The Pentagon’s F-35 fighter jet, a revenue mainstay for manufacturer Lockheed Martin Corp. and Pratt & Whitney, is facing pushback over its cost, the greatest in U.S. military history for a weapon system. Here, a U.S. Air Force F-35A assigned to the 4th Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, flies over France on May 30, 2021.
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The Pentagon’s F-35 fighter jet, a revenue mainstay for manufacturer Lockheed Martin Corp. and Connecticut-based engine maker Pratt & Whitney, is facing pushback over its $1.7 trillion lifetime cost, the greatest in U.S. military history for a weapons system.
The Joint Strike Fighter program and its supply chain that’s developed into an industrial system across the United States face few serious threats in Washington. But Congress could halt the practice of adding money to the president’s funding…
