President Donald Trump arrives for the second annual 'Made in America Product Showcase' at the White House on Monday.
Trump talks with Lockheed Martin president and CEO Marilyn Hewson, right, and an F-35 test pilot, middle, in front of Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter jet.
The F-35's advanced features have been praised by many pilots, but its steep price tag and numerous setbacks have taken away some of the fighter jet's luster. At around $400 billion, the F-35 program is the US Defense Department's costliest endeavor.
Source: Bloomberg, Business Insider
An Orion crew module, part of NASA's Space Launch System, was also on display on the South Lawn of the White House.
More than 1,000 companies across the US contributed components and helped build the Orion crew module. In 2014, the unmanned Orion flew 3,600 miles into space and safely returned to Earth.
Source: NASA
Vice President Mike Pence looks through binoculars manufactured by Oregon-based FLIR Systems.
next slide will load in 15 secondsSkip AdSkip AdHousing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, center, talks with Energy Secretary Rick Perry, right, after seeing the F-35.
Pence listens to an F-35 test pilot.
Pence inspects a bat manufactured by Pennsylvania-based BWP Baseball Bats.
Pence also took a look at a plastic bat from Connecticut-based Wiffle Ball.
Trump talks with representatives from the Ohio-based industrial magnet manufacturer City Machine Technologies, next to an industrial magnet.
next slide will load in 15 secondsSkip AdSkip AdThe Orion crew module sits next to a F-35 on the South Lawn of the White House.