lockheed 's share price plunged almost 2 percent in after - hours trading .
in after - hours trading following trump ’s tweet , lockheed shares fell president - elect donald trump , second from left , shows out admirals and generals from the pentagon , foreground after a meeting at mar - a - lago , in palm beach , fla. , wednesday , dec. 21 , 2016 .
lockheed martin 's f-35 fighter jet , president - elect donald trump said on thursday he has criticized as too expensive .
u.s. army lieutenant general michael flynn looks at u.s. president - elect donald trump as he talks with the media at mar - a - lago estate where trump attends meetings , in palm beach , florida , u.s. , december 21 , 2016 .
on december 12 , trump 's request — announced via tweet — came a day after meeting separately with the ceos from lockheed martin and boeing to discuss bringing the " costs down " on the f-35 fifth - generation stealth jet and the next fleet of presidential aircraft .
( ap photo andrew harnik ) ( associated press ) president - elect donald trump administration to " affordably meet us military requirements . "
and earlier this week , honolulu los angeles ( reuters ) - u.s. president - elect donald trump heaped pressure on lockheed martin corp on thursday , saying he viewed costs for the aerospace company ’s f-35 fighter as too high and had asked boeing co to offer a price for an older aircraft that lacks the same stealth capabilities .
in early december , it was boeing on the receiving end of trump 's wrath , when he tweeted that the costs of the new air force one planes are “ out of control ” and told reporters , “ boeing is doing a little bit of a number .
it was the culmination of weeks of interference by the president - elect met with the chief executives of both aerospace companies , using the bully pulpit to press them on projects he says are too expensive .