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The U.S. resumed taking F-35 deliveries of the jet this summer after a months-long pause despite the jet's Technology Refresh 3 (TR-3) running behind schedule. ... The F-35 costs an average of $82 ...
Norway has estimated that each of their planned 52 F-35 fighter jets will cost their country $769 million over their operational lifetime. [3] The nine major partner nations, including the U.S., plan to acquire over 3,100 F-35s through 2035, [4] which, if delivered will make the F-35 one of the most numerous jet fighters.
The F-35 was the product of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, which was the merger of various combat aircraft programs from the 1980s and 1990s. One progenitor program was the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Advanced Short Take-Off/Vertical Landing (ASTOVL) which ran from 1983 to 1994; ASTOVL aimed to develop a Harrier jump jet replacement for the U.S. Marine Corps ...
The entire F-35 program is on track to cost $1.7 trillion over the lifetime of the plane. ... Germany, Japan and others – also buy F-35s from Lockheed. One jet to do many different things.
Because of cost-cutting measures, the U.S. Government asserts that the "flyaway" cost (including engines) has been dropping. The U.S. Government estimates that in 2020 an "F-35 will cost some $85m each, or less than half of the cost of the initial units delivered in 2009. Adjusted to today’s dollars, the 2020 price would be $75m each". [120]
The United States has struck a preliminary deal to buy F-35 jets from Lockheed Martin worth about $13 billion, clearing the way for a larger multi-year purchase that aims to bring the cost per jet ...
Lockheed Martin's (LMT) overall price of the F-35 Lightning II jet has dropped below the $80-million mark and is expected to drop further.
The IAF also ordered 30 M-346 trainer jets to train F-35 pilots. [68] Construction of a manufacturing facility to produce wings under license for the F-35 was expected to be completed by mid-2014. The site was to produce a total of 811 wing pairs. Initial orders of the F-35 were for 20 planes, with a total of 75 intended. [69]