAD: Lockheed Martin received a $35.3 billion, seven-year production contract on June 24, per Tech Times.

PAC-3: A $58.6 billion, seven-year Lockheed contract awarded July 29 runs through fiscal 2032 and is the largest in the program’s history.

Tomahawk: RTX signed a $22.9 billion contract in July. RTX now has four multiyear Pentagon contracts worth about $70 billion covering Tomahawk, AMRAAM, SM-6 and SM-3 IB.

Suppliers: Northrop Grumman received over $3 billion in framework deals for PAC-3 and THAAD components. Lockheed is placing a $14.7 billion Boeing order to triple PAC-3 seeker production.

BY THE NUMBERS

Planned annual capacity is rising from roughly 600 to 2,000 PAC-3 interceptors by 2030 and from 96 to 400 THAAD interceptors.