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Ripping F-35 costs, House Armed Services chairman looks to ‘cut our losses’ March 5 When Rep. Adam Smith thinks about the F-35, he thinks about “failure on a massive freaking scale. Michael Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images) WASHINGTON ― The House Armed Services Committee chairman railed at the expensive F-35 Joint Strike Fighter on Friday, saying he wants to “stop throwing money down that particular rathole,” ― just days after the Air Force said it too is looking at other options. “What does the F-35 give us? And is there a way to cut our losses? Is there a way to not keep spending that much money for such a low capability because, as you know, the sustainment costs are brutal,” Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., said a Brookings event.

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