The Weekly Debrief: Unraveling The Mystery Of The F-35A’s Dueling Hourly Costs

Credit: US Air Force
Operating a Lockheed Martin F-35A for 1 hr. cost the U.S. Air Force an average of $33,000 in fiscal 2020, said Lt. Gen. Eric Fick, the head of the Joint Program Office (JPO), in congressional testimony on April 22. So why does the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Adam Smith (D...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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