F-35 Office Seeks to Clarify $2.1 Trillion Cost Ahead of Budget Release

stlbeacon.org - 4/9/2025

For months now, a big number has been attached to the F-35: $2.1 trillion. That’s the new estimated lifetime costs for the program, a massive sum that has become an oft-cited figure in coverage about the fighter. Now, the F-35 Joint Program Office is trying to put context around that number, releasing a “clarification” April 8 explaining those costs.

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