Public Sector Informant: Problems with new F-35 fighter planes shouldn’t fly under the radar

Although the unit production costs are coming down, the ongoing sustainment costs of maintenance and support are the killer. The Pentagon’s Cost Assessment Office now estimates that its life cycle operating and sustainment costs will be $US1.2 trillion – a figure it described as „unaffordable“.

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6897747/problems-with-new-f-35-fighter-planes-shouldnt-fly-under-the-radar/

Defence Minister Linda Reynolds. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Public Sector Informant: Problems with new F-35 fighter planes shouldn’t fly under the radar