F-35Pentagon Sees No Erosion On F-35 Total Buy -- Reuters
(Reuters) - The Pentagon's chief arms buyer on Thursday said he was not seeing signs that the U.S. military services or international partners would cut their planned purchases of Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets, but acknowledged that was a risk for such a big program.
Defense Undersecretary Ashton Carter said a restructuring plan would put the $300 billion radar-evading new fighter on a more realistic footing for the future, and underscored the Pentagon's continued commitment to the program.
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