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House Armed Services Committee chairman calls F-35 fighter jet a 'rathole,' suggests Pentagon should cut its losses


By AARON GREGG | The Washington Post | Published: March 5, 2021
WASHINGTON The Democratic chairman of the House Armed Services Committee called the Lockheed Martin-produced F-35 Joint Strike Fighter a rathole in a virtual event with the Brookings Institution on Friday, and suggested the U.S. should consider whether to cut its losses by investing in a range of competing fighter jets.
Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., whose Seattle-area district depends heavily on Boeing for jobs and investment, said the F-35 doesn t work particularly well and is too expensive to maintain. He also bemoaned the U.S. military s long-term dependence on it.
I want to stop throwing money down that particular rathole, Smith said in a webcast conversation with Brookings Michael O Hanlon. ....

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