F-35 News. Propaganda from two sources.

Top Criminal in the F-35 Scandal...Lockheed Martin Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Marillyn Hewson

Something is brewing behind the scenes with the F-35.  I've talked about it already being in the death spiral, but when you add Carter taking over the Pentagon and sequestration probably remaining in place...added to the fact that you can't cut personnel from the services anymore as a cost saving move...it all points bad news for the F-35.  Want proof?  Check out these tidbits...first from FoxNews.

Lockheed is working closely with the U.S. government to lower the $400 billion projected cost for developing and building three models of the stealth fighter jet.
Changes include new tools to apply coatings to the jet, high tech lasers to remove excess paint, and a new cryogenic process for cooling tools used during machining, Martin said.
Martin said changes already adopted had trimmed the cost of each jet in the eighth production lot by $260,000, and those savings were slated to triple in the ninth batch, which includes 57 jets, for cumulative savings of over $1 million per jet.
Lockheed has submitted a proposal to the Pentagon for the ninth and 10th batches of jets, with an eye to completing those contract by the end of the fiscal year.

and then this...

 Martin said the program was rapidly maturing, with 120 jets playing at nine operating bases, and more than 26,000 flying hours. She said more than 158 pilots and 1,640 technicians had been trained to fly and service the jets.The program's development was 65 percent complete, and was on track to be finished in 2017, she said.

But if that isn't enough, check out this morsel from Forbes...

So the only reason left for keeping the F-35 program at its current, relatively depressed, level of production is that politicians or policymakers want to use the money thereby saved for other purposes. Taking that route won’t just waste money over the long run, it could end up wasting the lives of America’s warfighters and the goodwill of key allies. F-35 is ready to soar. Let’s not put additional obstacles in its path.

Just plain wow.

Saving 260K on a multi-million dollar airplane is like a dealership throwing in free mats on your 65K Ford 4x4.  Nice gesture but not really something to gush over.  Next.  Its 2015 and we're barely past halfway there with development of this jet?  Really?  Seriously?  But the thing that has me punching walls is the plea to increase production at this early stage.

Lockheed Martin swindled the US Govt so badly with this plane that its embarrassing.  These are the same people that are managing your healthcare!  Someone should go to jail.  People from the military and industry need to go to jail over this boondoggle.