The F-35 program was expected to cost $200 billion, but delays brought the total in over $400 billion. With a lifetime cost in the $1.5 trillion range. When y

The F-35 program was expected to cost $200 billion, but delays brought the total in over $400 billion. With a lifetime cost in the $1.5 trillion range. When you're talking about trillion dollars to acquire some aircraft, I think the word expensive is justified.