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Lockheed CEO Issues Statement After Trump Meeting

She met with Donald Trump and discussed the F-35 program that the president-elect has criticized.

President-elect Donald Trump and Marillyn Hewson.
President-elect Donald Trump and Marillyn Hewson.
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Yesterday, Marillyn Hewson, chairman, CEO and president of Lockheed Martin, met with Donald Trump and discussed the F-35 program that the president-elect has criticized. Hewson issued the following statement:

"I had a productive meeting with President-elect Trump this afternoon. I appreciated the opportunity to discuss the importance of the F-35 program and the progress we've made in bringing the costs down. The F-35 is a critical program to our national security, and I conveyed our continued commitment to delivering an affordable aircraft to our U.S. military and our allies."

Ten days ago, the AP reported that President-elect Trump vowed to corral the "out of control" cost of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. 

According to the AP, Trump's tweet caused Lockheed Martin's shares to tumble, and wiped out nearly $4 billion of the company's market value.

The F-35 program made up 20 percent of Lockheed's total 2015 revenue of $46.1 billion.

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