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U.S. to Pay $3.8 Billion for Next Lot of F-35 Jets
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The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, at $396 billion the costliest weapons system ever in post 2012 U.S. spending cuts
11/28/2012
Lockheed has delivered 41 planes for initial testing. The program is over 12 years old and full manufacturing won't take place till 2019. Estimates of operating the F-35 run upto $1.1 trillion. The aircraft can fly faster than the speed of sound. The program is under review in 2012-2013 talks for deficit reduction with tradeoffs between weapons systems, a stronger economy and alternatives that can provide more defense for the buck. Cost overruns are a problem. A test aircraft made a safe landing on a ship in the Atlantic ocean.
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