The Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pa., is shown in 2024. GM Defense and Lockheed Martin announced a partnership Tuesday that will focus in part on munitions. File Photo courtesy Ukrainian Presidential Press Office | License Photo

June 16 (UPI) -- General Motors announced a new partnership Tuesday with Lockheed Martin to "strengthen America's manufacturing and defense industrial base."

The automaker said in a press release that the U.S. Department of Defense facilitated the collaboration.

The partnership will focus on strengthening defense supply chains, advancing manufacturing and design capabilities and evaluating opportunities to expand production capacity, the release said.

Bruce Brown, vice president of strategy at GM Defense, said it will focus on munitions and more, CNBC reported.