They just won a $92,000,000.00 contract.

LMT Defense unveils new Eldridge plant, firearms contract with Estonia | wqad.com https://share.google/UQnApe3IgjM38L2sW

Thats an old article.
LMT had the Estonian Contract since 2018~2019.
New Zealand was shortly after.

Here is the latest from LMT that goes to US SOCOM: https://sigforum.com/eve/forum...820039615#4820039615

It was just on tonight's news.
But yeah , I see the dates now.

This is weird.

Here's a news article dated 9/2/2025 for the U.S. Special Operations Command contract.

Eldridge firearms company lands $92M defense contract

Eldridge firearms company lands $92M defense contract
LMT Defense in Eldridge secured a 10-year, $92 million contract with the U.S. Special Operations Command, expanding its global reach and hiring efforts.



Author: Drew Coffey
Published: 7:28 PM CDT September 2, 2025
Updated: 7:28 PM CDT September 2, 2025
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ELDRIDGE, Iowa — A Quad Cities firearms manufacturer has landed a major federal contract worth up to $92 million over the next decade.

"It was certainly larger than we had anticipated, but like everything else, you don't give back your Christmas presents either," Karl Lewis, president of LMT Defense, said.

The Eldridge-based company beat out nearly ten competitors to secure a Department of Defense contract for the U.S. Special Operations Command. The contract covers a variety of equipment, including assault weapons, and is a significant win for the company that has been operating out of the Quad Cities since 1980.

Lewis started the company with just one employee: himself.

"In the early years, it was me. And then I was fortunate enough to have some success in the first six to eight months...we now have over 200 people."

The company manufactures rifles, grenade launchers and suppressors for military and commercial clients around the world.

As demand grows, so does the need for workers.

"We have right now I think we have somewhere in the neighborhood between 20 and 30 openings," Operations Vice President Michael Neff said. "And those are machinists and those are quality people, engineering, and all kinds of different areas."

Lewis said the new contract is part of a bigger global footprint built from Iowa.

"We've had a number of very good international successes. The UK, New Zealand, Estonia, recently with the Swiss companies, and we're doing it here in Iowa," Lewis said.

Thanks , I looked for 25 minutes trying to figure it out