Boeing, Lockheed CEOs Meet with Trump Over F-35, Air Force One

Defense News: WASHINGTON – The CEOs for Lockheed Marin and Boeing met Wednesday with president-elect Donald Trump, with Boeing head Dennis Muilenburg offering Trump his personal promise that the Air Force One replacement program will not exceed $4 billion.

In addition, the president-elect said he was negotiating with Lockheed to get cost reductions "done beautifully" on the F-35 joint strike fighter.

Lockheed and Boeing are not just the first and second largest defense contractors in the world, but also share the dubious distinction of having come under fire from the president-elect’s Twitter account over the cost of the F-35 and Air Force One programs, respectively.

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