Andrew Hunter, the Biden administration's nominee to be U.S. Air Force acquisition chief, said that he favors the examination of "other avenues" to reduce the operating costs for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35A beyond buying more planes. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Ranking Member James Inhofe (R-Okla.), a backer of the F-35, said at a SASC nomination hearing that, while the F-35 faces sustainment cost challenges, there is "no other aircraft available today that offers the capability" of the F-35,…
