Lockheed Martin has been under heightened pressure by the Trump administration. Billionaire Elon Musk, tasked with slashing government costs, has called for ending the F-35 program, describing it as “the worst military value for money in history” and said “manned fighter jets are obsolete in the age of drones.”

A number of top defense companies, including Northrop Grumman , RTX , and L3Harris Technologies have been mum on President Trump's "Ending Illegal

Following Trump's lead, organizations including Walmart, Lowe’s and Meta, have announced they would scale back their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion programs.