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To: microhoogle! who wrote (21423)	12/24/2003 4:26:57 PM
From: Ish	Respond to of 793688

That cost is to develop the plane, not the cost per plane. More whistles and bells means higher development costs. It looks like it will be a great weapons platform.

To: microhoogle! who wrote (21423)	12/24/2003 5:28:11 PM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 793688

Correction Murali..... "The cost of developing the Joint Strike Fighter, a radar-evading jet, could increase by as much as $5 billion, to $38 billion....." washingtonpost.com

To: microhoogle! who wrote (21423)	12/24/2003 5:31:49 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793688

This smells of a potential tax payer fleece The whole project stinks. The F-35 originated when we were going to fight the Russians. It and the F-22 are not needed. Our present F-15/16 and 18 planes, with upgrades, will outperform any competition we will face for the next 20 years. By then, we will have eliminated Pilots. The F-22/35 program is a 200 Billion dollar boondoggle now. Great planes, but no need. But try to talk the Air Force, the contractors, and the Congressmen out of them!