surrounded by fume. america tonight s continued investigation into the f 35. thanks for joining us. i m joie chen. we begin tonight with the ongoing saga of the f 35, the most expensive weapons system in u.s. history. a pentagon leaked report, is it worth the $1.4 trillion price tag? the defense department insists the answer is yes. with no more vigorous supporter than middle eastern. america tonight s sheila macvicar spoke with an official that says that s premature. reporter: what does it mean if the marine corps declares ioc in 2015? it s a sham what it means. tom christie, from 21 to 2005 he was the senior advisor to the secretary of defense for weapons. the sham he says, is whether the marine corps should declare ready for combat or in military speak, ioc. the program has been embarrassing and they re just at the point to say you know we re going to take whatever we get. do you think that this plane is combat-ready? no, absolutely not. that combat cap
figure this as a blow torch surrounded by fume. america tonight s continued investigation into the f 35. thanks for joining us. i m joie chen. we begin tonight with the ongoing saga of the f 35, the most expensive weapons system in u.s. history. a pentagon leaked report, is it worth the $1.4 trillion price tag? the defense department insists the answer is yes. with no more vigorous supporter than middle eastern. america tonight s sheila macvicar spoke with an official that says that s premature. reporter: what does it mean if the marine corps declares ioc in 2015? it s a sham what it means. tom christie, from 21 to 2005 he was the senior advisor to the secretary of defense for weapons. the sham he says, is whether the marine corps should declare ready for combat or in military speak, ioc. the program has been embarrassing and they re just at the point to say you know we re going to take whatever we get. do you think that this plane is combat-ready? no, a
figure this as a blow torch surrounded by fume. america tonight s continued investigation into the f 35. thanks for joining us. i m joie chen. we begin tonight with the ongoing saga of the f 35, the most expensive weapons system in u.s. history. a pentagon leaked report, is it worth the $1.4 trillion price tag? the defense department insists the answer is yes. with no more vigorous supporter than middle eastern. america tonight s sheila macvicar spoke with an official that says that s premature. reporter: what does it mean if the marine corps declares ioc in 2015? it s a sham what it means. tom christie, from 21 to 2005 he was the senior advisor to the secretary of defense for weapons. the sham he says, is whether the marine corps should declare ready for combat or in military speak, ioc. the program has been embarrassing and they re just at the point to say you know we re going to take whatever we get. do you think that this plane is combat-ready? no, a
surrounded by fuel. sheila macvicar s investigation into the f-35 thank you for joining us. i m when. we begin with a saga of the f-35, the most expensive weapons programme in u.s. history. a pentagon report raises questions about performing in combat. prompting many to ask is it worth the $1.4 trillion price tag. the defense department says yes, with no more vigorous defender than the machines, set to declare its use in summer. others say it is premature. reporter: what does it mean if the marine corp declares i.o.c. in 2015? it s a sham. that s what it means. tom christy is a high ranking pentagon official. he was the senior advisor for the secretary of defense for the testing of weapons, the sham is a decision by the marine core to declare its version of the fighter plain ready for combat or i.o.c. the programme has been embarrassing and they are at the get. do you think the plane is combat ready? absolutely not. that is years away in my book. the f-35 is t
surrounded by fuel. sheila macvicar s investigation into the f-35 thank you for joining us. i m when. we begin with a saga of the f-35, the most expensive weapons programme in u.s. history. a pentagon report raises questions about performing in combat. prompting many to ask is it worth the $1.4 trillion price tag. the defense department says yes, with no more vigorous defender than the machines set to declare its use in summer. others say it is premature. reporter: what does it mean if the marine corp declares i.o.c. in 2015? it s a sham. that s what it means. tom christy is a high ranking pentagon official. he was the senior advisor for the secretary of defense for the testing of weapons the sham is a decision by the marine core to declare its version of the fighter plain ready for combat or i.o.c. the programme has been embarrassing and they are at the point to say we ll take what we get. do you think the plane is combat ready? absolutely not. that is years