F-35 Joint Strike Fighter- $1 Trillion Price Tag

From WSJ:

"A new Pentagon forecast showing the total cost of owning and operating a fleet of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters topping $1 trillion over more than 50 years has caused a case of sticker shock in Washington."

The article also provided some comparisons (in today's dollars) to other famous government programs.

• Apollo Moon Landings: $164 Billion over 10 years
• Reconstruction in Afghanistan: $62 Billion over 10 years
• Interstate Highway System Construction: $213 Billion

The total cost of those three programs is $439 Billion, less than one half the cost of this single airplane.


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