Costs Continue To Escalate For The F35

F-35 test aircraft are seen at Naval Air Station Patuxent Aircraft, Md. (Lockheed Martin)

DoD Adds $17B To Total Cost Estimate For F-35 -- Defense News

The U.S. Defense Department projects a nearly $17 billion increase in the total cost of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program from prior estimates, according to a new Pentagon report.

DoD now says the entire program will cost $396 billion, according to Pentagon’s selected acquisition report, which was sent to Congress on March 29. Defense News obtained a copy of the document.

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