HASC Chairman: F-35 Is a Cash ‘Rathole’
The House Armed Services Committee chairman, Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), called the F-35 a “rathole” and said the US should consider cutting its losses by investing in a range of competing fighter jets.
New F-35 Deal a ‘Historic Milestone’
The DoD-Lockheed Martin deal for hundreds of new F-35s will drive the cost per airplane below $80 million for the first time. It’s being called a “historic milestone.”
Top HASC Democrat Calls for Larger DoD Budget
Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) joins GOP hawks calling to increase the administration’s $609 billion defense budget request in the face of increased threats from Russia and the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
