Following Lockheed Martin's engagement with President Trump on the F-35 program, analysts say contractors may be more optimistic about how public interactions over their programs may play out. However, they cautioned that it remains to be seen how much Trump's involvement will affect the Pentagon's institutionalized processes. Trump's initial focus on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program came less than two months ago in the form of a tweet in which he criticized the program's "out-of-control" costs. A...
