Trump: US automakers like Ford, GM may produce weapons, including Patriot missiles
Quick Look
- US President Donald Trump stated that American car manufacturers, including Ford and General Motors, might soon start producing weapons for the US armed forces.
- This includes interceptor missiles for Patriot air defense systems and Tomahawk cruise missiles, utilizing excess production capacity.
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Why It Matters
US President Donald Trump announced that American car companies, including Ford and General Motors, may begin producing weapons for the country's armed forces.
WASHINGTON, June 23. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump said that American companies Ford and General Motors, along with other car companies, may soon begin producing weapons to replenish the country’s armed forces arsenals, including interceptor missiles for Patriot air defense systems and Tomahawk cruise missiles.
"We're building many plants throughout the country. They're dealing with General Motors, they're dealing with Ford, but I know General Motors is all excited about building weapons. Now they have some plants, which are going to switch over. We're going to build weapons, including the Patriot, including the Tomahawk, and lots of other things," the US leader told journalists at the White House.
"Some of the car companies, if they have any excess capacity, they're making a deal to build missiles, and the Patriot, in particular. We have quite a few of them, but we want to make sure we have always a lot," Trump said.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Ford and General Motors will begin producing Patriot and Tomahawk missiles.
Possible · Within months
Open Questions
- Which specific plants will be repurposed?
- What is the timeline for production?
- What is the financial arrangement?
