AUGUST 19, 2026 – Seven months ago, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth stood before a large crowd of Lockheed Martin employees in Texas, during the third stop of his nascent Arsenal of Freedom tour, to show his appreciation for the people behind the defense industrial base. During his remarks, Hegseth made clear that supercharging the defense industrial base, which is one of the four lines of effort in the 2026 National Defense Strategy, is something…