02/04/2023
https://www.nbcnews.com...
"I understand the substantial investment in the F-35 is more about the requirement for fifth-generation tactical fighter capability than it is about the F-35 itself."
"Thank you for your attention to this very important program."
"if something is telling you 80 percent of the time wrong information, it is suspect. Right?"
"Ever since the first projection of a trillion-dollar lifecycle cost came out, we've seen arguments about how much the F-35 would actually cost to operate."