Donald Trump Floats Boeing Proposal to Counter Lockheed Martin’s F-35

Donald Trump Floats Boeing Proposal to Counter Lockheed Martin’s F-35, by Charlie Spiering.

“Based on the tremendous cost and cost overruns of the Lockheed Martin F-35, I have asked Boeing to price-out a comparable F-18 Super Hornet!” Trump writes on Twitter.

U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters from the 58th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla. May 2013

F-35: Under-performing, over-priced, and years late.

Earlier in the week, Trump met with Hewson. “We’re just beginning, it’s a dance,” Trump told reporters after that meeting.

Good start. Maybe call up Saab in Sweden and inquire about the Gripen — are you paying attention Australian politicians?

gripen

David Archibald is coming out with a book soon, American Gripen: The Solution To The F-35 Nightmare.