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title: "United Defense Tactical Ends 2023 with Expansion Plans"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/bc57496c-6c57-499b-a134-78c7b4ea4324
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20231220_united_defense_tactical_ends_2023_with_expansion_plans.html
category: "Boutique fitness"
industry: "Fitness"
segment: "Boutique fitness"
topics: ["Emerging brands","Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2023-12-20T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:02:11.461Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1519389950473-47ba0277781c?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# United Defense Tactical Ends 2023 with Expansion Plans

**TL;DR:** United Defense Tactical has awarded 8 franchises in California and Nevada, expanding its presence in the region. The company was founded in Costa Mesa, California, four years ago with a focus on comprehensive self-defense and firearms training courses.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-12-20. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20231220_united_defense_tactical_ends_2023_with_expansion_plans.html).*

## Story

United Defense Tactical is closing out the 2023 year with more exciting development plans.

United Defense Tactical has awarded 8 franchises throughout California and Nevada. Earlier this year, UDT unveiled its “Founding Franchisees,” the first officially signed franchisees bringing their locations to southern California. Elyas and Stephanie Peshtaz will be opening their center in Los Angeles County; Paul Davis, a longtime member of UDT, has plans to open his center in Long Beach, California; and Ray Bowers is another founding franchisee, bringing his United Defense Tactical to Murrieta, California.

In exciting franchise development news, UDT welcomed its first multi-unit franchisee, securing two locations in Orange County, California.

United Defense Tactical was founded in Costa Mesa, California, four years ago with the belief that training in a static environment will not prepare you for danger in a dynamic one. Fox realized that there was a need for comprehensive, realistic and well-rounded self-defense and firearms training courses, and created UDT’s curriculum so members can constantly train themselves for life’s situations.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Fitness (sector)
- franchise development (topic)
- California (location)
- Nevada (location)
- self defense training (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20231220_united_defense_tactical_ends_2023_with_expansion_plans.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/bc57496c-6c57-499b-a134-78c7b4ea4324).