12:04 AM EDT, 10/14/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Italian space propulsion company Avio (AVIO.MI) and US-based aerospace and defense company Lockheed Martin (LOM.F) entered into a cooperation agreement to produce solid rocket motors to strengthen the US defense industrial base. The partnership will expand solid rocket motor production capacity to accelerate extended-range GMLRS and precision strike missiles and strengthen the defense supply chain, according to a Tuesday release. Production will take place at Avio USA's plant in Virginia, US.

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