Butterfield Calls for Joint Strike Fighter Hearing

Congressman G. K. Butterfield today called for a hearing to highlight the long-term costs and disadvantages to creating an engine-production monopoly for the Joint Strike Fighter.

“History shows that a secondary engine source produces better, safer, more reliable and less expensive aircraft,” Butterfield said. “Relying on a monopoly could prove to be a step backward that jeopardizes future readiness. It’s a short-term savings could lead to huge long-term costs.”