Aircraft
F-35 Chief, Boeing CEO Discussed Cost Savings with Trump
Conversations he had with the President influenced a January 26 Pentagon order to review the F-35 program, said Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan.
Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, seen here in a file photo, is the Pentagon's F-35 program executive officer. (Photo: Bill Carey)
Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, seen here in a file photo, is the Pentagon's F-35 program executive officer. (Photo: Bill Carey)

The F-35 Joint Program Office continues to explore cost-cutting opportunities for the fifth-generation fighter and to compare the capabilities of the F-35C with the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet as part of a review ordered last month by U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis. The twin focuses of the review resulted from conversations between then President-elect Donald Trump, Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan and Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg, Bogdan said on February 16.