Speaking at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, Fallon said that the first new unit to launch would be at Rockwood Academy, formerly known as Park View School, in Birmingham, which was at the centre of the "Trojan Horse" investigation.
The move to create more cadet units follows a government commitment in the Summer Budget last year to spend £50m to expand the number of cadet units in state schools to 500, with schools in "less affluent" areas being prioritised.
"Today I am announcing the first 25 of 150 new units we are creating in state schools," he said.
"They include one at Rockwood Academy - in this city - which I will be visiting this afternoon."
Operation Trojan Horse was an organised attempt by a number of associated individuals to introduce an Islamist ethos into several schools in Birmingham.
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