F-35 Program Costs Jump to $406 Billion in New Pentagon Estimate

That would be a reversal after several years of estimates that have declined to $379 billion currently from a previous high of $398.5 billion in early 2014. The cost of the F-35 jet program, already the most expensive U.S. weapons program ever, is estimated to climb further as the plane’s production period gets extended, according to figures submitted to Congress on Monday.
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