seattle donald trump monday widen attack defense contractors slam lockheed martin corp lmt.n f-35 fighter jet program expensive aid president-elect say intend keep push cut cost military hardware trump late twitter broadside send defense share tumble fan concern incoming administration reduce defense contractors profit margins cut broad federal spend threaten u.s. factory job even trump promise boost manufacture employment f-35 program cost control trump say twitter echo campaign promise cut waste federal spend billions dollars save military purchase january 20th last week trump target boeing co ba.n tweet control cost new air force one plan urge federal government cancel order new administration focus likely wide-reaching impact government look come good deal trump transition spokesman jason miller say go look opportunities go back make sure get take advantage of trump f-35 tweet draw support u.s. senate arm service committee chairman john mccain voice support fighter jet past president cancel program fund allocate purchase less reduce buy time next year look mccain tell reuters trump off-the-cuff remark bristle others congress senator richard blumenthal democrat connecticut home f-35 engine maker pratt whitney say program support 2,000 pratt job thousands suppliers suggestion cost control plain wrong say trump learn facts discuss arbitrary cut program add president-elect say matter lockheed share fell 2.5 percent 5.4 percent early share general dynamics gd.n northrop grumman bae raytheon also fell unite technologies boeing share slightly high f-35 dog problems pentagon chief arm buyer describe acquisition malpractice decision produce jet complete development lead retrofit help escalate cost estimate 400 billion prompt f-35 describe expensive weapon system history pentagon chief weapons tester continue criticize jet use u.s. marine corps air force six countries australia britain norway italy netherlands israel japan take delivery first jet last week accord program spokesman australian japanese defense officials say plan alter commitments f-35 confident joint strike fighter right jet australia unite state rest world say christopher pyne minister australia defense industry australia order 72 f-35s japan agree purchase 42 fighters replace age f-4 fleet watch trump policies closely become president moment intention change direction japan minister defense tomomi inada say lockheed f-35 program leader jeff babione say monday company invest millions reduce jet price 60 percent original estimate project 85 million 2019 2020 timeframe tell reporters israel pentagon pay 102 million conventional takeoff a-model accord source familiar program save reflect large quantities iron technical issue practical matter unlikely u.s. would unwind large program involve contractors nearly every u.s. state eight partner nations baird equity research analyst peter arment write note monday likely ... message industry potentially risk-sharing cost say potentially new paradigm industry trump attack lockheed martin foreshadow war defense industry