F-35 RolloutLockheed F-35’s Projected Cost Now $382 Billion, Up 65 Percent -- Bloomberg Businessweek
June 1 (Bloomberg) -- The projected cost of Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the most expensive U.S. weapons program, is now $382 billion, 65 percent higher than the $232 billion estimated when the program started in 2002, according to a government official.
This projection from independent Pentagon analysts is being sent to Congress today.
The Pentagon’s cost-analysis office reports that the price per plane -- including research, development and construction costs -- is now $112.4 million, the official said. That’s about 81 percent over the original estimate of $62 million.
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