After cost cuts, Trump now says F-35 program 'very much in control'

WASHINGTON -- Following months of negotiations, President Donald Trump signaled satisfaction Friday at defense contractor Lockheed Martin's efforts to reduce costs for the company's F-35 stealth fighter jet program.

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Bogdan said at a congressional hearing Thursday that the F-35's strong performance at the Red Flag training exercise at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada far exceeded his expectations. Rep. Marc Veasey, a Fort Worth Democrat on the House armed services committee, said this week that the program "is in a very good place right now."