The Problem with Government Contracts and the positives of Private aerospace companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin.

Me, "This is what is the problem with government contracts. They plead, poor me poor me, costs have gone up, then explain all the jobs they are or have created, and the government rethinks killing a program. We need better contracts that raine in the extra costs of a program to a realistic amount. Doing more with less or what was negotiated should be the mantra of these companies. Not pay me more or forget the program. You want to talk threats? Sheesh! This is why I have lost confidence in the standard aerospace companies and believe private aerospace companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin are the future. They set a goal and meet it. They may take some government money but they produce results."

From article,  "Trump suggests he would ditch F-35 in favor of cheaper plane"

(President-elect Donald Trump piled on fresh criticism of the Pentagon’s most sophisticated aircraft on Thursday, suggesting that he might abandon the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in favor of a cheaper plane because of the F-35’s high costs.

In a message on Twitter, Trump said that cost overruns in Lockheed Martin’s $400 billion program to develop the stealth jet had prompted him to ask Boeing, another major aircraft manufacturer, to “price-out a comparable F-18 Super Hornet.”

Trump has blasted the F-35 before, saying the cost is “out of control” and promising that his administration would find savings in military hardware purchases. His criticism of Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin and Chicago-based Boeing has roiled the defense industry and laid down a marker for a hard line from the White House in dealings with major players doing business with the government.

Even before Trump launched his public assault, the F-35, the Pentagon’s most expensive weapons program, has come in for widespread criticism for design flaws and spiraling costs. While the current price for the various F-35 variants is at least $100 million per plane, the company has said that it will fall to $85 million each in four or five years.)