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F-35 Fighter Jet Cost ‘Out of Control’ - Trump

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US President-elect Donald Trump said that the cost of the fifth-generation F-35 stealth jets is excessively high.

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Israel to Get Two US-Made F-35 Stealth Fighter Jets on Monday
WASHINGTON (Sputnik)  The cost of the fifth-generation F-35 stealth jets is excessively high, US President-elect Donald Trump stated on Monday.

"The F-35 program and cost is out of control. Billions of dollars can and will be saved on military (and other) purchases after January 20th," Trump stated in a Twitter message.

After the president-elect’s statement, shares of the F-35 contractor Lockheed Martin dropped sharply, according to media reports.

The F-35 project is the most ambitious and expensive weapon system in the history of the US Defense Department, with a cost of some $1.5 trillion.

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