Overview
- Today’s itinerary includes a visit to Lockheed Martin’s F-35 production plant in Fort Worth followed by a trip to SpaceX’s Starbase in Brownsville.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will deliver remarks to SpaceX employees alongside CEO Elon Musk and address workers and local press at Lockheed.
- The department describes the tour as reviving the Defense Industrial Base under President Trump’s Peace Through Strength agenda.
- Officials say Hegseth is expected to administer an enlistment oath at Starbase after giving the oath during a recent California stop that included a Rocket Lab visit.
- Lockheed’s Fort Worth site builds F-35s for the U.S. and allies, and local reporting notes NASA and the Pentagon have invested heavily in SpaceX’s Starship program.