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2022-12-22 07:52:20 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5F18B5B78AEC33D67F9985A6B90C55BDAAD8C672F00131BBBB643DFA96660423
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So far only $397.8 billion has been spent on the F-35. The $1.7 trillion figure comes from an estimate by the GAO of the additional costs spent on maintenance ($1.3 trillion) over the 66-year service life of the planes until their expected retirement in 2070. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-25/lockheed-s-398-billion-f-35-at-risk-of-costly-fixes-gao-says https://www.gao.gov/assets/730/720191.pdf
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