https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/27658/pentagon-investigation-says-acting-secdef-shanahan-was-justifiably-critical-of-the-f-35
Pentagon Investigation Says Acting SecDef Shanahan Was Justifiably Critical Of The F-35
The Pentagon's top watchdog found other senior U.S. military officials echoed many of Shanahan's "substantive" complaints.
The Pentagon's top watchdog has concluded that Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, a former Boeing executive, has not acted in a prejudicial way against Lockheed Martin or the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter or otherwise unfairly favored products from his former employer. When it comes to the F-35, the investigation bases its conclusion in large part on one particularly important factor, that many senior U.S. military officials, as well as individuals from other arms of the U.S. government, have been critical of the program and its management in public, and for good reason, too.
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미 국방부 감찰관이 패트릭 샤나한 장관의 F-35와 록히드에 대한 비난이 편견없이 적절했다고 판정.
이 판정의 근거가 미 국방부 고위관리 상당수가 F-35사업에 대한 부정적인 의견을 공유해서임.
즉 미군내 F-35에 대한 여론이 부정적이니, 국방장관 대리가 F-35와 록히드를 까도 OK.