![]() ![]() a French Air Force Rafale fly in formation over the English Channel during Operation Point Blank. (left to right) An RAF F-35B Lightning stealth jet, a United States Air Force F-15 Strike Eagle and. But while these aircraft do have certain performance advantages over the F-35, all are vastly more vulnerable to long-range anti-aircraft missiles proliferating in militaries across the globe. The older F-16 and Super Hornet are modestly cheaper at $65 to $75 million each. The Rafale, Typhoon, Gripen-E and F-15EX are more expensive at $85 to $100 million apiece. However, the Pentagon can’t ink long-term contracts for ‘full rate’ production due to the incomplete state of the F-35’s hi-tech training simulators.Īt $78 million the fifth-generation F-35A’s unit cost compares favorably to the latest non-stealth 4.5-generation Western fighter. military, with another 200 delivered to foreign partners and clients, which total 15 countries at present. ![]() Furthermore, 900 F-35s are projected to be exported abroad through 2046.Īs of 2021, around 400 F-35s have been delivered to the U.S. The Pentagon plans to spend a total of $400 billion procuring around 2,500 F-35s, including 1,763 F-35As for the Air Force, 353 F-35B jump jets for the Marine Corps, and 340 F-35Cs for both Navy and Marine Corps. ![]()
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