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> The total cost of the F-35 program is expected to be $1.5 trillion over its 55-year lifespan As of 2018, the estimated program cost was ~1.5T, or 1500 billio
by gknoy 7y ago
> The total cost of the F-35 program is expected to be $1.5 trillion over its 55-year lifespan
As of 2018, the estimated program cost was ~1.5T, or 1500 billion dollars.
"""The F-35 currently costs between $94 million (F-35A) and $122 million (F-35B) for low-rate initial production run 10, though sustainment cost projections are as big a concern as production costs for a program that is expected to cost $1.5 trillion over its 55-year lifespan."""
https://www.aviationtoday.com/2018/09/04/f-35-program-update/ https://www.aviationtoday.com/2018/09/04/f-35-program-update...
- csb6 7y agoAnd people have the gall to say we can’t afford universal healthcare. “Oh, but now that money is lost, and now we actually can’t afford to spend money on our own citizens,” say the next couple generations of warhawks as we spend $2.7 trillion on a drone army made of caviar. We can do better things with our money.