Washington Post: Lockheed Martin CEO tells Trump the cost of F-35 will be ‘significantly’ lower
Emerging from a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in New York on Friday, Lockheed Martin chief executive Marillyn Hewson told reporters that the Bethesda, Md.-based defense giant is close to a new contract deal that would cut the cost of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program and also create jobs.
“We had the opportunity to talk to [Trump] about the F-35 program, and I certainly share his views that we need to get the best capability to our men and women in uniform and we have to get it at the lowest possible price,” Hewson said. “So I’m glad I had the opportunity to tell him that we are close to a deal that will bring the cost down significantly from the previous lot of aircraft to the next lot of aircraft and moreover it’s going to bring a lot of jobs to the United States.”
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Update: Lockheed Martin CEO meets Trump, says deal to lower F-35 costs is close (Reuters)
WNU Editor: Why am I not convinced .... F-35 delayed — again — despite CEO's promise to Trump (Washington Examiner).
