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Block 4 Upgrades Seen Increasing Total Cost Of F-35 Program

April 24 2019

USA

Major planned upgrades have significantly increased the cost of the F-35 fighter jet program, reports Bloomberg News.

The program’s estimated cost for research and procurement has increased by $22 billion, according to the Pentagon’s latest Selected Acquisition Report, which was submitted to Congress last week.

The cost of operations and maintenance over the aircraft’s six-decade service life has increased by $73 billion to $1.2 trillion. Acquisition costs grew from $406.2 billion...

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