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tammywammy

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15. No, the F-35B is not $337M

Reply to ChairmanAgnostic (Reply #13)

Sat Sep 17, 2016, 12:56 AM

Sep 2016

LRIP 8 is the last definitized production contract:

Pentagon and Lockheed Martin have agreed to cost targets for the eighth low-rate, initial production (LRIP) lot of F-35s, setting theirs sights on $94.8 million per F-35A.

Target cost for the F-35B, to be used by the U.S. Marine Corps, is $102 million and the F-35C Navy variant is targeted at $115.7 million, according to Joe Dellavedova, F-35 spokesman for the Pentagon.

http://m.aviationweek.com/defense/pentagon-lockheed-sign-f-35-lrip-8-deal

LRIP 9 is currently in production under an Undefinitized Contract Authorization due to extended negotiations so the flyaway cost has not been released publicly that I know of.

The CV will always be the more expensive variant since less are being produced.

Edited to add: you wrote "F-35B naval version" that is incorrect. The F-35B is the STOVL used by the USMC as well as UK and Italy. The F-35C is the CV for the US Navy.

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U.S. Air Force grounds F-35 fighters over cooling line problems [View all] NWCorona Sep 2016 OP

This aircraft is the aircraft the F-22 was scrapped for. iandhr Sep 2016 #1

The F-22 was not scrapped for the F-35 VMA131Marine Sep 2016 #3

Wouldnt it be more accurate to state that the intended goal is to have the f-35 capable of cstanleytech Sep 2016 #8

The F-35 cannot perform either air-to-air or air-to-ground operations. LS_Editor Sep 2016 #10

Only 13 F-35As are grounded. tammywammy Sep 2016 #11

Every time they set out to build Plucketeer Sep 2016 #12

F-22 production *was* ended on the premise that the F-35 could also handle the air-superiority role. benEzra Sep 2016 #19

As expensive as the F-35 is, the F-22 costs more per plane. Angleae Sep 2016 #6

ER, nope. ChairmanAgnostic Sep 2016 #13

WTF???????????????? OldRedneck Sep 2016 #14

No, the F-35B is not $337M tammywammy Sep 2016 #15

Are those airframe only prices? Also the DOD has the F-35B @ $265 million NWCorona Sep 2016 #17

It's not hydraulic fluid so stop saying that jmowreader Sep 2016 #16

F-22 program cost of $66.7 billion for 195 planes = $342 million each. Angleae Sep 2016 #18

That's the development cost amortized over only 187 airframes, plus unit production cost. benEzra Sep 2016 #20

No wonder it's so quiet here marybourg Sep 2016 #2

Tell Lockheed Martin we want our money back for such a piece of shit. Too big to fail? YOHABLO Sep 2016 #4

more useless shit Astraea Sep 2016 #5

They ought to call it the F-35 Lemon BlueEye Sep 2016 #7

It would cost too much to restart the line tammywammy Sep 2016 #9

The F-22 *could* be available for export. If the F-35 can be sold to Japan and other nations, benEzra Sep 2016 #21

Spruce Goose II 6chars Sep 2016 #22

Too funny! But at least Howard used his own money. At least I think he did. NWCorona Sep 2016 #23