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Pete Hegseth delivers the scheduled speech to defense industry leaders at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas.
Multiple independent news outlets and official communications indicate that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit Lockheed Martin’s F-35 production plant in Fort Worth, Texas, as part of his “Arsenal of Freedom” industry tour. CBS News Texas reports that Hegseth is to visit and focus on Lockheed Martin’s F-35 production line, and Fort Worth Star-Telegram (via NewsBreak) likewise notes that he "will visit Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth on Monday" as part of the tour, citing a Pentagon statement. Fox 4 Dallas-Fort Worth further describes the event as an “Arsenal of Freedom” tour stop and notes that Hegseth’s visit was billed by the Department of War and Lockheed Martin as a major speech tied to advancing the administration’s defense agenda, implying a planned address to industry personnel at the facility. Given these consistent reports that he is scheduled to visit and speak at Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facility on the stated date, the claim that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is scheduled to speak there to defense industry leaders is accurate. The verdict is True because credible local and national outlets, relying on Pentagon and Lockheed Martin statements, confirm that Hegseth’s Fort Worth Lockheed Martin speech is on his official schedule for that day.