Donald Trump Blasts F-35 Fighter Jet Program Cost As 'Out Of Control'

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Donald Trump Blasts F-35 Fighter Jet Program Cost As 'Out Of Control'
World | Agence France-Presse | Updated: December 12, 2016 19:59 IST




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Donald Trump said the cost of F-35 stealth fighter jet is "out of control."

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: President-elect Donald Trump on Monday blasted the F-35 stealth fighter, saying the cost is too high for the aircraft, said to be the most expensive military weapon systems in history.

"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 said on Twitter, as Defense Secretary Ash Carter was in Israel to celebrate delivery of the country's first two of the Lockheed Martin fighters.


The US aerospace company has a $1.5 trillion contract through 2070 for the latest generation of the fighter jets, at a cost of about $100 million each.


The US Air Force declared the fighter "battle ready," in August, after reports of cost overruns and delays.

Lockeed Martin stock was down 2.5 percent in pre-market trading.

Trump has frequently turned to Twitter to vent his outrage from anything from critiques of Saturday Night Live, a weekly comedy-variety television show, to attacking Boeing for the cost of designing a new version of Air Force One, the presidential plane.





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[Jugger]

He is giving all these statements to short the shares of boeing and Lockeed Martin
Once a businessman always a businessman.
As you see the shares come down almost immediately after his statement.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Smart man

 

[PK_Patriot]

Personally I think till 2040 US doesn't need any 5+ Generation planes. F-22 updates and smart technology can keep US biggest military power of world.

 

[Hassan Guy]

We should get some F-35's.

 

[Ultima Thule]

We should get some F-35's.
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Why you fall in love with F-35, there are no chance to get F-35 in near future, ask senior members of PDF like @Oscar, @Bilal Khan 777, @Bilal Khan (Quwa), @war& peace,@waz, @Zarvan and others saying this that we can't get F-35 and where are those

 

[maximuswarrior]

Why you fall in love with F-35, there are no chance to get F-35 in near future, ask senior members of PDF like @Oscar, @Bilal Khan 777, @Bilal Khan (Quwa), @war& peace,@waz, @Zarvan and others saying this that we can't get F-35 and where are thoseView attachment 359843

Near future? Pakistan isn't getting them even in the distant future. First, they are too expensive. Second, Uncle Sam has problems giving F-16s to us. Let's not even get into the F-35 debate. The relationship between the US and Pakistan isn't conducive for a whole host of reasons. Pakistan is not going to be a future buyer of US hardware.

Our next 5th gen fighter is most likely the J-31. We might end up refining this fighter with China as per our requirements.

Coming back to the topic itself, just to put things into perspective. The most advanced US fighter F-22 has a significantly lower fly away and total production cost as compared to the lesser F-35. That should tell you something.

 

[Ultima Thule]

Near future? Pakistan isn't getting them even in the distant future. First, they are too expensive. Second, Uncle Sam has problems giving F-16s to us. Let's not even get into the F-35 debate. The relationship between the US and Pakistan isn't conducive for a whole host of reasons. Pakistan is not going to be a future buyer of US hardware.

Our next 5th gen fighter is most likely the J-31. We might end up refining this fighter with China as per our requirements.

Coming back to the topic itself, just to put things into perspective. The most advanced US fighter F-22 has a significantly lower fly away and total production cost as compared to the lesser F-35. That should tell you something.

Tell this to @Hassan Guy he is blindly believe that Pakistan should get F-35 from US its technically and politically impossible to get F-35

 

[LeGenD]

Coming back to the topic itself, just to put things into perspective. The most advanced US fighter F-22 has a significantly lower fly away and total production cost as compared to the lesser F-35. That should tell you something.

F-35 is a far bigger project than F-22 and make no mistake! F-35 is more advanced than any fighter aircraft out there. The true capabilities of F-35 will become apparent with passage of time.

F-35 project constitutes 3 distinct aircraft designs. This is huge.

 

[Logicaldude]

F-35 is a far bigger project than F-22 and make no mistake! F-35 is more advanced than any fighter aircraft out there. The true capabilities of F-35 will become apparent with passage of time.

F-35 project constitutes 3 distinct aircraft designs. This is huge.

Well said. No idea who is spreading this lie about the F22 being more advanced. Not just the passage of time and the tech evolution, the scope of the program itself is massively bigger and more abmotious than F22.

I think the F22 looks cooler, that may be it lol!

 

[Hassan Guy]

Near future? Pakistan isn't getting them even in the distant future. First, they are too expensive. Second, Uncle Sam has problems giving F-16s to us. Let's not even get into the F-35 debate. The relationship between the US and Pakistan isn't conducive for a whole host of reasons. Pakistan is not going to be a future buyer of US hardware.

Our next 5th gen fighter is most likely the J-31. We might end up refining this fighter with China as per our requirements.

Coming back to the topic itself, just to put things into perspective. The most advanced US fighter F-22 has a significantly lower fly away and total production cost as compared to the lesser F-35. That should tell you something.

Not true man.

 

[Beast]

Tell this to @Hassan Guy he is blindly believe that Pakistan should get F-35 from US its technically and politically impossible to get F-35

There are lots of delusion overseas Pakistanis who think Pakistan future lies closely with west. Despite US drone continue violate pakistan airspace and killed innocent Pakistanis. The west also continue sanction against Pakistan as they wished and trying to force Pakistan into their submission. The west continue acting like colonial master. Those overseas Pakistanis living in the west too long to be feed with constant propaganda abt how Pakistan can only survive by the west despite the west has never truly help Pakistan economy and military.

The Hassan Guy is exactly the product of those west.

 

[maximuswarrior]

Not true man.

Okay, than first convince the Americans to release the F16s.

 

[maximuswarrior]

There are lots of delusion overseas Pakistanis who think Pakistan future lies closely with west. Despite US drone continue violate pakistan airspace and killed innocent Pakistanis. The west also continue sanction against Pakistan as they wished and trying to force Pakistan into their submission. The west continue acting like colonial master. Those overseas Pakistanis living in the west too long to be feed with constant propaganda abt how Pakistan can only survive by the west despite the west has never truly help Pakistan economy and military.

The Hassan Guy is exactly the product of those west.

Don't worry bro. We know who our friends are and where our future lies. We are not going to be begging for military and economic aid, but we are going to become self-sufficient in every way possible. China, our dear ally is teaching us how to catch fish. Our relationship will grow beyond oceans and mountains. Not a shred of doubt about it.

F-35 is a far bigger project than F-22 and make no mistake! F-35 is more advanced than any fighter aircraft out there. The true capabilities of F-35 will become apparent with passage of time.

F-35 project constitutes 3 distinct aircraft designs. This is huge.

It won't never ever surpass the F-22. You can be rest assured about that.

 

[Desertfalcon]

Some posts here seem to suggest that the F-35 is still an uncertain thing. There are already more F-35's that have been built than F-22's. They are already flying in active service in the USAF. Hundreds more of them have already been ordered around the world, and nothing is going to replace it.