Pentagon Refutes Trump on F-35’s – Out of Control’ Costs

Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 fighter jet isn’t spiraling out of control as President-elect Donald Trump has said, according to Pentagon officials preparing to making their case to the new administration. Critics of the Pentagon’s most expensive weapons system ignore the progress made since the program was reset in 2011, when it was six years behind schedule and $13 billion over budget, Lieutenant General Christopher Bogdan, who heads the office responsible for developing and acquiring the fighter jet, told reporters Monday.