Trump: Jas-the competitor is too expensive – Today’s Industry

Donald Trump said on Monday that the cost of Lockheed Martin’s programmes relating to the operational aircraft of the F-35 has increased far too much and is out of control. However, it is something he must overcome when he takes office as the next president of the US.

“the F-35 program, and the cost is out of control. Billions of dollars can and will be saved on the military (and other) purchases after January 20,” wrote Trump in a tweet.

as late as in the beginning of november the flagged state to the Pentagon that it needed an additional 500 million dollars to complete the development of the church. The F-35 is the most expensive u.s. weapon system ever.

Phase is expected to total 55 billion dollars but the total is estimated the project to take forward 2.443 plan of the model cost 379 billion u.s. dollars, the equivalent of 3.4 trillion dollars.

Lockheed Martin’s share dived 2.7 per cent in the förhandeln after the president-elect’s statement, reports the Marketwatch.