Can Trump really cancel the F-35?
United States President-Elect Donald Trump has made no secret of his disdain for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II. In his late night Twitter rants, he has gone so far as to suggest that the Pentagon's JSF purchase be curtailed in favor of more Super Hornets. This, of course has had serious repercussions toward Lockheed Martin's stock price. [Let's get this out of the way: The fact that the future American president is willing and able to negatively effect the value of people's investments through a single tweet is bone-chilling. The value of the JSF program is estimated to well over a TRILLION dollars throughout its lifetime. Any decision regarding its future should be carefully planned, thought out, and communicated... NOT summed up in 140 characters or less.] Ugh. Can Trump "fire" the F-35? In a word: No. The F-35 has already entered initial operating capability (IOC) with both the USAF and the USMC. Desp...