Bloomberg: Trump’s Pentagon Chief Orders F-35 Jet, Air Force One Review
* Defense Secretary Mattis mandates reviews to begin immediately
* Order in response to Trump saying costs are ‘out of control’
U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis has ordered reviews of Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and plans for Boeing Co. to build new Air Force One presidential aircraft, two high-profile contracting programs that President Donald Trump has singled out for criticism.
Mattis issued the reviews in order to “inform programmatic and budgetary decisions, recognizing the critical importance of each of these acquisition programs,” Navy Captain Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, said in a statement Friday. “This action is also consistent with the president’s guidance to provide the strongest and most efficient military possible for our nation’s defense.”
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Mattis orders review of F-35, Air Force One programs -- The Hill
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US defense secretary orders immediate review of F-35 and Air Force One -- Flight Global
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Well, cutting cost is understandable, but Trump have to understand too that every time you push the limits of technology you have unexpected bad surprise which brings over cost. That's it.
ReplyDeletePuts pressure on lockheed to get it right .
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