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CEO Tells Trump Lockheed Martin Committed to Cut Cost of F-35 Program
CEO Tells Trump Lockheed Martin Committed to Cut Cost of F-35 Program
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Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson said in a statement she has promised US President-elect Donald Trump during a private conversation on Friday to reduce the... 23.12.2016, Sputnik International
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CEO Tells Trump Lockheed Martin Committed to Cut Cost of F-35 Program
23:43 GMT 23.12.2016 (Updated: 11:27 GMT 06.08.2022) Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson said in a statement she has promised US President-elect Donald Trump during a private conversation on Friday to reduce the cost of the F-35 multirole combat jet.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Earlier on Thursday, Trump said in a statement that he has asked the airplane manufacturer Boeing to list a price for the F/A-18 Super Hornet combat aircraft as a result of the sky-high cost of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 jet.
"I had a very good conversation with President-elect Trump this afternoon," Hewson stated in the statement on Friday. "I gave him my personal commitment to drive the cost [of the F-35 jet] down aggressively."
22 December 2016, 20:55 GMT
Hewson pointed out that she understands the importance of Trump's approach to deliver exceptional capability for the US military at the lowest cost for American taxpayers.
"We [Lockheed Martin] are ready to deliver," Hewson noted.
The estimated cost of the F-35 over its life exceeds $1.4 trillion.
