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F-35 Costs Soar As DoD Recertifies Six Weapon Programs

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Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

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By Marina Malenic The projected cost of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, expected to replace the majority of the Pentagon's aging fighter aircraft, has reached $112.4 million per airplane-- approximately 81 percent over the 2002 baseline, Defense Department officials said this week. The Defense Department also notified Congress that it plans to continue work on five other major weapon acquisition programs in the wake cost overruns of 25 percent or more that triggered a congressionally-mandated review. Lawmakers were informed in…

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