The Pentagon now projects the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program will cost about $536.3 billion to develop and procure, up from $485.2 billion in the previous estimate. Its total lifecycle cost, however, has fallen to roughly $1.93 trillion from $2.06 trillion.
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Karan Bhatta
Karan is a published researcher and writer of aviation and space science. In addition to writing about space, Karan runs a YouTube channel called WiseDumb Nepali.
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