United States Air Force Lt. General Chris Bogdan briefs the media in front of a Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter jet at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Maryland October 28, 2015. REUTERS/Gary Cameron
Defense One: General Fires Back at Trump: F-35 ‘Not Out of Control’ (Just Needs Another Half Billion)
The Pentagon’s F-35 boss says costs are falling and he anticipates briefing Trump’s transition team soon, but he needs another $532 million to finish flight testing.
One week after president-elect Donald Trump criticized the high cost of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter — the Pentagon’s most expensive weapons program — the general in charge of the project warned it might need more money and time to complete flight testing.
Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan defended the U.S. military’s need for the stealthy jet and touted his track record in helping right a struggling project.
Just one week ago, Trump tweeted: “The F-35 program and cost is out of control.”
“This program is not out of control,” the blunt-talking Bogdan said Monday when asked what misconception about the F-35 program he would like to leave behind entering 2017.
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So long the General has the facts and is civil, I like to see generals debate with congress or the president.
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