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Donald Trump’s F-35 call, overheard by rival CEO, threatens chaos in system

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Donald Trump’s ascension to president of the United States has created more than its share of chaos, both in Washington D.C. and across the country. Bloomberg Politics reports on one such muddled event – a demonstration that Trump, quite possibly, is a leader of the gang that simply can’t shoot straight. Days before inauguration, President-elect Trump placed two calls to the Pentagon. He spoke with Lieutenant General Chris Bogdan, who manages the F-35 program, the nation’s biggest weapons project, which is…

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Donald Trump meets with Pentagon on high-cost programs, F-35 project

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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump met with several top military officers this week on several issues, including an effort to “bring costs down” on pricy Pentagon projects such as the F-35 fighter jet. POLITICO reports that among those at the meeting Wednesday at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home was Air Force Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan, head of the F-35 program, which Trump has regularly blasted for production delays and “out of control” costs. The F-35 has consistently come under fire as the world’s…

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Donald Trump targets F-35, but aircraft means jobs in 45 states

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President-elect Donald Trump is vowing to corral the “out of control” cost of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. But congressional Republicans and Democrats, aware of the tens of thousands of jobs the aircraft generates in 45 states, will be wary of any plans by Trump to cut the program. A Monday morning tweet from Trump targeting the F-35 doesn’t explain exactly how he’ll save billions of dollars in military purchases while also honoring a campaign vow to rebuild the armed…

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U.S. defense secretary in Israel as country gets F-35 jets

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U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter was visiting Israel Monday as it prepared to receive the first two next-generation F-35 fighter jets that will help preserve the country’s military edge in the volatile Mideast. The F-35 is the Pentagon’s most expensive weapons program, with an estimated cost of nearly $400 billion. Israel is among a small number of allies to get the plane. Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said the fighter jets “present another component in maintaining air superiority in our…

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David Jolly extols virtues of the F-35 during cockpit demonstration in Pinellas

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What do Pinellas County and Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest defense contractor, have in common? Location, economic interests and Congressman David Jolly. Today, Jolly visited Lockheed’s nearly 20-year-old Pinellas Park operations center for a demonstration of the company’s F-35 Lightning II mobile cockpit simulator. “We are a safer nation, and a securer nation, because of the F-35,” said Jolly — the event’s keynote speaker — during an address to media, Lockheed Martin employees, and federal, state and local elected officials. “We are…

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