National Defense Investment · Full chronicle and history

On October 20, 2026, German Chancellor Merz announced that Germany will launch the largest modernization process in its modern history. The German government has pledged to invest more than 500 billion euros before 2030, aimed at strengthening defense capabilities and comprehensively upgrading military infrastructure. According to the tweet, this move is an important strategic deployment by Germany in response to the current security situation and in raising the level of its military defense.

U.S. Senator JD Vance announced that the Trump administration, under the Defense Production Act, has partnered with a refinery in Taylor, Texas, to expand its facilities. The expansion aims to increase the production of millions of gallons of commercial- and military-specification fuel to supplement existing capacity.

US President Trump announced in Baltimore, Maryland, a public-private partnership investment plan totaling $6.6 billion to build a new submarine manufacturing facility.

US companies including Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Anduril have announced a $3 billion investment to expand the production of defense equipment and sell it to NATO member states.

According to a Nature report on September 4, the NIH and the Department of Defense have signed an agreement to transfer NIAID biodefense and other projects worth hundreds of millions of dollars to the management of the Department of Defense, with completion planned by the end of September, a ten-year term, as part of the larger "Advancing the Frontier" biodefense program.

The U.S. Department of War awarded Lockheed Martin a multi-year modified contract worth a total of $58.62 billion for the production of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missiles.