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Air Force

Pentagon Has Multiple Price Tags For Six Aircraft

Julie Samuel

Friday, April 13th, 2012

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Different offices within the Pentagon disagree on the cost of several nascent aircraft including the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, according to a new report. For the six aircraft programs, the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation office (CAPE) derived a larger cost estimate than is stated in the so-called Service Cost Position (SCP). A new 30-year aviation program the Pentagon submitted to Congress this week says each of the six programs has differing SCPs and…

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